gripholms castle

since landlord/officemate N has completed the registration of his import car on friday, he was itching for a long drive. so along with his wife C and their daughter AC, we went to the Gripsholms slott (castle). it was a 45 minute drive further south of stockholm.

it was a smooth drive but the weather got nasty as the winds started blowing hard. we arrived early, about 15 minutes before the tour of the inside was to start. since AC was fussing because she was teething, we just scrapped the inside tour and headed home. besides, cameras were not allowed inside, so there was no point going in (for me at least).

the castle gates

the grounds


dragon cannons

the inner courtyard

iron work on the well

the obligatory "i was there" pix (nice shot by N)

the dungeon

view from outside the castle walls

view from the drawbridge