af Chapman - youth hostel in Stockholm

Located on the shore next to the Admiralty House, the ship was built in the UK in 1888 and originally known as Dunboyne. On its arrival to Sweden in 1915 it was renamed G D Kennedy and when the Navy bought it in 1923 it was given its present name after the shipbuilder and Vice Admiral Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721-1808). The Navy used it as a training ship and as such it made several trips around the world before serving as a barracks during WW2.
The Stockholm City Museum saved it from being broken up in 1947 and since 1949 it is administrated by the Svenska Turistföreningen (STF, Swedish Tourist Association) and serves as a youth hostel with 285 beds. During 2008 the ship underwent a comprehensive restoration, which was completed on April 9th. While the ship was being worked on in a drydock, the adjacent youth hostel Skeppsholmen remained open. Usually, af Chapman and Skeppsholmen - not to be confused with the islet of the same name, on which both are situated - are administered as a single hostel, with af Chapman offering somewhat more extraordinary accommodation and Skeppsholmen housing the reception, a kitchen for guests, and other facilities.

1745 the original ship sunk but has now been restored to its original looks. Beautiful and now heading for different harbours.

To read about the building of the resurrected ship and to buy the book about this work click on this link.

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Stockholm first appears in historical records in letters written by Birger jarl and King Valdemar dated 1252.

Stockholm, one of the world's most beautiful capitals. Built on 14 islands around one of Europe's largest and best-preserved mediaeval city centres, the Swedish capital is superbly positioned, with stunning and extremely varied scenery in every direction. Stockholm offers a wealth of museums, theatres, sights, attractions and events.

Make your stay in Stockholm wonderful, exciting, thrilling, romantic or whatever you feel like.

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Jacob Hessle has started a company with bicycle cabs in Stockholm. Totally 7 bicycles will be rolling away this summer. A 15 minutes tour will cost 40 SKR (US$ 6 roughly). The bikes will of course be peddled by a person with lots of leg muscles. It has 21 gears and is very easy to drive. If it is hard when uphills, there is a small motor that can be added.

A sign that spring is here is when the fish babies are poured out in the waters around central Stockholm. 10 000 Salmon fish fry were planted today. You can acually stand on the bridges in Stockholm and fish them later. For 25 years this has been the custom in Stockholm. They will swim on and go elsewhere but will always come back for spawning-ground.

Next week there will be more fishes released in the streams of Stockholm. This time it is trouts.

The City Hall of Stockholm is one of the most beautiful buildings. Here are the celebration of the Nobel Festivities every year 10th of December

STF is one of Sweden's largest voluntary organisations, with about 330 000 members. It operates 315 youth hostels, eight mountain stations, and about 40 mountain huts in remote countryside.

Sweden has 25 provinces. Each of them has its own special character, culture and traditions. The country's landscape is highly varied, which is not surprising, given its 2,000 km (1,240 miles) length from north to south. Skåne in the south is flat and fertile, Småland is a region of deep forests, and Bohuslän in the west has a rocky coastline. In the east Södermanland and Uppland share a unique archipelago, while further north are the region of Dalarna with its delightful Lake Siljan, the gentle mountains of Jämtland and the high peaks of Lapland. Sweden's highest mountain is Kebnekaise, 2,117 metres (6,950 ft) above sea level. Welcome to Sweden!

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