The Vasa Museum

We spent Saturday down in the city (as usual) and took a sightseeing boat around Stockholm. One of the stops was to the Vasa Museum. Really cool place! In 1628 this ship set sail on her maiden voyage and sank shortly after in Stockholm harbor. The wreck was salvaged in 1961, after 333 years under the sea. The vessel is 95% original so it is interesting to see how they built ships in early 17th century Sweden. Jaxon was really excited to hear that "The Flying Dutchmen" from the Pirates of the Caribbean was patterned after this ship!