Thursday, June 29, 2023

And the band played on

And the band played on
Five-hundred years ago, we got a new king. Gustav Eriksson, better known as Gustav Vasa. He arrived to Stockholm from Strängnäs with his personal guards, Högvakten, on the 24th of June 1523. To celebrate that 500 years later, on the day, Högvakten and the marching band Marinens Musikkår performed a few songs here at Medborgarplatsen before marching over to the Royal Palace. I followed them there and have a few photos from what happened at the Royal Palace and at Stortorget later that day to show you in the coming days.

7 comments:

s.c said...

Nice outfit for a hot summer day.

Bill said...

Filling the air with music.

RedPat said...

It looks like a perfect day for them.

William Kendall said...

I assume it'll be something like a military tattoo ceremony.

Stefan Jansson said...

It was a once in a lifetime event. The planning took a few years. Great fun, still going through my photos, but I will show you some very colorful photos tomorrow.

roentare said...

That looks grand and glorious.

Jack said...

This must have been a wonderful thing to see. Even better with a camera!