One of the highlights of our trip to Stockholm was going to the Vasa Museum<\/a> to see the wreck of King Carl Gustav’s warship.<\/p>\n

The ship sank on her maiden voyage — hadn’t even gotten out of the harbor — in 1628. \u00a0 She was found and brought up in 1963, in amazingly good condition. \u00a0The sulfur content of the harbor water ended up decreasing the amount of oxygen in the water, and prevented degradation.<\/p>\n

Museum technology has changed a lot since I was a kid. \u00a0There is no one path for folks to follow. \u00a0And the audio files that tell you about different sections of the exhibits are now downloadable in your language of choice. \u00a0And unlike most museums, this one allows flash photography.<\/p>\n

Analysis of the wreckage, as well as contemporary tales of the ship, made it clear that she was not only top-heavy (and did not have enough ballast), but all of the gun ports were open, so she capsized from water pouring in when she tipped.<\/p>\n

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