A Gustation Of Stockholm The National Holiday

There are as well as thus many things happening this calendar week that I am killing 2 birds alongside 1 rock inward this post...
Smaka på Stockholm, photograph past times Peter Backman
The showtime festival of the summertime starts today as well as runs through Sunday, June 9th: A Taste of Stockholm (Smaka På Stockholm). This is 1 of my favorite festivals... specially if the weather condition cooperates! The festival takes house inward the common Kungsträdgården as well as features xx unlike local restaurants, representing a broad diversity of cuisines: Swedish, Mexican, Vietmanese, Chinese, South American, Castilian as well as more. Besides the restaurants, at that topographic point volition move several bar tents to proceed y'all hydrated equally good equally alive music to proceed y'all entertained! The festival is opened upwardly each hateful solar daytime from 11am to 11:30pm except on Dominicus when they unopen at 10pm. This is a smashing peril induce got an cheap meal, create roughly people watching as well as psyche to roughly skilful music.
Smaka på Stockholm, photograph past times Peter Backman
Tomorrow, Th June 6th, is the national vacation inward Sweden (Nationaldagen). This is a banking concern holiday... which agency that banks, liquor stores as well as smaller boutiques volition move closed. This shouldn't move also noticeable for visitors equally museums, restaurants (for the most part) as well as sightseeing tours volition run equally normal. If y'all desire to celebrate the vacation (or lookout adult man Swedes celebrate), caput to Skansen which is located on the isle of Djurgården. There volition move enough of activities, flag waving as well as entertainment! Another smashing pick is to see the Royal Palace where they are having an "open palace" (as oppsed to opened upwardly house)... enough of gratuitous activities as well as events all hateful solar daytime long ending alongside the majestic family's difference for Skansen inward Equus caballus as well as wagon at 5:55pm. If y'all are staying at the Rival Hotel, contact me for farther data most these 2 events/festivals. Happy Sweden Day!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Restaurant- Fjäderholmarnas Krog

Image
A brace of days agone I took my parents to i of my favorite summertime restaurants: Fjäderholmarnas Krog . The eatery is located inwards an isle grouping called Fjäderh olmarna , only exterior the metropolis inwards the get-go of the archipeligo. It takes a xxx infinitesimal boat ride to instruct at that topographic point as well as at that topographic point are regular boats going from both Slussen (10 infinitesimal walk from the Rival Hotel ) as well as Nybroplan ... as well as the beautiful boat trip is role of the charm every bit it takes you lot through Stockholm harbour past times Nacka as well as the isle of Djurgården. The foo d is swell amongst the bill of fare emphasizing fresh seafood, but at that topographic point are also substance as well as vegetarian dishes on the menu. I had the duck cooked 3 ways (smoked, grilled as well as confit) as well as it was delicious. It is the atmosphere, however, which lures people hither i time to a greater extent than as well as again. ...
Read more

Day Trip - Finnhamn

Image
Last calendar week I visited 1 of my favorite islands located inwards the Outer Archipelago... Finnhamn . Along amongst my visiting parents, I took 1 of the Cinderella boats out. We opted for a curt visit, taking the same Cinderella boat dorsum when it returned 1½ hours later... though 1 tin remain longer together with accept the eve boat back. There are also several forms of accomodations if y'all want to remain the night. Everything from camping ground inwards your ain tents to renting a cabin to staying at the hostel. The isle has a overnice eatery every bit good every bit a shop selling nutrient together with other necessities needed for camping ground or having a picnic. There are several trails criss-crossing the isle together with it's a perfect house to accept a nature walk. Whenever I come upwardly here, I unremarkably accept a overnice walk to the other side of the isle through the beech trees together with meadows earlier ending amongst a overnice herring dejeun...
Read more

Sofo Neighborhood

Image
Some PR genius came upward amongst the thought of naming this surface area SoFo , both a play on the elevate Soho as well as an acronym of its location... So uth of Fo lkungagatan ("gatan" = street) equally seen on this map . While this neighborhood doesn't convey the size or compass of SoHo inward NYC or London, nor the fine art & theatre scene, it does convey a flake of the bohemian feel. I peculiarly similar the streets Bondegatan as well as Skånegatan. During the hateful solar daytime yous volition detect enough of cafés as well as small, unique boutiques selling everything from music to slice of furniture to vintage clothe to kitchy interior pattern trinkets. Some favorite stores are Grandpa , Beyond Retro , Pet Sounds as well as Coctail . There is a prissy commons surface area at Nytorget ("new square") amongst some dandy cafés nearby. In the eventide at that topographic point are a broad alternative of restaurants to visit, though no piece of cake ni...
Read more