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Tip #4 - Full General Tourist Information

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Swedes are famous for beingness organized to a fault... together with this goes for providing tourist data equally well. The Stockholm Visitors Board does a superb project of helping tourists innovation their see equally good equally helping them in i lawsuit they've arrived. Their website is total to the brim amongst data of where to visit, swallow together with store equally good equally things to encounter together with do. It is constantly beingness updated together with is hence a skillful house to encounter what events are going on inward the city. You tin too pre-order your Stockholm Card here. One tin fifty-fifty mass a soul authorized guide via their website. As a concierge, I honor this website indispensable. Already inward the metropolis together with demand help? The Visitors Board has a dandy Tourist Information Centre located inward Sverigehuset (The Sweden House) across the street from the NK Department Store inward Kungsträdgården. Be advised though that they...

Tip #5 - Café Culture

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I often, at work, top asked to recommend a expert house for lunch. While in that location are restaurants opened upward for lunch... ane can't escape the immensely pop café civilization that yous abide by inwards Sweden. Swedes, along amongst their beau Scandinavians, are the acme coffee consumers inwards the world. There are cafés on every corner throughout Stockholm together with they are fantabulous places to eat lunch. Besides coffee, espresso drinks, tea together with pastries they unremarkably get got expert lunches... everything from salads, grilled sandwiches to regular luncheon dishes. They are likewise fantabulous places to people-watch together with top a experience of the city's pulse! Stockholmers dearest to socialize inwards cafés together with fifty-fifty get got a discussion for it: fika (fee-ka). Both a verb together with a noun, it agency basically to accept a interruption together with encounter casually amongst friends over coffee/tea together with lite fo...

Tip #6 - Sightseeing Tours

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There are a myriad of sightseeing tours of Stockholm available... past times boat, past times bus or on foot. The bulk of the tours are provided past times the society Strömma . If I was to recommend one tour to induce got too hence I would tell that you lot shouldn't immature lady "Under the Bridges". It is an 1 hr too l minutes long boat tour that takes you lot around around of Stockholm, both the novel too former neighborhoods. It actually gives you lot a skilful overview of the urban meat too Stockholm should actually live seen from the H2O to live appreciated! The terms is 190 SEK (half off for children 6-11yrs) too is guided (8 languages to select from) through earphones. Coffee too snacks are available on board. During the summertime the tour leaves at the peak of the hr (11am to 6pm) from in front end of the Grand Hotel. If you lot are looking for the around extensive sightseeing tour available, too hence "The Grand Tour" is your best bet. H5N1 bus ...

Tip #7 - Money, Money, Money... Sek, Euros In Addition To Credit Cards.

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(EDIT: this is an older weblog article... click here for updated information) Sweden is ane of 3 European Union countries (along amongst Kingdom of Denmark as well as the UK) that opted to decease along their currency as well as not role the Euro. Boy, are nosotros happy today that nosotros made that decision! The currency inwards Sweden is called the Swedish crown, or the krona (SEK). Over the by year, ane dollar would purchase yous almost 6-8 crowns as well as ane euro would purchase yous almost 9-11 crowns. Some people, travelling through Europe, notice it a chip bothersome that Sweden does non role the euro. One proficient affair to know is that yous r eally create non require to telephone substitution a lot of money. Credit as well as debit cards are accepted almost everywhere inwards Stockholm... taxis, boats, kiosks, stores, moving-picture exhibit theaters, restaurants, bars, etc; It is rattling rare that a trouble organization does non convey credit/debit cards. One tin bes...

Tip #8 - Populace Transportation

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Stockholm has an fantabulous world transportation system. One company, called SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik), runs all buses, subways, trams together with commuter trains. Some boats tin last travelled on using for certain SL tickets... to a greater extent than nearly that later. This agency that travelling through Stockholm is quite easy. The subway is real tardily to understand, peculiarly compared to the systems inwards larger cities similar Paris, London & New York. There are three lines (blue, cerise together with green) that cross the metropolis similar a starfish, all coming together nether the Central Train Station. Buses locomote all over the metropolis together with tin get got yous quite far out into the countryside... at that topographic point are 4 cross-town buses (1, 2, 3 & 4) which are tardily to spot equally they are bluish instead of red. There is too a commuter train network (called "pendeltåg") if yous are planning to locomote to the outskirts...

Tip #9 - Midsummer Inwards Stockholm

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( Edit: Please banknote that this weblog entry is from 2013, for 2013 weblog entry click here! ). Poor tourists! Every yr they wander only about Stockholm Midsummer weekend (June 25th to 27th) wondering why the metropolis has been turned into a ghost town. They don't empathise that Midsummer rivals Christmas when it comes to a vacation that is celebrated alongside household unit of measurement together with friends. Many stores together with restaurants closed every bit Stockholmers caput to their countryside homes to celebrate inward truthful infidel style. But, non to fear... in that location are nevertheless enough of things to create this weekend! The best bet is to caput to Skansen park. There y'all tin forcefulness out witness the traditional Swedish Midsummer celebration... singing, dancing only about the maypole, games together with much more. Open betwixt 10am together with 10pm, in that location volition hold upwards celebrations going on all solar daytime together ...

Tip #10 - Liquor Stores

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If yous cause got thoughts of stopping at the grocery shop to alternative upward a bottle of wine... yous volition endure sorely diappointed. There are rigid laws inwards Sweden regarding the sale of alcohol. In Sweden all wine, rigid beer, alcohol as well as liquors tin but endure purchased at state-run liquor stores called Systembolaget . The but affair that tin endure sold inwards regular grocery stores is a weaker beer (3.5% or less alcohol yesteryear volume). The proficient news is that at that topographic point are many stores spread out thoughout the city, 23 inwards downtown Stockholm alone. The stores are large as well as cause got a huge diverseness to select from. The staff is real knowledgable as well as happy to help yous alternative the perfect bottle of vino to larn amongst dinner. The bad news is actually their opening hours. They mostly unopen at 7pm on weekdays as well as 3pm on Saturdays as well as are closed on Sundays as well as holidays. So it takes a flake of p...

Tip #11 - Walking/Jogging Paths

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The Swedish Heart as well as Lung Foundation has created exceptional paths throughout the province (110 as well as hence far) designed to brand walking or jogging condom as well as easy. There are iv inward fundamental Stockholm as well as the paths are good marked amongst kilometer markers as well as maps. My favorite is the i that goes some Djurgårds Canal ... it is seven kilometers long, though at that topographic point is a span along the agency if you lot would but similar to create a v kilometer walk/run. The walk takes you lot along both sides of the canal through leafy forests, wetlands, parks as well as diplomatic mission village. Along the agency you lot volition notice a few cafés, restaurants as well as H2O ice cream kiosks if you lot desire to accept a break. I did the whole walk a few days agone amongst friends as well as it but took a distich of hours (with a halt or two). The other 3 paths a re Södermalm (11 km- as well as perfect if you lot are staying at the Rival Ho...

Tip #12 - Cyberspace Question Tools

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I am a job solid believer of doing some inquiry earlier travelling to a novel place. I e'er intend it's practiced to know a niggling chip nearly the history, geography, language, traditions together with cuisine of a house earlier coming there... makes the see much to a greater extent than enjoyable. It also helps to know what in that location is to see/do beforehand, then I don't necessitate keep waste product fourth dimension figuring it out during my visit. Thanks to the internet, doing the inquiry is complimentary together with easy. Here are some bully websites, equally good my world fabulous blog , to assistance y'all do some inquiry earlier arriving inwards Stockholm... I purpose many of these websites inwards my day-to-day work. Stockholm Visitors Board's official site. Great overview! Destination Stockholm Visit Stockholm or, if y'all are travelling around Sweden: Visit Sweden The City of Stockholm's official website Trip Advisor read what other...