frommer''s stockholm day by day

[...]... tan Siby lleg atan 0 Kom ÖSTERMALM Karlaplan men dör sga tan 6 Linn éga ta 1/2 mi David Bagaresgatan tan tan rga aka 0 llg a tm The Best in Three Days Strömbron Lu n The Best Full -Day Tours 18 Cadier Bar gatan Vita Bergen 19 oday you try something different Begin at the Modern Art Museum café looking over the water before taking in one of Europe’s great contemporary art collections Finish the day with... coffee, meal, or drink at this all -day eatery that floats on two boats, and look towards the Bridge to leafy Djurgården The smug feeling of being a local and watching the tourists is irresistible (so what’s wrong in pretending?) Strandvägskajen 2 y 660 37 14 $$ The Best in One Day S The Best Full -Day Tours 8 3 ★★★ = Vasamuseet Nothing prepares you for the drama of Stockholm s blockbuster of a museum... suggest on a dull day, you can pick out the extravagantly gilded Tre Kronor— just visiting the State Apartments 6 = 9 The Best in One Day Vasamuseet Galarparken 3E VASA MUSEET 3F 3C 3B 3D 3A Food & Drink Rest Rooms Start with the 25-minute film of the discovery and raising of the Vasa, which sank in Stockholm s harbor on August 10 1628 on its maiden voyage s Rediscovered in 1956 by wreck specialist,... stage version of Mamma Mia! 11 The Stockholm Card is worth investing in The Card gives free admission to 75 museums and attractions; free travel by public transport on the T-bana, buses, commuter trains, and trams; free sightseeing by boat on the Royal Canal Tour and Historical Canal Tour, free trips on the Nybroplan ferry to Djurgården and on the M/S Emelie to Hammarby Sjöstad, and special offers on... trips to Drottningholm; bus tours on Stockholm Panorama and Open Top Tours and a guidebook Adults: 24 hours 330 SEK, 48 hours 460 SEK, 72 hours 580 SEK Children 7–17 years old: 24 hours 160 SEK, 48 hours 190 SEK, 72 hours 220 SEK It is validated from the time and date you first use it Buy it in advance on the Internet (www.stockholmtown com/stockholmcard), or at the Stockholm Tourist Center in Sweden... Skansen (p 49) Designed by architect Isak Clason (1856–1930) in truly monumental style, it was opened in 1907 You’re greeted in the Great Hall by an enormous statue by Carl Milles (1875–1955) of Gustav Vasa (1523–60), the heroic King who won Swedish independence from the Danes The 1.5 million objects encompass everything from 18thcentury shoes that could come from ken bän today’s creative designers... the Middle Ages on a stroll through Gamla Stan, discover Stockholm s exciting new cooking, row a boat along a tree-lined canal in summer, or skate on the sea in winter Stockholm is a city for all seasons and for all pleasures Here are some of my favorite things to do in Sweden’s beautiful and elegant capital 1 Slipping through Stockholm on a boat Stockholm is a city where the water is never far away Getting... club for your evening’s entertainment There’s something about emerging at 3am into the light of day that seems to keep you going See chapter 7 ! Looking at the view from on high Of all the magnificent views you get in Stockholm, I love sitting on Mosebacke Terrass with a glass of wine, invariably surrounded by musicians who are going to play there that evening, looking out towards Skeppsholmen and down... students 50 SEK, under-19s free Free with Stockholm Card (see p 11) June 1–Aug 31 8.30am–6pm; Sep 1–May 31 10am–5pm (Wed to 8pm) Closed Dec 23–25, Jan 1 Bus 47 Ferry to Djurgården (summer) The Best Full -Day Tours 10 The mighty Vasa warship the three crowns that has been Sweden’s heraldic symbol since the 14th century—atop the tower The huge redbrick building, designed by the leading architect of the Swedish... with a boat tour before visiting the blockbusters of Stockholm s past: the Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace) in Gamla Stan and the impressive Vasamuseet As you walk around on this first day, you come across beautiful and different views over the water, which is the main attraction of this historic city START: T-bana Gamla Stan 1 ★★★ = Under the bridges of Stockholm With the sun, or the wind, in your face, . Europe 91 36 46 97 38 48 102 40 50 107 42 52 112 44 54 Fold Fold by Mary Anne Evans A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, Publication 1st Edition dayBYday ™ Stockholm 01_699744-ffirs.qxp 2/2/09 9:51. Favorite Moments 1 1 The Best Full -Day Tours 5 The Best in One Day 6 The Best in Two Days 12 The Best in Three Days 18 2 The Best Special-Interest Tours 23 Stockholm & the Sea 24 Kungliga. we’d love to know that, too. Please write to: Frommer’s Stockholm Day by Day, 1st Edition Wiley Publishing, Inc. • 111 River St. • Hoboken, NJ 070 30-577 03_699744-flast.qxp 2/2/09 9:54 PM Page vii 04_699744-prechap01.qxp