Stockholm is the capital and the largest city in Sweden. The population is 1.8 million. The city is comprised of 14 islands. Central Stockholm is divided into 7 areas. The Venice of the North. A map of the city and places of interest is at the bottom of this page.
Listed below are the islands most visted by tourists.
1)Gamla Stan (Old Town) /Stadsholmen
2)Skeppsholmen
-Museum of Modern art is located here
3)Djurgarden
-Skansen & Vasa Museum are located here. Ferry to Djurgården (Adult price: SEK 35, Child SEK 20).
4)Norrmalm -Dowtown Stockholm
-shopping and entertainment, NK department store, Moderna Museet, National Museum, Kungstradgarden
5)Ostermalm
Temperature:
June average high is 69 F and the average low is 52 F.
July average high is 71 F and the average low is 56 F.
Currency: Swedish Kronor (SEK) Universal Currency Converter
1 SEK= 0.12 Dollar 1 Dollar=8.04 SEK (June 8, 2010)
Time: CEST (UTC/GMT+2) - for reference London is UTC/Greenwich Mean Time
Calling Code: 46
Day 10 of Cruise - Monday (1st cruise), Saturday (2nd cruise), Thursday (3rd cruise), Tuesday (4th cruise)
Places of Interest:
Gamla -Old Town - narrow, cobbled streets
Royal Palace
1)Royal Apartments - state rooms used by King and Queen for receptions
2)Royal Treasury
3)Tre Kror Museum
museum dedicated to the original Tre Kronor Palace which was destroyed in a fire in 1697.
4)Royal Armoury
Changing of the Guard 12:15 except Sunday 13:15
Storkyrkan - Royal Cathedral (Stockholm Cathedral) - built in 1306
- statue of St George battling the dragon, location of royal weddings & coronations
Nobel Museum
Cost Adults 70 SEK Children free
Daily tours in English(11:15, 15:00) no extra charge for tours
Skeppsholmen
Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet)
Art from 1900 to present Featured artists include Picasso, Dali, Matisse, Duchamp.
Hours closed Mondays Cost Adults 80 SEK, Children (0-18) free
Djurgarden
Open Air Museum - (Skansen) the oldest open-air museum in the world, founded in 1891
150 buildings from the 18th to 20th century have been moved here.
Workers are dressed in period costume
Hours 10:00-22:00 Cost Adults 120 SEk Children (6-15) 50 SEK
Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) - the world's only surviving 17th century ship
Hours 8:30-18:00 Cost Adults 95 SEK, Children (0-18) free
Rosendals Tradgard - open garden, presenting organic gardening to the public
Ostermalm
Millesgarden sculpture garden - Carl Milles
Strandvagen - boulevard along waterfront
Humlegarden Park - large park
Drottningholm
Drottningholm Palace - home of the royal family -inspired by the Palace of Versailles.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site. 18th century castle with Chinese pavilion and Gardens
Chinese Pavilion
Sturebadet - spa/massages
National Museum - Sweden's largest art museum
Kungstradgarden - popular open space
Balloon Ride - Upp & Ner Balloons
Official Tourism Site of Stockholm
Stockholm Card
Free ferry to Djurden / Free sightseeing boat trip /English guidebook w/maps
Free admission to museums for 24 hrs/ Free public transport
Cost Adults 395 SEK Children (7-17) 195 SEK ($48.83 & $24.11)
My analysis and breakdown of card benefits
Boat tour of city
www.citysightseeing.com
Self-Guided Walking Tour
Restaurants
Fine Dining
Lux Stockholm
Cafe
Gamla Stan
Cafe Kaffekoppen - sandwiches and pastries (good cinammon rolls) Gamla Stan - 20 Stortorget
Sundbergs Konditori
Djurgarden
Rosendals Tradgard - garden cafe
Ostermalm
Lisa Pa Toget
Shopping
Brands
Acne, Marc Jacobs
Crystal - Orrrefors, Kosta Boda
Tomtar Och Troll
Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) - "the great department store"
Swedish Phrases
Hello - "Hej" (hay) Goodbye "Hej da" (hay doh) Please and Thank You: "Tack" (tahk)
Single Click on the blue ballons on the map above to identify the place of interest.
