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All this Stockholm talk makes me homesick! Lived ...

2008-09-12T16:26:24.671-04:00

All this Stockholm talk makes me homesick! Lived in Djursholm as a child and actually ate lunch every day on the af Chapman while attending the English School(now the International School) Agreed with all the suggestions. Hope you had a great time.

We spent three weeks in Scandinavia last September...

2007-08-31T12:03:16.745-04:00

We spent three weeks in Scandinavia last September and it was absolutely wonderful, though unbelievably expensive (even though we traveled on a budget). I envy you. A few things we discovered:

Den Roda Baten (the Red Boat): a cool hostel-in-a-boat on Lake Malaren in Sodermalm. Reserve a private cabin in the hotel unless you want a humid, creaky, hostel experience. It's a 5-10 minute walk to public transportation. Make a reservation early.

Take one of the water tours of Stockholm. Also try to see the archipelago.

Seconded that you should spend time in Sodermalm--it's hip, walkable, and interesting. Don't miss the projectile vomiting dogs.

When you get to Copenhagen, rent bikes and use them to get around. You can rent bikes near the Central Station, it's pretty cheap, and there is no better way to see and engage with the city. Gape at the incredibly attractive and fashionable Danes on bikes. Eat smorbrod.

We had one of our better meals at Nørrebro Bryghus--the beer was good and the familiar, Americanized menu was a nice way to get rid of the accumulated taste of dill and béarnaise sauce. It makes a good lunch place because there are lots of little vintage shops in the surrounding streets off Norre Alle and around Fredens Park. Good neighborhood for wandering.

While in Copenhagen, take one day and go across the Oresund to Malmo. See the Turning Torso and then shop in the second-hand and vintage shops around Triangeln on Sodra Forstadgatan. Much better prices than in pricey Gamla Stan in Stockholm if you're into Scandinavian Design (esp. Modernist). The town center is nice, but touristy. Malmo is also a good place for retail shopping.

Have fun!

I am actually in Stockholm today!! Followed the ad...

2007-08-22T10:54:26.980-04:00

I am actually in Stockholm today!! Followed the advice from Emmas blog - it is really good and helpful!

If I find anything else that is unmissable will let you know, but it seems you already have a lot of good advice.

Enjoy your trip

Jessica

Stockholm:1) Go to Millesgarden2) Great meals for ...

2007-08-20T16:17:58.791-04:00

Stockholm:
1) Go to Millesgarden
2) Great meals for taste and value at the T-Slussen: Fried Herring, reindeer
3) Visit DesignTorget
4) Visit The Stadsbibliotek

Copenhagen:
1) Louisiana is great
2) Rent a bike
3) The Nye Carlsberg Museum and Danish Design Center, near Tivoli

I just came back from that trip and am posting pictures in this flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/917press/sets/72157601197217964/

Best of luck,
Sam

Hi, love your blog! Have you seen the blog for the...

2007-08-17T19:15:51.344-04:00

Hi, love your blog! Have you seen the blog for the Martha Stewart mag Blueprint? It's at http://blogs1.marthastewart.com/blueprint/, and someone there just came back from Sweden. (I'm not affiliated with them at all, by the way!). Have a nice trip!

copenhagen is my favorite place...the hotel ibsen ...

2007-08-15T09:47:00.571-04:00

copenhagen is my favorite place...the hotel ibsen is nice and clean and affordable. they have a breakfast included that is wonderful. do everything you can there, and you can walk mostly everywhere which is nice. take the train to arken museum of modern art, and the ferry to malmo, which is really cute...have a wonderful and safe trip!

Dear LenaTime to delurk and say I enjoy your blog ...

2007-08-14T17:20:41.598-04:00

Dear Lena

Time to delurk and say I enjoy your blog a lot! I hope you will get a wonderful trip to Scandinavia. I just posted about a great crafts fair in Copenhagen that I hope you can catch.
http://spagats.blogspot.com/2007/08/crafts-fair-copenhagen.html
I´m living in Aarhus, the second largest city in DK - and a great and cosy one too - located by the sea and with some great sights. If you consider going there please let me know, and I´ll be happy to make a little guide for you. This book is a good shopping guide also.
http://www.danishcrafts.org/visArtikel.uk.asp?artikelID=1882
Here´s is a good hostell in Cph
http://www.danhostel.dk/vandrerhjem.asp?id=144
Enjoy!

When you go to Stockholm, be sure to hop on to a b...

2007-08-10T18:18:07.543-04:00

When you go to Stockholm, be sure to hop on to a boat and take a trip to the archipelago, maybe Sandhamn or Utö. Its quite cheap to take a trip. also check out hostels at http://www.stfturist.se/. You will be able to find all hostels there. Maybe go to waxholm or if you travel search for gränna and visingsö on the web. I eould also take a trip to Hälsingland up north a couple of hours by train, a beautiful trip. or dalarna

the beauty of stockholm is that the archipelago is so close. you hop on the boats in the middle of city and you arrive there again just in time for an evening drink somewhere.

I live in Stockholm, drop me a line if you wonder about something my email is on my blog. Have great fun

Hi Len, I just wrote you a long message and then i...

2007-08-09T12:20:44.460-04:00

Hi Len, I just wrote you a long message and then it got erased! Bummer! I love your blog and your products, especially the plates! I'm in Tahoe w/ Tess. My phone doesn't work but hers does if you want to chat--sorry we got cut off last time! Have a great trip!! I saw Josh and his mom on our street the other day.
Lace

thanks so much heather!these are really great tips...

2007-08-07T10:19:17.525-04:00

thanks so much heather!
these are really great tips...
the vegetarian paradise/market sounds great!

Lena, I just returned from a 10 day trip in Stockh...

2007-08-06T17:40:34.009-04:00

Lena, I just returned from a 10 day trip in Stockholm and north of the city. Hooray for you! Get ready to be seduced.

My Stockholm favorites:
Sodermalm--trendy shops, second handstores, and affordable clothing ware. My stop was the Slussen T-bana which pretty much gets you anywhere in the city within 6 minutes!
Sodermalm--The Pelikan, a working class bar serving traditional homecooking (a must).
Galma Stan--cobbled streets with traditional handcrafts and textiles. Be sure to wear comfortable sneaks!
Ostermalm--a huge vegetarian buffet named Ortagarden with dozens of dishes, salads, and the like. A vegetarian wonderland! Below is an indoor market selling fresh fish, desserts, flowers, and fruit.
If you can get out of the city do so. You will fall in love with the countryside with the copper red hamlets and winding roads.
My other favorites:
Falun and around Lake Siljan--Carl Larsson house and museum.
Traveling mercies,
Heather

One more thing. Check the Copenhagen Post. Danis...

2007-08-03T23:22:44.806-04:00

One more thing. Check the Copenhagen Post. Danish news in English, with out and about section. There's an on line version. Best - Anita

If you go to Jutland go to Skagen. One of the only places in the world where two seas meet. Waves crash from both directions. Awesome

I live in Copenhagen from 2000 - 2005. Miss it te...

2007-08-03T23:18:58.078-04:00

I live in Copenhagen from 2000 - 2005. Miss it terribly. Let me know if you have specific questions. Stockholm is gorgeous. Malmo is half hour by train/or car outside CPH. Lots of cool design in Malmo and a cute design museum.

Anita

if you would like to visit Karin Eriksson in her n...

2007-08-01T14:21:35.637-04:00

if you would like to visit Karin Eriksson in her new studio - just drop her an email - she is only a 10 minute train ride from Central Station. It was a pleasure to meet her and to be in her studio.

I know of an apartment in Soder that is rented per person - it sleep 5 and is currently listed for 35 euros a person per night - full kitchen and balcony - just a few blocks from the water - three or four metro stops from the center and very cozy --

email me if you would like more info
jolayne.attwood@gmail.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jolaynea/sets/72157600873594937/

ohhhi've always wanted to visit a linen mill!

2007-08-01T07:40:17.505-04:00

ohhh
i've always wanted to visit a linen mill!

http://www.klassbols.se/

2007-08-01T05:33:45.317-04:00

http://www.klassbols.se/

thank you! thank you!everyone's tips have been inc...

2007-07-31T19:14:29.702-04:00

thank you!
thank you!
everyone's tips have been incredibly helpful, and fun to read through... i can't wait to get there!

Hey Lena-I was in Stockholm last winter for a shor...

2007-07-30T08:53:31.154-04:00

Hey Lena-

I was in Stockholm last winter for a short stay. Unfortunately I was there on business and didn't have as much time for exploring as I would have liked. We went everywhere we could in the city. Sodermalm was full of interesting shops and good food. Everywhere we ate was fantastic (excepting Fredsgaten 12 in Old Town which was a ridiculous waste of money). Even the street food was good. Actually, the street food was fantastic.
Everyone we encountered there was friendly and helpful as could be; it seemed as if they all wanted to ensure that we actually got the most out of our time there. And, of course, everyone speaks English flawlessly and don't appear to mind doing so.
I wish I could offer some more cultural hotspots, but wherever you wind up I'm sure you'll be thoroughly enchanted; it's a lovely city. Have fun!

If you´re in Stockholm 1st of september you can vi...

2007-07-28T15:19:46.521-04:00

If you´re in Stockholm 1st of september you can visit Casa Cor-exhibition (I wrote about it today on my blog). I just came back from Gotland, on the east coast, it was my first time there, and I am in love! Beautiful, cultural, interesting, fabulous! Marstrand is also beautiful, as well as west coast villages by the sea. Oh, since I live in Sweden I write most about Swedish sites, I could go in forever.... Hope you will enjoy your stay and let me know if I can be of any help!

Oops- the Vasa wasn't top heavy with tanks in the ...

2007-07-27T18:42:46.793-04:00

Oops- the Vasa wasn't top heavy with tanks in the 17th century - I meant to say cannons!!

I see you have lots of tips already but I thought ...

2007-07-27T18:35:39.247-04:00

I see you have lots of tips already but I thought I might as well add my tuppence worth! I spent a great long weekend in Copenhagen last summer with a friend - it is my most favourite city. There is so much to see and do! Most of the cheap hotels are close to the station which isn't the greatest area but I stayed one night there on my own after my friend went home and it was fine! The rest of the time we stayed in Nyhavn which was great. Things to do - definitely a canal tour - that was touristy but interesting, a guided tour of the new opera house - the inside is stunning, shopping on Kompangnistraede which runs parallel to the main shopping street Stroget. A visit to Illums Bolighus is a must - an amazing furniture/design store, there is a great fabric store off Fiolstraede - there are also a couple of knitting shops there - it is near to one of them. I would agree with a trip to Louisiana if you have time - it has the most amazing location, but my favourite out of town trip was to the town of Roskilde (about 20 minutes by train) to visit the Viking Ship Museum (recovered viking ship found scuttled in the fjord) and the Cathedral where all of Denmark's kings and queens are buried. The best bakery in Copenhagen (OK that I found in 4 days) is on Torvegade (at the corner of Overgadennvenvandet at the Christianshavn Metro station - watch them making the most amazing cakes and breads and eat the most amazing cakes - I would be the size of a house if I lived near by. If you can pick up a copy of Where2Go Copenhagen- the International Edition when you arrive it is a great magazine - choosing specific streets in areas and giving the low down on great shops/cafes etc on each of them - and it's free.

Stockholm I visited earlier this year and it was lovely too! We stayed in a hostel/hotel - we had a room for 2 - as long as you don't mind bunk beds it's a great place to stay - a little out of the centre (3 or 4 metro stops) on the island of Langholmen - a green oasis in the middle of the city because it was home to the city's prison which has now been converted into a hotel and hostel. Check out www.langholmen.com I agree that a visit to Skansen is a must - Sweden in a day or afternoon and another must is the Vasamuseet - where the 17th century ship the Vasa has been restored and is on display - it sank 4 hours after it was built as a result of it being top heavy with tanks and was discovered in the 1950s and raised to the surface in the 1960s - it is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen!!! A walk around Gamla Stan will introduce you to the old city - you can even see the changing of the guard outside the palace. Best hot chocolate in the world at a little cafe on Gamla Stan - Chokladkoppen on Stortorget - truly heaven in a cup! I would recommend a visit to Ostermalms Saluhall - an old foodhall with amazing stalls and truly earning it's reputation as the gastronomic temple in the City - good place for lunch - we had fanastic open sandwiches there fro Tysta Mari - and it wasn't too expensive. Great shops on Gotgatan on Sodermalm - try Ordning & Reda, DesignTorget, Filippa K and 10 Swedish Designers. For day trips out of the city try a cruise to one of the archipelago islands! There are some photos from my trip to Stockholm on my blog - June 1st ish

Hope you have a fantastic trip to 2 of my favourite cities!

HEY LENA.I´M LIVING IN DENMARK AND THERE IS A SITE...

2007-07-25T11:03:27.599-04:00

HEY LENA.
I´M LIVING IN DENMARK AND THERE IS A SITE IN ENGLISH WHICH IS ALL ABOUT COPENHAGEN...
http://www.aok.dk/section/english
everything about dining out, hotels,bars, clubs, art and so on...
Have a nice holiday...
Lotte
www.fruenswerk.com

Hi Lena:I just got back from there last June. I co...

2007-07-24T11:51:20.728-04:00

Hi Lena:

I just got back from there last June. I compiled some useful links before I went there. Here it is:
http://imedagoze.blogspot.com/2007/05/thank-you.html

Nordiska Museet at Stockholm is highly recommended!! Currently they have historical wallpaper design exhibition: Tapeter, tapeter!, but it only runs until Aug 5.

Svenskt Tenn is a MUST visit. Filled with Josef Frank gorgeous textiles.

Ahlens City. Go to the Home section. Excellent collection of fabrics, oil cloths, and you can see most of swedish designs there. I spent hours just browsing the whole floor. :)

In Copenhagen, Tivoli Gardens is a must visit, too. It's not just a theme park, but you also can find tons of romantic restaurants there. In the evening they have live orchestra/band. And the place is just filled with flowers everywhere. A real beautiful place, I must say.

I'm sure you will have a blast in both cities!! Have fun.

Hi again!Two more Stockholm tips from me... I see ...

2007-07-22T18:52:30.505-04:00

Hi again!
Two more Stockholm tips from me... I see that you might have found a hotel already, but here is another one you might want to consider. We stayed there a few years back, and the atmosphere is quite special. It is central too - we walked everywhere.
http://www.columbus.se/eng/info.htm

On the same road as the hotel, we found this great old restaurant. I think the site is in Swedish only, but the pictures should give you an idea.
http://www.kvarnen.com/

thanks emma! it's so nice to have help planning ou...

2007-07-22T06:57:53.530-04:00

thanks emma! it's so nice to have help planning our trip. i do know what you mean by "uptown"... it's so hard to tell these things while researching online, so thank you!!

thanks for the update on the af chapman, it doesn't say on thier website that the boat i closed for renovations, so that's good to know!

the Långholmen Hotell looks great, perfect. i think we will stay there, maybe in the hotel part. we're doing a mix of hotels and hostels during our trip.