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we’re planning a trip to sweden and denmark at the end of august/beginning of september, and i would love tips on where to stay, eat, shop, museums to go to, places to travel to outside of copenhagen and stockholm… and any other advice! we haven’t planned the trip at all yet. we’re going to try and really keep things on a low budget… as much as that’s possible.

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  1. Lena, I just got back from a 9 day trip to Denmark & Sweden! We had an amazing, lovely time but I wish we could have stayed for weeks. We mostly stayed in glorified hostels because we were on a tight budget, which were all decent. My favorites:
    1. the island Mon, which is just south of Zealand (you need a car to get there, it’s about 1.5 hours from Copenhagen), absolutely beautiful chalk cliffs and areas surrounding, very rural, and good honey!
    2. Aarhus, on Jutland. Great museums including the Aarhus Kunstmuseum, biggest city outside of Copenhagen
    3. In Copenhagen – Granola cafe (off Gammel Kongevej), shopping in Norrebro, the National Museum (it’s free!). Also, a little vintage housewares shop in Islands Brygge, I can’t recall the name but the owner there is quite friendly and talkative and has great finds.
    4. Rent a bike in any of the cities you go to, i found it was the best way to see them.

    Hope that helps!

  2. I visited Sweden (and Copenhagen) in June of 1999. You’re going to love it, such a gorgeous country. Orderly and quiet too.

    A few favorite places for me were:

    The Orrefors glass factory.

    Various locations where you can do walking tours of Viking petroglyphs (eg. Häljesta and Västmanland)

    The island of Öland with its old windmills and also on the island is the village of Gettlinge’s stone ship from Viking days.

    Castles are fun, too! My favorite being Kalmar.

    I can’t remember the name of the place any more, but I visited an old village, with narrow cobblestone roads, lined with row after row of shops featuring lovely traditional handcrafted items. Sorry, maybe I shouldn’t have even mentioned it since I can’t remember the name.

    Before going, light reading on a little Viking history would help you enjoy your trip even more. Also, a few pre-reading subjects and authors like:

    Anything by the famous Astrid Lindgren (of Pippi Longstocking fame) or The Treasure by Nobel winner Selma Lagerlöf.

    Read more about the wonderful painter and interior designer Carl Larsson.

    And, for a good read — Swedish or otherwise — at least the first of Vilhelm Moberg’s Emigrant novels. Lovely tale of the Swedish immigration to America.

    Oh, and for an enjoyable, quick introduction to Swedish foibles, you must get The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Swedes. It’s fabulously accurate and funny!

    You’ll have a wonderful time. I’d go again in heartbeat.

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  5. How exciting to be planning a Scandinavia trip! I wrote my university thesis on Carl Larsson’s house, Lilla Hyttnas, and if you can fit it in, a trip there – on the train from Stockholm – would be really lovely.

  6. I made a Stockholm Guide on my blog a couple of months ago, you can find it here:
    http://emmas.blogg.se/guide_to_stockholm.html

    Outside of Stockholm, I really think you should visit Gotland, it is a lovely island with a very cute town from the middle ages, great sand and cobble stone beaches, and some astonishing stone formations known as “raukar”. Everything on this island is beautiful! Have a look here:
    http://www.gotland.travel/eng/

    And if you feel like having a coffee and a guided tour of Stockholm, please let me know!

  7. Lena,

    I’m going to Stockholm in October and spent ages looking for an affordable place to stay. Hotels are expensive (but many are cheaper on weekends). We settled on a small place on Sodermalm called Hotel Tre Sma Rum. I can’t wait to go! Hope you have a great trip, too!

    -sarah

  9. A must-go in Denmark is the outstanding art museum LOUISIANA in Humlebæk: http://www.louisiana.dk

    In Stockholm there are endless beautiful walks you can take. On Djurgården, Gamla stan, etc, etc…

    SKANSEN, in Stockholm is very crouded, but well worth a visit. Check it out at: http://www.skansen.se

    On http://www.royalcourt.se you can find info on the Swedish royal castels one can visit. The ULRIKSDALS palase, wich is one of them, also has it´s own blog (on gardening) ulriksdal.blogspot.com

    The most beautiful little town I´ve been to in Sweden is VADSTENA. Look it ut on a map and see more about it here http://www.tidernaslandskap.se

    I hope this may help you some!

    -With love from a Swede!

  10. Just contact me if you are going to spend any time in or near Gothenburg, where I live. I would be glad to help with information or other things.

  11. I visited Copenhagen and Malmo in April of 1999. I wish I could remember anything about where we ate and stayed. It was one of the most wonderful places, though! Have fun!

  12. mI love Scandinavia! You’ll have such a wonderful time. I’ve got two suggestions of unique places to stay.

    Stockholm – Af Chapman Hostel
    This was a hostel on a fully rigged old boat moored in the harbour in the centre of Stockholm. Cheap and quite basic, but so cool and atmospheric and it had a range of types of people and age groups – not all scummy backpacker types.

    And staying there might leave you with the spare cash to stay at:

    Copenhagen – Hotel Fox.
    I’ve always wanted to stay here. All the rooms are decorated by artists. Very hip and creative place. http://www.hotelfox.dk/

    Make sure you get chance to visit the countryside for a day or two as well as the cities. It is easy to get a boat and take a picnic out to one of the islands of Stockholm’s archipelago and it is so beautiful and quiet.

  13. Definitely take the train from Copenhagen over the bridge to Malmo, Sweden, a lovely, walkable town (and home of Calatrava’s Turning Torso building). Clever (and affordable) housewares shops: Granit (kind of a Swedish Muji, but better!) and Village, both easy to find in Malmo. In addition to well-known fancy furniture, Denmark and Sweden produce the most beautifully designed everyday objects…I came home with suitcases full of coathooks and salad tongs! Have a great trip.

  16. I miss it there sooooo much.

    I second the Louisiana visit just north of Copenhagen. You can take a train north to Humlebæk. (A beautiful ride) When you get off you will walk through neighborhoods typical to Denmark with straw thatch roofs.

    Once inside you will get to experience the many remodels of the museum as well as once you make it through to the outdoor gallery you can view Sweden from across the sound.

    Dyrehaven which literally means deer park. Take a train north to this as well and have a picnic while wild deer rome free. Its magical.

    In the city make an appt to see rm. 606 at the SAS Radison. Its the only room kept the same as Arne Jacobsen designed it. He also designed all the flatware, glassware, furniture, lobby. Pretty much everything. And then there is a great little bakery on the corner of Sankt Peders straede and Lars bjorne straede.

    Neighborhoods in Copenhagen you will probably be interested in are Norrebro and Vesterbro. These correspond to Brooklyn and the mission in S.F. and Sodermalm in Stockholm.

    In Stockholm we stayed in a hostel that is a ship. Can’t remember the name but it was clean and very hotel like. You’ll find that most hostels there are better than hotels here.

    Its maybe a bit cheesy but its fun and a great photo op. There is the ‘ice bar’ in one of the hotels. I don’t think the locals go… but its a little piece of the ice hotel inside Stockholm.

    Have fun,
    Kelly

  17. 1. Definitely go to Louisiana. You’ll regret it if you don’t.

    2. Stay a night or two at the Royal SAS and do visit Room 606. There is an Arne Jacobsen special-price package you can get which includes a beautiful dinner and breakfast in the stunning restaurant.

    3. Tivoli in the evening.

    4. The Kunstindustrimuseet on the Bredgade.

    5. A Vietnamese restaurant walking distance from the Royal SAS called Le Le.

    6. Get a grilled hot dog from the street carts.

    7. Jacksons in Stockholm (www.jacksons.se)

    8. Modernity in Stockholm (www.modernity.se)

    9. Take the night train between Stockholm and Copenhagen. It’s very charming and very sexy.

    10. Visit the tiny island of Aeroskobing and rent a bike for the day.

    11. Do go to Skansen in Stockholm. There is a nice park on the walk there where you can have a picnic.

    12. Take advantage of the hotel breakfast. Most are included in the price of the room.

    13. Go to a crowded bakery and ask for something that sounds like “frogsnapper”. I don’t know exctly what it is, but it’s amazing. A slightly sweet twisted pastry with sesame and poppy seeds. I’ve never found anything else like it.

    13. Have fun!

  18. The book “Lotta Jansdotter’s Travel Style” has a shop guide to Stockholm, Finland, and her home Aland, but not Denmark. It’s mostly in Japanese with some English. Everywhere she went looked wonderful…. may be a good reference?

    That will be an amazing trip!

  19. I second everything Andy wrote. You must, must go to Louisiana. Staying the SAS Royal is a special treat. I’ve done it on two trips for just one night and it was well worth it. One thing to note about Denmark especially, is there are tons and tons of places to stay in people’s homes. I’ve done this a few times and it has been great. Very inexpensive and you usually have an area to yourself. Sometimes they have bikes you can use too. I used Rick Steve’s book and wonderfulcopenhagen.com on my trips.

  20. Hey Lena – the July issue of Lucky has a shopping guide to Copenhagen- can’t wait to hear about your trip. though I’m sure I’ll be soooo jealous of all the lovely purchases you come home with! have a great time…

  21. Why not visit Norway while you’re at it? I’d be happy to show you some of Oslo’s design attractions,should you be interested.
    For Stockholm, I recommend the shop Designtorget – an outlet for young Swedish designers. (And just for the record: we have Designtorget in Oslo too… ;-)Also check out Svensk Tenn on Strandvägen. Expensive, but very inspirational.
    As for Copenhagen – Illum Bolighus is my favorite interior shop in the world. It is true Scandinavian modernism.
    Like your blog,by the way! And congrats on your road trip finds. I think you might find a lot of nice new and vintage Scandinavian textiles and pottery during your stay.
    Janne

  22. PS!
    Rosendahls Trägård in Stockholm is well worth a visit. The garden is wonderful and the café has great food.

    http://www.rosendalstradgard.se

    I also recommend Moderna Museet – it’s Sweden’s MoMA.

    Have a great time!

    Janne

  23. Lena,

    We’ll planning to be there end of Sept/early October so if you go later, let us know. Maybe you can meet up with Emma from Emmasdesignblogg? She offered to show us around and she is very, very nice. She’s near Stockholm I think.

    Anyway, try to visit or stay at the Fox hotel in Copenhagen. It’s great.

    Have fun!

    Holly

  24. Lena, enjoy your trip! I’m going to Copenhagen for two weeks at the end of August. I really recommend staying in an apartment! It is surprisingly cheaper than a hotel and you feel like a local. This is a great source:

    http://www.hay4you.dk/en/index.html

    We like to stay in the city center, the oldest part, but the surrounding areas are great too. I have found that hot maps are one of the most clear maps.

    http://www.hot-maps.de/europe/denmark/copenhagen/homeen.html

    Go to the Round Tower, it’s very fun, in the old part of the city. PLEASE go on the canal/harbor cruise at Nyhavn. It’s not a typical boring cruise at all, it is very interesting and very beautiful, really worthwhile, I guarantee it.

    Don’t waste your time seeing The Little Mermaid, it’s a very small statue. (I feel guilty!)

    Walk down Bredgade (pronounced brellgell) for fabulous furniture, art, and accessories from the mid century.

    Have lunch at Nyhavn (pronounced newhown) which is the street by the harbor next to Kong Nytorv (pronounced kong newtaw).

    You MUST go to Tivoli!

    For great clothing, look up Masai.dk and Bitte Kai Rand, both in the old part of the city.

    Illums Bolighus!

    Don’t miss the flea market on Gammel Kongevej. I think it’s on Fridays and Saturdays, but I am not 100% sure.

    So much more, I have gone to Copenhagen all my life to visit family. Yes, the Louisiana art museum is wonderful and a new one, Arken, is very very cool too. I won’t go on and on, but please email me if you’d like further information or tips.

    One more thing, we have stayed for some years in apartments we have rented (can’t stay on my family’s futons anymore) and their standards for cleanliness is simply superb. You’ll be very pleased at the prices too. Have FUN!

  25. hi, karin has a stockholmtip all set up at http://www.karineriksson.se/blog/

    i have not been to this restaurant in
    stockholm but I want to: http://www.landet.nu/

    I don´t know if theres something like a “koloniområde” (small cottages and small garden near or in the city) in other countrys, if not i think you should take a walk through Tantolunden in Stockholm

    In Copenhagen go to Norrebro, for food, coffee and walking around.

  26. thank you so much everyone. i’m getting so excited for the trip!

    if anyone has oslo tips, my parents are going there next month. they’ll be exploring the city for a few days, and they’re interested in art museums, restaurants, cafes, parks… any tips for them would be wonderful…

  27. Hello again!
    Oslo: Vigelandsparken is a must. A beautiful park with sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (early 20th century artist). Folkemuseet at Bygdøy might be of interest. Take the boat route rather than the bus – much nicer! The National Gallery is central and has lots of important art work. And free admission.

    Restaurants: Solsiden for great seafood. Best on a sunny day as it’s situated by the waterfront. For Norwegian traditional food, try Kaffistova/Bondeheimen. (Next door is Husfliden which sells traditional Norwegian craft items.)
    http://www.bondeheimen.com/kaffistova_eng.htm
    For gourmet food, try Bagatelle. For chinese cuisine with a star in the Michelin guide, Dinner is the place to go. And if stuck in the tourist trap that is Aker Brygge (the waterfront), nothing beats Beach Club for great food any time of the day. It’s style is American diner-ish…

    Hope this is of help 🙂

    Janne

  28. so helpful janne! they will really appreciate this! thanks so much for taking the time.

  29. Hi there.
    I agree with Janne – Rosendahls Trädgård you have to visit in Stockholm.
    The SoFo (South of Folkungagatan) area are great.

    In Copenhagen I would really recommend you to get away from the touristtrail, I love to hangout in the Triangelen area.

    But I still think you´re missing out on something not going to Norway – like you miss out on the fabouous shop Mint, that me anf my friend have here in Bergen;)

    Best regards, Margit

  30. everything’s been said, but:
    – louisiana
    – royal SAS hotel
    – dansk design center (DDC) in copenhagen
    – vasa ship museum in stockholm
    – hard rock cafe, stockholm (kidding!)

    sorry, not experienced outside the main thoroughfaires.

  31. Hi Lena,

    I thought i might share a few tips, as I have lived in Copenhagen myself 🙂
    I cannot recall all of the adresses, but I am sure that you can find it on the internet.

    Culture:
    “Arken” – great museum and interesting architecture.
    “Louisiana” – great museum with beautiful exterior.
    “Gl. Strand Kunstmuseum” – fine museum in the heart of the city.
    “Det kongelige teater” – one of the oldest theaters in denmark. Very beautiful interior!

    Fleamarkets:
    There is a great fleamarket just behind Frederiksberg Rådhus (Frederiksberg Cityhall) every saturday. Be there early 🙂
    And there is one at Israels Plads aswell, yet slightly more expensive. Israels Plads is just a 5 min. walk away from Noerreport Station.

    Vintage:
    “Decor”. The most amazing shop! Lies at Israles Plads aswell. All vintage from the twenties, really really something to see 🙂 and buy!
    There is a street called “Strædet” which is parrallel to “Strøget” (main shopping street) and there are alot of cute antique shops here. Also, at this street “Creme de la Creme ala Edgar” a fantastic shop can be found. I think you’ll really love this one! exiting patterns, colours, etc. Playful! Not vintage though.

    Clothing:
    Frederiksberg (a part of town) has this one street, Gl. Kongevej, which has a lot of great shops. Both clothing and cute stuff. Visit B.Aps and Nue in particular.
    Also visit Holly Golightly, Storm and Casa Shop in the heart of town. All placed at Gl. Moent.

    hmm, just a few places to see if you feel like it 🙂 oh, and there is the cutest little coffee shop, near Gl. Kongevej, called “Verdens mindste kaffebar” (the tiniest coffeeshop in the world) that you should visit aswell.

    If you have any questions, you can email me at trinestruwe@hotmail.com.

    Enjoy your stay!
    – Trine

  32. great site. found you via brooklyn bride. Copenhagen is great and like others have said: get a bike and travel like the locals do. there’s nothing like riding in the cycling rush hour. am trying to find the name of a great fabric store i stumbled across in Stockholm…

  35. Hi Lena,
    Lucky you. I was born in Denmark and know of a few great places to visit in Denmark:

    The Carlsberg Glyptotek
    The Round Tower (built 1644)
    Illum’s Bolighus (Strøget)
    Georg Jensen Museum (Strøget)
    The Design Museum (see all the furniture icons)

    Louisiana Museum of Modern Art ( just nort of Copenhagen on the coast)

    Open Air Musem ( Incredible! Very old houses reconstructed brick by brick + original furnishings)

    Silkeborg (Jylland):
    Silkeborg Museum (home of the Bog Man)
    Iron age market (attached to musem. See artisans making baskets, jewellery, thatched cottages and tools etc. I saw a pet wolf there.)

    Have fun!

  36. If it is going to be cheap I can recommend you staying at my mother-in-laws bed&breakfast i Copenhagen. She lives in Christianshavn, one of the most wonderfull part of the city, with canals and old houses, funny shops and nice cafes, very close to the citycenter, beautiful. See details here: http://www.bedandbreakfast.dk/?country=358&state=65&city=2451&language=1&host=19483&s=Christianshavn

    And of course have a wondefull trip, I am sure you will love it.

  37. both stockholm and copenhagen are beautiful cities! i am sure you will love them both.

    stockholm has a lot of great second hand shops fx in the area Södermalm (fx Bondegatan, Skånegatan og Södermannagatan). and this year it’s 300 years since Carl von Linné was born and 100 years since since Astrid Lindgren was born, so be sure to visit some of the attractions!

    and in oslo: make your parents visit the best bakery for breakfast or lunch: “Åpent Bakeri” (adr: Inkognito terasse 1) behind the castle – it’s so lovely! and they shold taste their homemade strawberry jam!:)

  38. I can help Elisabeth to show you around in Gothenburg if you end up here 🙂

  39. In Copenhagen, the place to stay is definitely the Hotel Fox. It’s well priced and each room is a treat unto itself. If you ask to switch rooms, they’ll let you so that you can experience more than one! Make sure to go to the Fredericksborg Castle in Hilerod. It’s a beautiful place. I would definitely suggest renting a bike. There’s so many wonderful things to see there.

  40. Hi again Lena!
    I haven’t actually stayed at Clas På Hörnet, but I’ve had dinner at their restaurant; very good, and a nice, cozy atmosphere. I grew up right around the corner from there, so I know the area very well. It’s only a few minutes walk into the very center of the city, and there are a few good restaurants (Mården, Andalucia, Sirap and Sibirien for example) and nice little shops (Raja and Designista) in the surrounding blocks. So it is a nice place, but it’s not what I would choose for myself. That part of town is a little “uptown” if you know what I mean, and it’s mainly an area where people live and work, and perhaps not the most fun place to be a tourist…

    Oh, and the Af Chapman hostel boat that people have been writing about here in the comments, it’s closed for renovation this year! Well, the boat is closed, although they have accomodation on land too, but that is not as fun, is it? Otherwise I would have recommended you to stay there.

    If you want a hostel, try Långholmen Hotell. It’s a combination hotel/hostel in an old jail, on the beautiful, green island of Långholmen just between Kungsholmen and Södermalm, two central parts of town. Look here:
    http://www.langholmen.com/indexEn.html

    I hope we will find the time to have a cup of coffee when you get here!

  41. 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.

  42. 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/

  43. 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.

  45. 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 http://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!

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

  47. 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!

  48. 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!

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

  52. 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/

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. 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

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

  57. 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

  58. 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

  59. 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!

  60. 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!

  62. 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

  63. 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

  64. 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!

  66. 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.

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