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New Year's Eve in Stockholm 2012

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(EDIT: This is from 2012, new info about New Years in Stockholm can be found by clicking here!) Christmas is finally over... and New Years is just around the corner! If you are visiting the city this

David LaChapelle Exhibit at Fotografiska

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Christmas is over and it is time to look forward to New Years and fun things to do in 2013!Courtney Love with religious symbolism! On Christmas Day, a friend and I went to Fotografiska (the phot

Merry Christmas!

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From myself and the rest of the Rival Hotel staff... we would like to wish everyone a wonderful, safe and magical Christmas! It's been a great holiday season here in Stockholm with markets, Lucia, de

Church Services During the Holidays 2012/13

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(EDIT: blog from 2012, for current dates and times... click here!) There are many churches offering services in several languages during the holiday season. The main denominations are Church of Swede

Shopping During the Holidays 2012/13

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NK, photo by Jeppe Wikström, Stockholms Visitors Board(EDIT: click here for information for 2013-14!) I just posted a list for which days major museums close during the holidays. Another popular acti

Museums During the Holidays 2012/13

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(EDIT: Click here for the list of museums for 2014-2015!) If you are coming to Stockholm during the holidays and want to get a little cultural, you don't have to worry... there is always at least one

Ski Slope in Stockholm is Open!

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SkiStar HammarbybackenA very cold and snowy December means that the Hammarby Backen ski slope is open for business much earlier than in previous years! It officially opened on December 13th. Does Ham

Restaurant Kryp In

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Kryp In is a great restaurant, located in Gamla Stan, serving modern Swedish cuisine. I really can't recommend this restaurant enough... it is one of my favorite restaurants to visit and to send

Snowy Stockholm

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Off for the weekend! But I thought that I would leave you with some pictures I took this week of a snow covered Stockholm. The city is especially beautiful all covered in white. The weather is suppos

Ginger Bread House Competition at Architecture Museum

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While visiting Moderna Museet yesterday (see blog entry below), I stopped by the Architecture Museum (Arkitekturmuseet) to see their exhibition on ginger bread houses. You see, both museums have the

Upcoming Exhibitions at Moderna (modern art museum)

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I was invited this morning to a press breakfast at Stockholm's modern art museum, Moderna, where they introduced the coming exhibitions for the first half of 2013. Besides the art and information, it

Winter Warning!

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In front of the Rival Hotel Well, our winter weather is continuing! We have had a major snow storm today with 3 decimeters of snow which has caused the city to come to a standstill. Many flights

Christmas Market in Gamla Stan

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I have already written an overview of Christmas in Stockholm, where I mentioned the Christmas market in Gamla Stan (the Old Town). But as I visited the market on Sunday, I thought I would post some p

Italian Restaurant: Nostrano

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Yesterday evening I had dinner with a colleague at Nostrano, a cosy Italian restaurant just a couple of blocks from the Rival Hotel (click here for location). I've been meaning to try this

Restaurant Awards 2012

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Every year the restaurant industry in Sweden pats itself on the back and hands out awards in several categories in a ceremony called Restauranggalan. I always think that these awards can be interesti

Christmas in Stockholm 2012

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(EDIT: from 2012. For information about Christmas markets in 2013... click here) Some of my most popular blog entries have been those I've written about Christmas in Stockholm, so I guess it is time

Middle-Eastern Cuisine, Around the Corner from the Rival

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Opening party at Tehran GrillStockholm is a melting pot of many nationalities and this is often reflected in the different cuisines available at local restaurants. In the Rival Hotel's neighbourhood

Shopping and more at Sturegallerian

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Entrance on Stureplan squareSturegallerian is really more of an upscale lifestyle center than a shopping center. It occupies one of the best addresses in the city... located right on Stureplan square

Restaurants Riche, Teatergrillen and Lillabaren

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Writing about three restaurants in one post? Have I become lazy? Not really... all three restaurants/bars are actually located in the same building and have the same owner. I was invited last week fo

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