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New Year's Eve in Stockholm- 2013!

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Christmas is finally over... and New Years is just around the corner! If you are visiting the city this coming weekend, then I hope you have already finalized your New Year's Eve plans because it's g

Merry Christmas!!!

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A picture of part of Stockholm's annual holiday light display... this one located at Sergels Torg. I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Church Services on Christmas and New Year's 2013

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Storkyrkan at the top...And finally, after info about restaurants, museums and shopping during the holidays, church services! The two main Christian denominations in Sweden are Lutheran and Catholici

Stores and Subways on Christmas & New Year's 2013

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NK with holiday decorations!So far I've covered restaurants and museums during the holidays... now on to stores and public transportation! Stores and boutiques all, of course, have their own individu

Countdown to Christmas- Part 3!

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Christmas tree inside NK...I had a wonderful weekend showing visiting relatives around a Christmassy Stockholm. We visited several Christmas markets, saw the window displays at NK, ate a Christmas sm

Museums During Christmas and New Year's 2013

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(EDIT: For this year's information... click here!) Now... on to museums! There is always something open so you don't have to worry about wandering the streets aimlessly. However, many are closed on t

Restaurants During Christmas and New Year's 2013

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Over the next two weeks, I will be doing a series of articles detailing which days restaurants, museums, shops and church services are open/closed during the holiday season to help you plan your visi

The Nobel Prizes!

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Not only is it the season for Christmas and Lucia... it is Nobel Prize season as well! On December 10th the annual ceremony will be held here in Stockholm to award the prizes for Economy, Medicine, P

St Lucia Celebrations!

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Photo by Henrik Trygg, Stockholm Visitors Board(Edit: This is info for 2013, for updated info... click here!)Lucia, the festival/celebration of St Lucia, happens on December 13th and is, along with M

Countdown to Christmas- Part 2!

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The royal palace lit up under a wintery sky.Last weekend I wrote about the first Christmassy happenings in Stockholm... but this weekend (Nov 29th to Dec 1st) is the official start of the holiday sea

Ice Skating Rink at Kungsträdgården is Open for the Season!

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This weekend we are expecting subzero (Celsius) temperatures which means that it is cold enough for the popular outdoor ice skating rink in Kungsträdgården to open for business. A sure sign that wint

Dickens "A Christmas Carol" (Theatre in English!)

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Photo by Johan LygrellForeign visitors often ask me about theatre and shows in Stockholm and they are generally disappointed (and often surprised) when I explain that the vast majority of theatr

Countdown to Christmas in Stockholm...

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Photo by Henrik Trygg, Stockholm Visitors BoardThis Sunday, November 17th, the Christmas season starts with the traditional skyltsöndag (literally "sign Sunday" though sign refers to window displays)

Pitcher's Sports Bar & Restaurant

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Last week I was at the premiere of a new restaurant, called Pitcher's, which opened up next door to the Rival Hotel. Welcome to the neighbourhood! This is a combination restaurant, pub and sports bar

Stockholm International Film Festival (2013)

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Today (November 6th) is the first day of the 24th annual Stockholm International Film Festival... 12 days of cinematic delights, awards and red carpet events. It really is too much to list out h

Christmas Markets in Stockholm 2013

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Yup... it's that time of the year! Well, almost. It is less than three weeks until the first Christmas market opens for business, so I thought it would be appropriate to post a guide of the different

Restaurant P.A. & Co

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Stockholm was bracing for a big autumn storm this past Monday evening (it ended up being mostly a little rainy). That evening I was out with friends at the movies and we decided to drop in at a resta

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