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Summer Museum Exhibitions- 2014

Posted by zlatin

Nils Dardel at Moderna Museet!Here is a handy list to help you with planning your visit to Stockholm this summer! There are many great museum exhibitions planned for this summer in Stockholm. Here ar

ABBA... The Boat Tour!

Posted by zlatin

ABBA Boat Tour www.stromma.se This summer, ABBA the Museum and the Strömma sightseeing company have joined forces to present a new sightseeing tour in Stockholm: ABBA the Museum Boat Tour. As I

Midsummer Weekend- 2014!

Posted by zlatin

Raising the Midsummer pole at Skansen!www.skansen.se The biggest holiday in the Swedish calendar is this coming weekend: Midsummer (June 20th to 22nd)! It rivals Christmas as a holida

Restaurants Closed During the Summer- 2014

Posted by zlatin

So... here is my annual bad news post for the summer. Well, bad news for "foodies" visiting Stockholm in July and August at any rate. Many of the top tier restaurants (Michelin star, gourmet) close f

English Language Theatre This Summer!

Posted by zlatin

One of the more problematic questions I get is when non-Swedish speaking visitors ask about shows and theatre. With the exception of opera, the vast majority of shows in Stockholm are in Swedish. A s

June 6th: Sweden's National Holiday

Posted by zlatin

Sweden's National Holiday is celebrated on June 6th each year. Sadly, it is a bit of a wimpy holiday... nothing along the lines of the Fourth of July in the US, Bastille Day in France or "17e Maj" in

Restaurant Festival: Smaka På Stockholm!

Posted by zlatin

Tomorrow (Wednesday, June 4th) is the first day of one of my favorite summer festivals... Smaka På Stockholm (A Taste of Stockholm). This restaurant/food festival is celebrating its 23rd year th