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Photo past times Henrik Trygg (EDIT: This information is from 2013-11, for electrical current prices together with opening hours... click here! ) One of the to a greater extent than enduring together with endearing sights of winter-Stockholm is Blue Planet ice-skating rink inwards the Kungsträdgården common inwards key Stockholm. Last calendar week the rink opened for its 48th season! The rink is develop only about the statue of Charles XIII inwards the middle of the common together with piece it's non the largest rink, people don't larn at that spot for the excercise but for the tradition, to soak upwards the Stockholm wintertime atmosphere together with to larn into the Christmas spirit. Skating equipment available to rent! It costs l SEK for adults together with twenty SEK for children. The rink is opened upwards vii days a calendar week until the starting fourth dimension week of March together with mostly closes at 6:30pm except on Tuesdays together with Thursdays when ...

Yesterday eventide a friend as well as I went to i of my favorite restaurants... Roxy ! This is i of those restaurants that I intend actually deliver on food, place as well as service. It is located correct on Nytorget foursquare inward the SoFo neighborhood, i of the virtually vibrant parts of Stockholm. The staff are real personable as well as laissez passer cracking service. You experience similar a "regular" invitee fifty-fifty if it is your kickoff visit. pork bourguignon avec kit The carte du jour leans towards Castilian cuisine as well as at that spot is something for everyone including unopen to cracking vegetarian dishes. I actually had problem deciding what to get, only in conclusion I chose their Castilian version of Beef Bourguignon made alongside pork (Pata Negra). I wasn't disappointed... it was the perfect dish alongside a wintertime tempest raging outside. For dessert nosotros both took the "avec kit": espresso or cappuccino, night chocolate tr...

Photo by: Nicho Södling   November 12th, 13th & 14th This is sort of an strange weekend... inbetween Halloween (All Saints) in addition to side yesteryear side weekend when the Christmas flavor kicks off. There are nevertheless but about interesting things going on though! There are iii large international fairs going on this weekend that are really popular. You convey the Scandinavian Boat Show , the largest around exclusive boat fair inwards Scandinavia, going on from the tenth to the 14th. The Stockholm Food & Beverage Fair ( Det Goda Köket ), concentrating on nutrient in addition to wine, is going on from the twelfth to the 14th, the same days equally the Health, Wellness & Fitness Fair (which is in all probability a skillful house to view afterwards tasting wines at the nutrient & imbibe fair). All iii fairs are taking house at the Stockholm International Fairgrounds but due south of Stockholm in Älvsjö . Very slow to larn to from the hotel ... a few blocks ...

Last calendar week I was at the premiere of a novel restaurant, called Pitcher's , which opened upward side yesteryear side door to the Rival Hotel . Welcome to the neighbourhood ! This is a combination restaurant, pub as well as sports bar. In fact, it is business office of a Sweden-wide franchise... though this is the kickoff ane inwards Stockholm. It is quite a large locale amongst 2 floors as well as several bars. I talked to a fellow member of the staff on opening black as well as he explained that they are a "soft" sports bar, which way that, spell they produce bring TVs showing alive sporting events, the audio is muted thus that diners tin toilet withal savor their meal. He did cite that if at that spot is a large sporting effect going on (playoffs, basis championships, grand slam, etc;) thus they volition bring the audio on inwards sure enough parts of the restaurant. As I mentioned, it is a large locale! Restaurant area, amongst booths... As it was the premiere e...

 le entrance! le interior! I kicked off my weekend amongst an after-work view to Le Rouge amongst friends. Located in the Old Town ( Gamla Stan ), Le Rouge is 1 of celebrity chef Melker Andersson's restaurants together with is his homage to all things French. The eatery is genuinely divided into two... the eatery proper, Brasserie Le Rouge , amongst entrance via Brunnsgränd together with therefore the bar, Le Bar Rouge , amongst the entrance on Österlånggatan. The interior blueprint inwards both is fantastical and the same... Paris at the plough of the century. Lots of cerise velvet amongst gilded fringe. H5N1 cross betwixt Moulin Rouge together with a French brothel (in the best agency possible)... y'all buy the farm along waiting for Nicole Kidman to swing past times on a chandelier! We spent our eve at Le Bar which is a watering hole for Stockholmers together with a groovy identify to reckon over a drinking glass of champagne. The carte du jour hither is equally French ...

Photo past times Henrik Trygg, Stockholm Visitors Board This Sunday, Nov 17th, the Christmas flavor starts amongst the traditional skyltsöndag (literally "sign Sunday" though sign refers to window displays). This is the Dominicus when the region store Nordiska Kompaniet , or only NK, reveals its popular, vacation inspired, window displays. The large bring out is at 10:50am in addition to in that place is commonly a large crowd prepare to oh-and-ah. Part of the bring out is to see what subject the window displays volition have. But that is non all... Santa Claus, or jultomten , volition live on on mitt until 5pm accepting wishing lists from naughty & overnice children. After this Sunday, Santa volition live on at NK on Fridays to Sundays until the 16th of December, afterwards which he volition live on in-house daily until the 23rd. A past, non-traditional, vacation window display at NK. Skyltsöndag is actually only to whet your appetite... the vacation flavor officially k...

Strömma is Stockholm's premiere sightseeing companionship together with final nighttime a colleague together with I attended their pre-winter party... a prissy eventide on their boats where they presented their wintertime offers together with tours. The Archipelago Tour w/ Guide continues through the wintertime taking visitors a fleck out inwards the archipelago leaving each Sabbatum & sun at noon. During the wintertime Strömma adds a particular Winter Tour several times a hateful solar daytime from Dec 21st until Apr seventh (yes our winters tin sack final that long!). The tour takes you lot through the Stockholm port together with out to the islands of Fjäderholmarna ... running near i hr together with fifteen minutes. There is nutrient together with potable available onboard together with the cost is 190 SEK, one-half toll for children betwixt vi together with 11. Photo past times Magnus Rietz A particular Swedish Christmas tradition is the julbord , a vacation version of...

Photo by: Nicho Södling November 19th, 20th & 21st The vacation flavor is approaching fast... adding a trivial coloring to the events this weekend. If all things cinematic is your thing, hence Stockholm is the house to endure this weekend! The Stockholm International Film Festival is inwards sum swing alongside movies beingness shown inwards theaters all over the city. Check their website hither or inquire me at the hotel for to a greater extent than data of films too events. The maiden off Christmas Market of the flavor opens on Saturday. Get a jump start on your Christmas shopping or only bask a drinking glass of glögg (Swedish mulled wine) equally you lot walk through the stalls. It volition endure opened upwards daily betwixt 11am too 6pm until Dec 23rd. This marketplace is located in the primary foursquare inwards the Old Town ( Stortorget inwards Gamla Stan ).  On Sabbatum nosotros stimulate got the 5th annual Stadium Winter Jam taking house at S tockholm Stadion (...

Photo by Johan Lygrell Foreign visitors oft enquire me most theater as well as shows inward Stockholm as well as they are to a greater extent than oft than non disappointed (and oft surprised) when I explicate that the vast bulk of theater inward Stockholm is inward Swedish. Since 95% of potential theater goers are Swedish, it is entirely logical that theater is inward the local language. The exceptions to this dominion are shows where linguistic communication isn't a occupation (opera, dance, etc;) every bit good every bit a conduct few that are performed inward their master copy linguistic communication (say, Shakespeare). Photo by Johan Lygrell Happily, some other exception is the traditional surgery of "A Christmas Carol" , based on the classic novella yesteryear Charles Dickens, at the Maxim Theatre inward Stockholm. I tell "traditional" because this has piece of work out a fleck of an annual outcome inward Stockholm. The story of the greedy miser Ebenezer...

This weekend nosotros are expecting subzero (Celsius) temperatures which agency that it is mutual coldness plenty for the pop outdoor ice skating rink inwards Kungsträdgården to opened upwards for business. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 certain sign that wintertime is non far off! Stockholmers create got been skating hither since 1962, when the rink showtime opened for business. It's location inwards the center of the metropolis makes it a pop action for both locals together with tourists... whether they genuinely accept to the rink or but observe. The downtown shopping district is nearby amongst the NK region store located correct across the street. Starting following Fri (Nov 29th) a Christmas marketplace volition opened upwards up but following to the rink. This marketplace volition hold upwards opened upwards daily, 11am to 6pm, until Dec 22nd. On a snowy eve final winter... no snowfall soundless this year! The H2O ice skating rink is too opened upwards daily: weekdays fro...

  Photo by: Henrik Trygg, Stockholms Visitors Board (Edit: for electrical flow data click here for a newer weblog article!)  I accept already written nearly this once, but it is fourth dimension for a friendly reminder... As a tourist coming to Stockholm, you lot should live on aware that many restaurants unopen during the vacation season. Some unopen only for the principal vacation dates (Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, etc;), others unopen for a few to a greater extent than extra days piece others genuinely unopen for a brace of weeks. When it comes to Christmas Eve, you lot should excogitation on eating inwards a hotel restaurant. They are the solely restaurants of existent lineament opened upwardly on that date. Many of the major hotels are opened upwardly to full general public, thence you lot produce accept a choice! The Rival's Bistro is opened upwardly to all guests (whether you lot are staying at the hotel or not) during the entire vacation flavor in addition to at th...

Middle of Gamla Stan    The dates in addition to times hither are for 2013- for 2011, click here ! Now that the holidays are unopen to the corner, Christmas Markets ( julmarknader ) are starting to popular upward unopen to the city... in addition to today your intrepid blogger braved the outset wintertime tempest to take in the marketplace position inward the Old Town to brand a report. The christmas market that is located in the top dog foursquare of the Old Town ( Stortorget i Gamla Stan ) is the quintessential marketplace position in addition to the outset to opened upward for the season. It is opened upward daily from 11am to 6pm until Dec 23rd. Here yous tin buy ceramics, hand-made candles, Swedish christmas decorations, arts & arts and crafts of the Sami, wintertime accessories, sausages, fresh baked breadstuff in addition to mustards & jams. There's a lot to snack on equally well... hot dogs, waffles, candy in addition to Swedish mulled vino ( glögg ). It...

Photo past times Henrik Trygg- Stockholm Visitors Bureau November 26th, 27th & 28th Ooooh... lots going on this weekend! Horses, Santa, Freddy Kreuger together with a gingerbread homo or two. This weekend nosotros celebrate första advent , the starting fourth dimension of the 4 Advent Sundays earlier Christmas. The Stockholm International Horse Show is going on all 3 days at the Globe Arena located in southern Stockholm. This is the largest indoor equestrian lawsuit inwards the world. Plenty to run into here... shows together with competitions inwards dressage, jumping together with mitt driving. There volition fifty-fifty last a majestic inwards attendance too equally ponies together with camels. Head downward to the Stockholm Central prepare station to run into the Gingerbread Factory ... made out of some 1,000 kilograms of gingerbread. Take a direct chances to decorate together with create some tasting! Santa volition last at that spot to supervise. Fri through Sunday, 10am...

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