Annas guidebok

Do you have maps in your cell phones? Otherwise I can find a link with good maps that you can print. Also I can write down more instructions for directions. For now I will tell you www.hitta.se www.eniro.se and of course google maps which is great also for and reviews. Or go to tourist information. In Kungsträdgården, Metro T-centralen or Östermalmstorg.

Food stores you find at the T-bana/Metro Midsommarkransen, get up at Svandammsvägen (Coop)/ Svandammsplan on the other side of the Svandammsparken (small Coop) and Telefonplan (Hemköp). Also a big ICA on Tellusborgsvägen 7 minutes walk. Baker is opposite Coop Svandammsvägen 17 (Bageri Pomona); the other one is Söderbergs on Cedergrensvägen, really good, if not on vacation now. Also a good bakery, la Bonne Femme, just on the other side of Svandammsparken, 3 mn walk.

There are a lot of lovely islands, and you should visit at least one of them. Read more at www.waxholmsbolaget.se If you dont have too much time you could choose Grinda, Utö or the fast boat to Sandhamn. Or the small and maybe little bit touristy Fjäderholmarna, but very close and still nice I think.

You can also go swimming in the middle of the city, f.e. at island Långholmen or at Fredhäll (mostly rocks). The closest nice sandy beaches are Tantolunden beach close to T Hornstull or Långholmen also not far from T Hornstull. With car you should go to f.e. Mälarhöjdsbadet at Mälaren below Bredäng/Mälarhöjden (long walk down/up from car parking though). Or Sätrastrandbadet below Sätra where you can park at beach level. Or take a walk from Midsommarkransen to Örnsberg and have a swim there - for people who can swim and great for evening sun and sunsets.

Take a walk from Midsommarkransen to Örnsberg and maybe have a swim there - for people who can swim and great for evening sun and sunsets. Lovely at Vinterviken (garden café, old Alfred Nobel factory etc) and along the lake Mälaren on the way. I think I wrote some tips in the listing also.

Tre vänner, PiP pita in the park (extremely close) and Svenska midsommarköket in the park are the newest restaurants, restaurang Landet (telefonplan, more trendy/cool/young but relaxed). Not Fancy/Posh (for that: go into town!) but nice. Even more relaxed but good are Svenska Hamburgerköket (very good Burgers and beer) and Svenska sushiköket (very good sushi). Both very close. They now also have Svenska Pizzaköket with very good napolitan style pizza.

Tellus Pizza you see from my window… Maybe not the napolitan one but very good I think! My favorite pizza there is ”Bogart”. On Tellusborgsvägen there is also an Indian restaurant, good. And a thai restaurant opposite of that. But I usually buy Thai takeaway (or sit there if weather is nice) from a Thai kiosk at corner of Främlingsvägen/Bäckvägen/Vallfartsvägen. Actually there is a sushi place on other side of Midsommarkransen (Coop side of T-banan) that is even better. The name is Zugoi sushi. However I like better sitting down at Svenska sushiköket than the other sushi place.

I don’t even know where to start recommending places in town. But now there are more and more places with roof top outdoor bars that are really nice. One relaxed and trendy rooftop place is Urban Deli Sveavägen which is really nice. There is also Tak, that is the one at Brunkebergstorg. I was there last summer and really nice and big om top of three different buildings with bridges between! Kulturhuset, Sergels torg

I love garden cafés and one of my very favorites is Vintervikens trädgårdscafé that you can walk to from my home. Another really really nice garden café, bigger and very popular, is Rosendals trädgårdscafé at Djurgården. If weather not nice you can sit in a glass house.

Things to do in Stockholm This is one of the useful websites there is: http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/

Vasamuseet (A old shipwreck and swedish history), Skansen (outdoor museum w lots of old houses etc from All over Sweden - and Zoo), Junibacken (mostly for children, based on Astrid Lindgrens books), Moderna museet (Modern art), Gröna lund (Amusement park), Tekniska museet (Museum of science), Fotografiska (Photography exhibitions).

Old town, Djurgården (take the boat from Slussen/Skeppsbron), Skeppsholmen, Monteliusvägen at Södermalm (lovely views or have a pick-nick), Södermalm/Katarinavägen, Kungsholmen/ Norrmälarstrand, Östermalmstorg.

Guided boat tour:
 See Stockholm by boat and get a lot of information about the city. Most popular tours have www.stromma.se . For example Under the bridges of Stockholm.

Stockholm is a wonderful city to bike in. Search on google maps for locations to rent.

SHOPPING Upscale shops are around Biblioteksgatan/ Stureplan/ Östermalmstorg (T Östermalmstorg) and the Mood Galleria (Regeringsgatan)

Trendy/Vintage/Alternative/Quirky - in Södermalm, f.e. Götgatan hill (T Slussen, not so alternative...), around Skånegatan and Nytorget (T Medborgarplatsen)

A quite new and nice, big, shopping mall with both the chain budget stores and more exclusive ones is "Mall of Scandinavia", pendeltåg (commuter train) to Solna station, 7 min. from Centralen. Nice mall if you like that or weather not nice. Also good restaurants in that mall.

Emergency unit: Södersjukhuset in Södermalm in Stockholm city. Or Karolinska hospital in Huddinge. Call 1177 if you would like to have advice about any medical condition and for directions for doctors. Emergency: call 112. In case of fire, crime or acute medical condition.

In Sweden you need to go to Systembolaget to buy alcohol (or a bar/restaurant). I think the closest one is in Liljeholmen, one metro stop away. There is also one in Västberga, besides Stora Coop, about 15 minutes walk. In Liljeholmen is also a big galleria.