Showing posts with label 07-08 SCANDINAVIA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 07-08 SCANDINAVIA. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Itinerary


SCANDINAVIA

Fri
8/24
Arrive 12:45 CPH
1pm-6pm Drive to Gedser (2hrs) directions
see Island of Mon
7pm Ferry Gedser - Rostock ($150/car)
9pm Drive to Ostseebad-Ahrenshoop (45min) directions
10pm Hang out with Alicia & Hendrik
Apt in Ostseebad-Ahrenshoop

Sat
8/25
Hang out at the beach/town
3pm Wedding at Elisabeth von Eicken
Apt in Ostseebad-Ahrenshoop

Sun
8/26
6-7am Drive to Rostock Ferry Terminal
8am-1:30pm Ferry to Trelleborg, Sweden ($230/car)
2-3pm Drive Trelleborg to Malmo (.5 hrs) directions
Baltzar Hotel (free parking 20:00-9:00/breakfast/wireless) map

Mon
8/27
8am Breakfast
9am to 12pm Drive Malmo to Gothenberg (2.5 hrs) directions
Hotel Quality 11
(parking $12/breakfast/wireless, $3 ferry shuttle in front to Goteborg) map

Tue
8/28
9am-4pm drive Gothenberg to Stockhom (5.5 hrs) directions
5pm gamla stan area, walk around
Stockholm Hotel Bromma (free parking/breakfast/wireless) map

Wed
8/29
Museums
Vasa Museum
Stockholm Hotel Bromma

Thu
8/30
shopping, Ikea, Quality outlet
Stockholm Hotel Bromma

Fri
8/31
Day trip uppsala, malarand, etc
bars
Stockholm Hotel Bromma

Sat
9/1
8am-5pm Drive to Copenhagen
5pm check into hotel
6pm dinner/walk around old town
bars
Hotel Fox ($$parking/breakfast/wireless) map

Sun
9/2
Copenhagen Tours
Museums
Shopping
Hotel Fox

Mon
9/3
Arrive Keflavik 9am
Blue Lagoon
Reykjavik
Depart 5pm
Boston

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Sweden

Stockholm


Goteborg


Malmo


GENERAL INFORMATION
$1 = $6.66 SEK

Time: 6hrs ahead from Boston
Stockholm Weather
Stockholm Map
Movie about Stockholm
Road Signs
Directions from Trelleborg to Stockholm
645 km – about 6 hours 49 mins
Directions from Stockholm to Copenhagen
659 km – about 6 hours 59 mins
Stockholm Guide

HOTELS
8/26
Baltzar Hotel (free parking 20:00-9:00/breakfast/wireless)
Södergatan 20 map
SE-211 34 Malmö
Phone + 46 40 66 55 700
132.23


8/27
Hotel Quality 11
(parking $12/breakfast/wireless, $3 ferry shuttle in front to Goteborg)
MASKINGATAN 11 map

417 64 Göteborg
Tel +46 31-779 11 11
146.54


8/28-9/1
Stockholm Hotel Bromma (free parking/breakfast/wireless)
Norrbyvagen 30 map
BROMMA,
Stockhol
m, SE-16869, SE
Phone: 46-8-50733200

FOOD
PRINSEN Mäster Samuelsgatan 4, Stockholm. Ph 611 13 31 . Pricelevel: high. Exciting mix of Swedish and International cuisine. Famous for their steaks served on wood platters.

SALT Hantverkargatan 34, Stockholm. Ph 652 11 00. Pricelevel: low. Very Swedish. Lingonberry, knäckebröd and lamps formed as elks. Cramped but with high spirit.

TENNSTOPET Dalagatan 50, Stockholm. Ph 32 25 18. Pricelevel: low. Legendary restaurant from 1867. Try "Wallenbergare" or anything else from the Swedish classic menu. The bar menu has a wide selection at a resonable price.

BARS
DEBASER SLUSSEN
Karl Johans Torg 1
111 30 Stockholm
Slussen / Gamla Stan
+46(0)8 30 56 20
+46(0)8 30 56 20

DEBASER MEDIS
Medborgarplatsen 8
118 26 Stockholm
Medborgarplatsen
+46 (0)8 694 79 00
medis@debaser.nu

DEBASER MALMÖ
Norra Parkgatan 2
214 22 Malmö
+46(0)40 23 98 80
+46(0)40 23 98 95
info@debaser.nu

Ostgotakallaren
Östgötagatan 41, 11625 Stockholm


Carpe Noctem
Address: Bondegatan 1c
Directions: In Sodermalm between the metrostations "Medborgarplatsen" and "Skanstull".


SHOPPING

Districts

Bo Concept
Drottninggatan 75
111 60 Stockholm

Folkungagatan avenue (SoFo)
Lisa Larsson Secondhand
Bondegatan 48
116 33 Stockholm

Tjallamalla
Bondegatan 46
116 33 Stockholm


IKEA Barkarby
Folkungavägen 50
17735 Järfälla
mån-fre: 10 - 20
lör-sön: 10 - 18
röd dag: 10 – 18


Quality Outlet
Address: Barkarby
Directions: It is very easy to get to by public transportation. Take the Kungsängen train from platform 15/16 from Stockholm Central to Jakobsberg. From there you take bus 567.
Website: http://www.qualityoutlet.com/


ATTRACTIONS
Stockholm Card 2007, Adult 24 hours290,00 ($ 44US)

Stockholm Card 2007, Adult 48 hours420,00 ($ 63US)

Gamla Stan
take the Österlångatan or the Prästgatan. Don't miss the Stortorget! Mårten Trotzigs Gränd is the narrowest street in the Gamla Stan and is only 90 cm wide. Many of the best restaurants and pubs are off Västerlångatan.


Narrowest Street

Mårten Trotzigs Gränd
90cm wide



Vasa Museum
Galärvarvsvägen 14
June 1 to August 31: 8.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
September 1 to May 31: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adults - 80 SEK ($12)
Adults: Wednesdays 5-8 p.m. - 60 SEK ($9)
Students - 40 SEK ($6)
WALK - From the Central Station. Approximate time: 30 minutes._From the Karlaplan station. Approximate time: 10 minutes.
CAR PARK - There is a car park near the Museum, but it is often full. Parking spots may be found on the other side of the bridge or in the parking garages at Slussen or Karlaplan.
In English Daily Every hour from 9.30 a.m to 5.30 p.m.



Skansen
Djurgårdsslätten 49-51 on Djurgåden
un - Aug 10 - 22
Entrance fee: During the summer : Adults 80 SEK ($12)
Phone: +46 8 442 80 00
Directions: Take a walk, bus or ferry to the island of Djurgården. Buses 47 and 69 leave from the Central Station. Bus 44 from Karlaplan. The ferry leaves from Slussen all year round and also from Nybroplan during the summer.
Skansen is an open-air museum with 150 historical buildings, handicraft, zoo, aquaria, etc.
Interactive Map



Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace)
Garnisonsenheten Högvakten
SE-10311 Stockholm
From June until August the changing of the Royal Guards with a Military Band in the Outer Courtyard of the Palace in Stockholm takes place every day at 1215 hours (on Sundays and holidays at 1315 hours).

Modern Museum

Slupskjulsvägen 7-9
Stockholm
Tuesday 10-20
Wednesday - Sunday 10-18
Admission: 80 SEK/60 SEK ($12/$9)



EVENTS
01 Sep 07 - 02 Sep 07

Street Market
Street's regular market featuring everything from design to kid's clothing, jewelry, books and posters.
http://www.streetinstockholm.se

Hornstulls Strand 4
SE-117 36 Stockholm
Tel: +46 8-669 38 90

Drive-in flea market
Sell what you don't need anymore -or find something you never knew existed. Come to the flea market only 10 minutes from Stockholm.
http://www.tabyloppis.com

Täby Galoppbana
SE-183 21 Täby
Tel: +46 8-506 366 00

Rotebro drive-in market, flea market
(Bollstanäsvägen 1, Rotebro in Sollentuna) Free parking.
http://www.rotebromarknad.se

Bollstanäsvägen 1
SE-192 78 Sollenrtuna
Tel: +46 73-559 24 37

Germany



GENERAL INFORMATION
$1 = $0.72 EU
Directions CPH to Gedser Ferry
228 km – about 4 hours 6 mins
Directions from Rostock Ferry to Restaurant
41.1 km – about 42 mins



Elisabeth von Eicken
Ostseebad-Ahrenshoop

Haus ELISABETH VON EICKEN Betriebs-GmbH
Dorfstrasse 39
18347 Ostseebad Ahrenshoop
Tel. (038220) 6990
Fax (038220) 69924
mail@elisabethvoneicken.de

Apartment
Dorfstrasse 1a, 18347 Ahrenshoop




Denmark

Copenhagen




Zealand Island


Denmark


GENERAL INFORMATION
$1 = $5.4 DKK
Copenhagen Weather
Time: 6hrs ahead from Boston
Copenhagen Guide
Copenhagen Tourism home
Scandinavian tourism site

HOTELS

9/1-9/3
Hotel Fox (parking $ /breakfast/wireless)
Jarmers Plads 3 map
Copenhagen 1551
Denmark

+45 33 13 30 00

We requested Room #121, I HOPE WE GET IT!!!!!


ATTRACTIONS

Tivoli


Stroget


Nyhavn



BARS
bankeråt,
ahlefeldtsgade 27
1359 københavn k
+45 33 93 69 88

barbarella,
nørre farimagsgade 41, st. tv,
1364 københavn k,
+45 33 32 00 61


The Laundromat Cafe
Elmegade 15
and Arhusgade 38

SHOPPING

Elmegade and Blågårdsgade in the Nørrebro district
vintage shops at the corner of Sankt Hans Gade and Ravnsborggade

Designer Zoo
Vesterbrogade 137

Lucky shopping guide

Vital Info



Copenhagen Airport A/S
Lufthavnsboulevarden 6
DK 2770 Kastrup, Denmark
Terminal 3

VAT
Wherever you shop - ask for a Global Refund Cheque
After deduction of the handling expense, you will receive a refund up to 19% of the purchase price. You can cash your refund cheque in Copenhagen Airport airside

1. The shop will issue a Global Refund cheque on request.
2. The cheque must be stamped by the customs authorities in Terminal 3 before you check in your baggage.
3. You can cash the cheque at the Global Refund desk in the Transit Hall.
Monday - Friday and Sunday: 06.30 am - 9.00 pm