One of the great things about keeping a blog is the email contact from people who are kind enough to write in.
A lady called Emma mailed me this week. There is a chance her partner may start work in Stockholm and they are considering the life changing move to Sverige.
They are visiting next week and Emma will have the day to herself and is looking for ideas for things to see and do in Stockholm. I have added my reply below. If you have any better ideas or suggestion please free to leave a comment. Its what this blog is all about.
Hmm the weather is not the best for sightseeing, its around minus 6 today. Its a shame because Stockholms beauty is not its museums and galleries, for me its her archipelago, the water and the islands.
I would recommend you visit Gamla Stan (Old Town). Its nice to walk around there, soak up the atmosphere, look at the shops, both touristy and local. You can see the Swedish Parliament and the Swedish Royal Palace. Some nice cafes. You need to learn to ‘fika’, a very Swedish tradition it loosely means to sit down, have a coffee, tea with a bun and chat with a friend/read a newspaper. its a great work and one I think I will use even in English as we have no direct translation.
If you like walking, I would definitely suggest a walk to Djurgården. Its Stockholms greenest island and its beautiful to walk around there. Thats if you enjoy walking.
I will put a thread on the blog as others may have better ideas than me. So keep an eye on that and see what they suggest.
Cheers
Shane
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I would suggest you visit thelocal.se and read up on some of the problems that immigrants have adjusting to life in Sweden. Obviously you will read allot of negative threads, but if you do an objective search and dont have any kids you should be fine – Jeff
The Local is definitely very useful. I remember using it a lot before I moved here. The forums are a great way of getting answers to your questions.
On saying that after two years I now find the Local very ‘Daily Mail’ in its output. Never mind the forums the articles very rarely put Sweden in a good light and it usually fairly negative (as is a lot of newspapers output).
I do get irritated when the Local does a direct translation of a story in Dagens Nyheter and doesnt even credit it. It looks as if the article is written by the Local when its not.
So any ideas for Emma for a sightseeing itinary in Stockholm?
I suggest that Emma and her partner meet up a couple of us for a drink in the evening. We can give a decent expat perspective of life in the Nordics.
I would visit de Vasa, my favourite museum in Sthlm. And maybe the Town Hall. But definetely, Gamla Stan is a must
Guys, thanks for all your ideas and advice. Unfortunately our planned trip was rescheduled until this week and I being tied up with work commitments my partner will now be traveling alone. In the meantime I am tasked with the residential research and schooling issues! Any advice on these topics would be more than welcome. We have a thirteen year old who requires schooling that follows a GCSE based curiculum and my partners job is based in Solna. The company will be offering a housing allowance (as yet unconfirmed), and we would be looking for a 3 bed rental apartment or small house maximum 30 mins public transport travel to Karolinska Institute. Any info on this would be great!
Hi Emma
Well at least when you do visit most of the snow and ice will have gone.
I would also ask your question on the discussion section of the The Local (http://www.thelocal.se) There are a few oddballs on there but in the main decent folks who will help you out, especially with the schooling questions.