Comments on: Taking Stock(holm)

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:17:24 +0000

Abbey, we went on the advice of a friend who is half Swedish and was kind enough to help us to plan the perfect trip. There’s a lot to be said for taking advantage of others’ expertise. (Oh, wait. That’s why we’re all here, isn’t it?!)

By: Abbey

Abbey — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:51:31 +0000

Glad you had a great trip to Stockholm! What made you guys decide to head over there? I’m so jealous you went around the archipelago. My husband has been talking about us doing that every time we’re in Sweden but we just haven’t yet!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:14:19 +0000

Thanks for the comments, all!

Jane: how about Stockholm for Thanksgiving? :)

Kayt: IS there a city that can be done sans stroller?

soultravelers3: We missed the Astrid Lindgren theme park on our trip and I was so bummed. A reason to go back!

Anil: I think mine sounds pretty Russian, too. Maybe if I’d used MudslideMama’s Swedish Chef approach I’d have had better luck? Too funny!

Jet Set Life: Thanks for the pass along. I do highly recommend the trip!

Ric Garrido: Those icicles sound hazardous! I think I’m glad we were there in August. :)

By: Ric Garrido

Ric Garrido — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:26:44 +0000

In 1993 I spent two weeks in Stockholm in late January.

Observations:
Fresh fruit was in the market square outside my hotel every morning that appeared to be better quality than what I had seen in northern California the few weeks before.

Purpose in Stockholm was for an educators conference and with sunrise around 9am and sunset before 4pm, I walked around the streets of Stockholm during the lunch hour to see all I could see in the daylight hour.

Concern during my walks under the typically six story urban buildings was the repeated occurrences of long, heavy icicles falling from heights of 60 to 80 feet down to the sidewalk around me. It only happened about 4 or 5 times, but I had to wonder how many people in Stockholm get hit by falling icicles during the few sunny hours of rooftop heating during winter.

A beautiful city anytime of year I am sure.

By: Jet Set Life

Jet Set Life — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:12:38 +0000

Stockholm appears to be an amazing place for a family vacation. Thanks for the post. I’ll be sure to pass it along to our readers.

By: MudslideMama

MudslideMama — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:24:47 +0000

I use the Swedish Chef from the Muppets as my guide. :)

This was a great post, although I must admit – I’m having a hard time taking your “travel tip” seriously. So funny!

By: Anil

Anil — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:20:08 +0000

The fake Swedish accent is hard to get down right, mine always ends up sounding like German or Russian.

By: soultravelers3

soultravelers3 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:26:16 +0000

Funny! Sorry about your stroller fiasco!

We just spent a month in Sweden and just loooved it! I fell in love with Stockholm the first time I saw it many years ago and was thrilled to share it with my family.

My daughter celebrated her birthday at Junibacken and we bought six great books there that can’t be bought in the States. Little did my kidlet know that she was learning more about the culture as she read them while we roamed around Sweden! ;)

Did you know there is also a cool theme park called Astrid Lingrins world in Sweden? http://www.astridlindgrensworld.com/

We also loved the Ice Bar in Stockholm… as a surprisingly fantastic family stop! I’ve gotten more views on my twitpic there than any others!

We enjoyed Oslo ( plus the fjords!) and Copenhagen, but I must confess Stockholm and Sweden stole our hearts!

By: Kayt Sukel

Kayt Sukel — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:22:26 +0000

We loved Stockholm. A great city to go one-on-one with your kids, too — though I never could have done it without the stroller. =)

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:07:50 +0000

I lOVE Stockholm but have only visited without kids. OOOh this blog takes me back to my days of being an au pair in Oslo! Weekend trips to Stockholm were a favorite among us au pairs.