{"id":56805,"date":"2013-12-14T05:41:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T12:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=56805"},"modified":"2021-12-29T20:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T01:51:17","slug":"visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=56805","title":{"rendered":"Unique Things to do in Stockholm — A Guide to the City"},"content":{"rendered":"

A weekend is enough time to see basic elements of a city but it is not enough to fully explore the unique activities that Stockholm has to offer. If I were to visit again, I would take the time to explore the following activities.<\/p>\n

Stay in one of Stockholm’s floating hotels.<\/strong> This is a city that worships water and it’s no surprise, Stockholm has water everywhere. It’s only natural that some enterprising people would convert their boats into hostels, hotels and restaurants. I both walked and bused past armies of boat hotels while going between the Stadsmuseum and the Royal Palace. This article in the Dallas News [link removed] gives a bit more flavour to the boat hotel business in Stockholm. <\/p>\n

Do a rooftop tour of Stockholm.<\/strong> I’ve done more than my fair share of sewer and underground tours in cities, but never a rooftop tour (sometimes referred to as roof hiking). Unfortunately, I missed the tour season by a few weeks (it runs from April to October). Upplevmer<\/a> seems to be the only company in Stockholm that runs rooftop tours in English.<\/p>\n

Take an icebreaker tour of Stockholm.<\/strong> Again, my timing was terrible… I missed the rooftop season and the icebreaker tour season (to further add to this poor timing, boat tour companies were on strike the weekend I was in town). Either way, when the water freezes around the city, icebreakers head out and make the waterways passable for other boats. I don’t have a company to recommend, but there is a video of a tug boat breaking the ice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Swim the city.<\/strong> How often do you get to be in a city that has waterways clean enough (and safe enough) to swim in? Ummmmm… never. I spent 25-years of my life in a swimming pool so swimming from place to place in Stockholm sounds like fun. I just wonder what gear is out there for keeping clothes, wallet, and camera dry. Here’s the Guardian’s swimming tour of the city<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do an ABBA tour of the city.<\/strong> Surprisingly, ABBA touring is new to Stockholm. The most popular ABBA walking tour runs from the Stadmuseum daily<\/a>. And, the newest addition to the city (2013) is the ABBA Museum<\/a>. Here is the Guardian’s review of the ABBA Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit Yasuragi Hasseludden<\/a>.<\/strong> Sweden is known for it’s spas and spa culture… but these Japanese baths came highly recommended. I feel relaxed just looking at their website.<\/p>\n

The gallery contains photos that didn’t make it to other posts. Explore Sweden with me<\/a>.<\/p>\n