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I've rashly promised to take dd to Sweden for a weekend...anyone been?? Hopeless at organising!

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Prenelope · 22/08/2024 06:45

Dd is 18 and just finished A levels. She's been learning Swedish on Duolingo for around 2 years as a hobby and when she was stressed and tired with revision I promised to take her to Sweden for three days in her gap year.

So now I'm thinking Copenhagen might be nicer than Stockholm and then getting the train across into Malmo and Lund. Or of course we could just fly to Stockholm. We lile museums - particularly anything to do with psychology!, eating out and people watching.

Any advice welcome!

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boatyardblues · 22/08/2024 07:23

Vasa is well worth a visit. It was our favourite museum in Stockholm.

The history museum has an excellent Viking exhibition: historiska.se/visit-us/viking-summer/

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Prenelope · 22/08/2024 07:28

TooMuchRedMaybe · 22/08/2024 07:21

I'm Swedish and living in Stockholm. I think Stockholm is the best option here as there is so much to do and the Swedish spoken is easy to understand if she's been doing Duo Lingo. People in Malmö really do have a very strong accent and it would be really hard for her to understand.

The theme park is closed during the autumn/winter but it does open up for Halloween and and it's really fun and quite scary. You can get your tickets here: https://www.gronalund.com/en/halloween.

The Vasa museum is great and it's near the theme park. The Paradox Museum is fun: https://www.paradoxmuseumstockholm.com/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAoaGxWXoYsAyPGN1XqSoZiKrfcq3U&gclid=CjwKCAjwoJa2BhBPEiwA0l0ImMA6V4w7QxMY7R6QDs0oHsgMTBHlczwMm5BxqAAcGWzYn3BY-3AamBoCXh0QAvD_BwE.

You might like to have a drink or two at the ice bar: https://hotelcstockholm.se/icebar-stockholm-by-icehotel/

The icebar and paradox museum are amazing suggestions. Tack!

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MrTiddlesTheCat · 22/08/2024 11:05

Prenelope · 22/08/2024 06:54

That is a great piece of advice as she definitely wants to practice her Swedish.

So maybe Stockholm only then. I was thinking of October but not sure if that's a good time to visit.

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Or Gothenburg. They're also understandable.

Crikeyalmighty · 22/08/2024 11:23

I've lived in Copenhagen for a few years ( back in uk now) and been to Stockholm 7 or. 8 times. They are both nice in different ways- I think the centre of Copenhagen is nicer and has a picturesque harbour and a great beach over at Amager but Stockholm is really lovely too- one thing I would factor in is Copenhagen is more expensive. They both use kroner - but whilst something in Copenhagen would be say 45k ( says coffee) it would also be 45k in Stockholm- difference is Danish k is approx 8.6 to sterling- Swedish know 12.1 - it's a big difference.!! We found Sweden much cheaper ( about same as UK these days- maybe slightly more but not much)

SpanThatWorld · 22/08/2024 20:17

We're currently on our way back from an interrail holiday of Sweden and Norway plus we have previously visited both Stockholm and Copenhagen.

We both love Stockholm and Malmö but were underwhelmed by Gothenburg.

I have once managed to order tea and cake in Swedish without the server switching to English. Truly one of my greatest achievements in life 😂

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