Busy Weekend... Flavor Starts, Walpurgis Too Blossoms!

Lots going on inward the upcoming days... to start off, Stockholm's pop amusement common Gröna Lund opens for the flavor on Saturday, Apr 28th. For the offset iii weeks, it volition hold upwards opened upwards exclusively on the weekends too afterwards May 16th it is opened upwards daily for the summertime season. Besides the rides, attractions too carnival atmosphere, Gröna Lund is also an outdoor concert venue amongst enough of great shows planned for the summertime (including Lenny Kravitz on June 12th). Located on the isle of Djurgården. This weekend is a long weekend thus Gröna Lund volition hold upwards opened upwards on Mon & Tuesday equally well.
Gröna Lund, photograph yesteryear Yanan Li, SVB
Another summertime favorite that opens its' doors for the flavor is Fjäderholmarnas Krog, i of the absolute best archipelago restaurants. One of the best things most the restaurant, likewise the nutrient & scenery, is that it is quite to a greater extent than or less the city... exclusively 25 minutes yesteryear boat amongst regular ferries all eve long. Click here to read my recommendation from ii years ago.
Valborg at Skansen, photograph yesteryear Dan Larsson
This is also a long weekend inward the Swedish calendar. Tuesday, May 1st, is International Worker's Day too a banking corporation holiday. This agency that many Swedes stimulate got Mon off of function equally good for a dainty iv 24-hour interval weekend. Monday, Apr 30th, is a especial 24-hour interval inward itself... it is the jump festival Valborgmässoafton or Walpurgis Night. In Sweden it is celebrated amongst music too bonfires. If you lot are staying at the Rival Hotel, too thus the best house to partake inward the celebrations is either at Skansen common or the Old Town/Riddarholmen. At Skansen in that place volition hold upwards music too amusement all 24-hour interval long too the bonfire volition hold upwards lit at 9pm. The celebrations inward the Old Town start amongst a concert inward Stortorget foursquare at 7:45pm followed yesteryear a torch parade through the streets ending on Riddarholmen where the bonfire volition hold upwards lit at 8:30pm.
Finally... the conditions is supposed to hold upwards quite pleasant inward the upcoming days too a skillful house to celebrate jump is inward Kungsträdgården where the crimson blossoms are inward total bloom!
kungstradgarden.se

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