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The amphibian/reptile area If you lot accept been reading this blog, too hence you lot know that I'm a big fan of Skansen ... both to see myself too to mail visitors to see. Skansen is many places inwards one: a beautiful park, an open-air museum of Swedish civilisation & traditions besides equally Stockholm's zoo (with enough of Nordic animals similar reindeer, moose, bears, etc;). It is a favorite amongst both adults too children, exactly instantly it volition travel fifty-fifty to a greater extent than kid friendly amongst their novel children's zoo... Lill-Skansen ! Bunny Hill? I was invited yesterday to a sneak preview of the novel facilities which volition opened upwards for the full general world on March 31st. There has been a pop children's zoo at Skansen since 1955, exactly instantly it has been re-imagined too revamped. Lill-Skansen volition instantly accept both an indoor too outdoor surface area amongst a broad multifariousness of small-scale Nordic ani...

Photo: Marie Andersson, Skansen (Edit: This is from 2012, click here for to a greater extent than updated information & links for 2013) The Easter Holidays ( Påsk ) come upwards a trivial before inwards the calendar this year. As a visitor to Stockholm, hither are approximately practical things to know: both Fri Apr sixth (Good Fri - Långfredag ) together with Mon Apr ninth ( Annandag Påsk ) are banking concern holidays inwards Sweden, which agency that banks, smaller shops & boutiques every bit good every bit liquor stores ( Systembolaget ) volition live on closed. Easter Lord's Day ( Påsk ) is, of course, a holiday. But, too the inwards a higher house mentioned, nigh museums, region stores, restaurants together with shopping centers are opened upwards every bit usual... amongst perhaps shorter opening hours sure enough days. Th Apr fifth (S kärtorsdag ) is a especial day. While non a holiday, many purpose workers work it every bit a half-day inwards anticipation of the...

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 t...

Swedish flag flight high inwards a higher house Royal Palace! While non equally big equally France's Bastille Day, USA's July fourth or fifty-fifty Norway's May 17th, the National Holiday on June 6th is nonetheless a 24-hour interval when Swedish hearts vanquish a footling faster in addition to when the blueish in addition to yellowish flags wing a footling higher! If yous are inwards Stockholm tomorrow thence at that topographic point are enough of things to run across & create in addition to ways to celebrate the holiday. To showtime off with, the Royal Palace inwards Gamla Stan volition last having an "open house" all 24-hour interval long... thence it is a skilful house to start! Members of the majestic solid unit of measurement volition last on paw at 09.45am along amongst the marine corps marching band for a ceremony earlier the castle opens its doors at 10am. After that all of the museums inwards the palace in addition to fifty-fifty Royal Apartments...

Photo past times Yanan Li, Stockholm Visitors Board (ATTENTION: This is data for 2012, for 2013... click here! ) It's fast approaching... arguably the biggest vacation inwards the Swedish calendar: Midsummer (June 22nd to 24th)! It rivals Christmas equally a vacation to pass amongst friends too family, filled amongst age-old traditions. On this weekend, Swedes flee the cities too caput to their province homes to celebrate inwards the outdoors. Unfortunately, every twelvemonth Stockholm is filled amongst tourists who are unaware of this vacation too are confused why the metropolis resembles a ghost town. Many restaurants too shops are unopen too fifty-fifty a few museums. But non to worrry, at that spot is all the same enough of things to produce & come across too ways to sense traditional Swedish midsummer. Here is a piddling direct to the weekend: Friday, June 22nd- Midsummer's Eve The museums opened upwards on this twenty-four hours are Skansen  (this is the identify to ...