I have been working out this plan for nearly a week due to my bz-ness at work & tireness when I reached home.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN DRAFT PLAN
Transportations provided at Airport Vasteras
Directions & Transportations
Taxi - Taxis are available at the airport terminal. Negotiate the fare before embarking on the journey.
Bus - Lokal Bus No 941 travels to and from Vasteras city and also does the transfer from the airport to the railway station, 300 metres away. Flygbussarna-Airport buses travel to and from Stockholm City Terminal to connect with Ryanair flights. Journey time is about 75 minutes. Bus No.501 does transfers to and from Arlanda airport to Vasteras city. Enquire at the information desk for timetables and fares.Rail - The train station is not far from the airport and the local bus No.941 will take you to the station. Trains to Stockholm leave every hour and the journey takes an hour by train.Road - Taxis and buses operate from the airport to Vasteras and beyond.
The E18 motorway is the route to Vasteras (Hasslo) city centre, Stockholm and other nearby cities.
Transportation FaresVästerås (VST): Location: 86 km/54 miles WNW of Stockholm, 6 km/4 miles ESE of Vasteras. By Bus: Flygbussarna-Airport buses to Stockholm Cityterminalen SEK 130 (199 return)/75 mins. There is a departure from the airport every day at 1010, and at 2215 every day except Saturday. Buses depart the cityterminalen, at Klarabergsviadukten 72 in Stockholm city centre every day at 0720, and at 1930 every day except Saturday. Rental Cars: AVIS, EUROPCAR, Hertz & MABI. Weblinks: □argus Car Hire. Updated Apr05 www. [back].[top]
NB: Last bus(Flygbussarna) to city ->2205/10.05pm
p/s: sempat ke nak naik bus ni?
Transportation to Hotel
By Train
From Stockholm Central Station
Take the subway towards Alvik, Åkeshov or Hässelby strand. Get off at Alvik and walk the 150 metres across the square to the Scandic Alvik hotel.
Must go places!(Menurut org2 yg penah pegi punye review)
The Wasa Museum
HOURS 2007 June 1 to August 31: 8.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Getting there?WALK From the Central Station. Approximate time: 30 minutes.From the Karlaplan station. Approximate time: 10 minutes.BUSSBuses 47 and 69 leave from the Central Station. Bus 44 from Karlaplan. Visit www.sl.se for more information.
THE DJURGÅRDEN FERRY
The ferry leaves from Slussen all year round and also from Nybroplan during the summer. For more information visit www.waxholmsbolaget.seTRAMWAY Take the tram line that is a rolling museum to Djurgården. The tram leaves from Norrmalmstorg. For traffic information visit www.ss.seCAR PARKThere is a car park near the Museum, but it is often full. Parking spots may be found on the other side of the bridge or in the parking garages at Slussen or Karlaplan. VISITING ADDRESSGalärvarvsvägen 14
Skansen Open Air Museum
Opening hours : 10am-10pmAdmission Fee: SEK 90 (pakai Stockholm card ->FREE)
Getting there?
There are many ways to get to Skansen. It´s situated on the island of Djurgården in the middle of Stockholm. From the Central station there´s bus 47 that takes you to Skansen. Bus 44 runs the route Tekniska högskolan - Karlaplan - Skansen. One way to reach Skansen is to enjoy a ride on one of the heritage trams (route 7) from Norrmalmstorg or Nybroplan. Tram runs all weekends from March to mid December and daily in summer.A ferry line goes regularly from Slussen/Söder/Gamla stan all year round, and in the summertime there is an additional ferry line fromNybroplan and one from Hammarby Sjöstad, Södermalm and Saltsjökvarn to Djurgården that operates daily between august 5 - october 8.Going by car is not recommended since it´s difficult to find parking space on Djurgården and traffic is quite heavy in the rush-hour.But Skansen is not very far from the center of Stockholm and it´s equally possible to walk which gives you a very nice tour on foot on the waterfront
Gamla Stan (The Old Town)
The Royal Palace
With 608 rooms, the Stockholm Royal Palace is the biggest palace in the world still used by a head of state - King Carl XVI Gustav. The palace houses several of the greatest and most interesting sights in Stockholm - the Royal Apartments, the Hall of State, the Apartments of the Orders of Chivalry, the Treasury, the Tre Kronor Palace Museum, the Armoury and the Museum of Antiquities of Gustav III. The Changing of the Guards ceremony takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12.00 and on Sundays and public holidays at 13.00.
The palace has been built on top of the foundations of a previous medieval castle - Tre Kronor (Three Crowns), dating back to the mid 13th century - which was ravaged by fire in 1697. The remnants of the old castle can be seen in the Tre Kronor Palace Museum. The construction of the new palace lasted for 57 years, from 1697 to 1754 and was the largest single construction project in Europe during this time. The Royal Apartments are magnificent, ranging in style from baroque to rococo to Gustavian neo-classisism, like the Pillar Hall shown here, and on to the eclectic styles of the 19th century.
Free admission with the Stockholm à la Carte card to the Royal Palace, The Hall of State, The Royal Apartments, The Apartments of the Orders of Chivalry and The Royal Palace Tre Kronor Museum!
Address: Slottsbacken
+46(0)8 402 61 30
2, 3, 43, 55, 59, 76
(subway):Gamla stan
(open)1.2-6.1, 1.2-14.5, 15.9-31.121 2 3 4 5 6 7 12-15
15.5-31.5, 1.9-14.9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10-16
1.6-31.8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10-17
(open)2007: 1.1, 9.1-31.1, 6.4, 1.5, 24.12-25.12, 31.122007: 1.1, 7.1-31.1, 21.3, 1.5
The Cathedral
This church is first mentioned in writing in 1279 and became a Lutheran Protestant church in 1527 and is today the cathedral of Stockholm. The interior holds many unique artefacts; the most famous is the statue of S:t George and the Dragon made in wood by Bernt Notke in 1489. Interior panorama
Admission charged during summertime.
General information
Address: Trångsund 1, Gamla stanPhone: 723 30 16Bus: 2, 3, 43, 53, 55, 59, 76Subway: Gamla stanHomepage: www.sthdomkyrko.com
Boat Tour
Drottningholm Palace
Hard Rock CaféSveavagen 75SE-113 50 Stockholm, Sweden
Opening Hours:
Restaurant:Mon - Fri 11:30AM - 12:00AMSat & Sun 12:00PM - 12:00AMRock Shop:Mon - Sun from 11:30Am - 12:00AM
Directions: The Hard Rock Cafe Stockholm is conveniently located only two subway stops from downtown.
Swedish language
The four major Scandinavian languages - Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic are closely related. They are all Germanic languages, just like English, but have slowly drifted apart during the last 1000 years. Before that, the Vikings spoke a language believed to resemble Icelandic, which - along with German - came to influence English prior to the Normand conquest in 1066. Quite a few words are similar, particularly those describing old concepts such as "hus" = "house", "väg" = "way", "träd"="tree", "sköld"="shield", "båt"="boat" etc.
The languages have played an important role in creating and preserving national identity. Finnish, on the other hand, is not a Germanic language, and is completely different from the others. While a Swede, a Norwegian and a Dane often understand each other fairly well in a conversation and decipher written Icelandic, none of them would understand a Finn. In cases like that, English is likely to be used. (It should be kept in mind, though, that a fairly large minority of people in Finland have Swedish as their native tongue and many people in the country understand both Finnish and Swedish).
Sweden has been a homogenous country for a long time in terms of language. It was heavily influenced by German (merchants) during the 13th through 17th centuries, by French in the 18th century (when the aristocracy spoke French with each other as a sign of good breeding) and by English from the 20th and on.
The Swedish word for travel agent, "resebyrå" can serve as an example. It is composed of the German word for journey, "Reise", and the French word for office, "bureau", with a simplified spelling. By contrast, remote and culturally isolated Iceland has ingeniously created its entirely own word, "Ferdaskriftstofa" by combining the old Norse word for trip "ferd" ("färd" in Swedish), with the old Germanic word for a writing "Schrift", ("skrift" in Swedish), and finally the old Norse word for a small house "stofa" ("stuga in Swedish"), to describe the place where writings for the journey are made.
With the exception of Sami and Finnish speaking minorities in the north, Swedish was used everywhere. It is still the predominant language by far but the situation today is somewhat more complex. Because of immigration in the second half of the 20th century, many foreign languages are now represented and they are frequently used within the immigrant groups respectively. This is particularly true, of course, for those immigrants who have arrived in recent years. In addition, immigrant children also have the opportunity to learn their native language at their Swedish school. Despite the manifolds of languages, Swedish keeps its position as unchallenged official and common language.
One of the minority languages, Sami, is spoken by Sweden's oldest ethnic minority, the Sami. The area, historically related to this group of people, can be found in northern Sweden, as well as in northern Finland and Norway. Today, however, many of them have moved to southern Sweden and Stockholm is sometimes said to be "the largest Sami settlement in Sweden". The native tongue of the Sami is not related to Swedish. However, the Sami people have become bilingual in the process of adaption.
English is taught as a compulsory secondary language in Swedish schools. Since Sweden has become a stronghold of American popular culture, English is also learned to a large extent through TV, music, and films, which are always shown with subtitles and never dubbed.
Tourists from Britain or the US may be surprised at the number of Anglicisms in use today. Sometimes this urge to 'sound English' even becomes a bit ridiculous. A foreigner who wants to buy a Sony Walkman, for instance, should ask for a freestyle.
As English is taught in Swedish schools from the fourth grade, almost all Swedes speak and understand English. Moreover, many Swedes will also know German and some will know French and, a few, Italian and Spanish.
Some phrases in Swedish
Hej: Hello.
Tack: Thank you.
Visa mig på kartan var jag är: Please show me on the map where I am!
Nästa dag: Next day.
Nästa vecka: Next Week.
På återseende: Good-bye!
Tack så mycket: Thank you very much!
Tala långsamt: Speak slowly, please!
Talar ni engelska: Do you speak English? <--will definitely use this frequent Ursäkta mig! Ingen orsak: I'm sorry! It's quite all right! Det har jag ingen aning om: I have no idea! Var finns det en toalett?: Where's the toilet? Var kan jag finna en taxi?: Where can I get a taxi? Var kan jag ringa?: Where can I make a phone call?
Var kan jag ställa bilen?: Where can I park the car?
Var ligger turistbyrån?: Where's the tourist office?
Var ligger närmaste sjukhus?: Where's the nearest hospital?
Var kan jag finna ett apotek?: Where is there a pharmacy / chemist's?
Jag ber om ursäkt: I'm sorry
Jag förstår inte: I don't understand.
Kan ni hjälpa mig?: Could you help me, please?
Det är bra: That's good.
God dag!: Good day!
God kväll!: Good evening!
God morgon!: Good morning!
God natt!: Good night!
Hur mycket är klockan?: What time is it?
Hur mår ni?: How are you?
Har ni något ledigt rum?: Have you got any vacancies?
Vad sägs om en kopp kaffe, hemma hos mig...: How about a cup of coffee at my place ...
En flaska...: a bottle of....
En kopp...: a cup of....
Ett glas...: a glass of....
Får jag be om... :Could I have..., please?
Får jag prova...: May I try... on, please?
Hur långt är det till...: How far is it to...?
Jag är...: I am...
Mitt namn är...: My name is....
Talar ni...: Do you speak...?
Var ligger...: Where is...?
Idag: Today
Imorgon: Tomorrow
Igår: Yesterday
Vad kostar det?: How much is it?
Höger: Right
Vänster: Left
Rakt fram: Straight on
Jag vet inte: I don't know
Rökning förbjuden: No smoking
Flygplan: Aeroplane
Tåg: Train
Buss: Bus/coach
The Stockholm Card- Benefits
Free Admissions to Museums
Free ferry to Djurgården
Free Boat Sightseeing
Free sightseeing - see Stockholm from the water!
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