Sweden travel advice

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^^ adding that the hike Sandhamn (misspelled above) is very easy/flat. There’s an incline at the beginning just as you leave the town, but otherwise it’s a flat walk through a beautiful pine woods.

[Anonymous]

Not sure how far you want to venture outside of Stockholm but Copenhagen is a quick flight. You could always do a couple of days there.

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Anonymous wrote:Our day trips were amazing. Completely unplanned but perfect. We were in Stockholm for 8 days so we covered a lot of Stockholm and these were out day trips.

Sigtuna - beautiful town, incredibly historic, but the most powerful town history museum. It was a town that was slotted to receive concentration camp survivors. The museum is very honest about the town’s initial reaction and walks through the journey of the impact these mostly teen/young women had on them. It was incredibly moving.

We did an island hop on/hop off tour and wandered around vaxholm. It was Sunday, we wanted a cafe to rest and landed here simply because it was open.
Vaxholms Hembygdsgårds Café. Google the pics of their pastries/cakes. Beautiful location I’d say it’s a must see.

Finally, Sandholm. I’d say it’s a very tiny Nantucket. We wanted a quieter day with a great hike, good food and a little shopping. This place delivered. https://www.stromma.com/en-se/stockholm/blog/sandhamn-guide/

OP here: Thanks! This is perfect! I think we travel the way that you travel.

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Anonymous wrote:OP: Thanks for all the feedback so far!

Another question: Can you recommend a neighborhood for an AirBnB?

Two years ago I stayed in an AirBnB in Södermalm. Fun neighborhood, easy access to a couple of subway stops but also walkable to Gamla Stan. I spent a good portion of one morning in a local yarn shop. I loved the day I spent taking the ferry through the archipelago (including a stop in Vaxholm per PP) and dream of going back to rent a cabin on one of the islands some day.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you been to Iceland? You could stop there first then on to Sweden. Stockholm is great but can’t imagine 8 days

You can't imagine 8 days, imagine the poor schmicks that have to live there their whole lives.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you been to Iceland? You could stop there first then on to Sweden. Stockholm is great but can’t imagine 8 days

You can't imagine 8 days, imagine the poor schmicks that have to live there their whole lives.

Wow. It's almost like living somewhere is different from visiting on vacation.

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Anonymous wrote:The archipelago is gorgeous - you could look for a cute cabin rental there for some nights if you wanted some chill time in beautiful scenery.

There are overnight ferries (like mini cruises) that take you from Stockholm across the Baltic Sea, which can be a fun way to get to some other countries. Last summer we took an overnight ferry to Tallinn - we stayed over there and flew back to Copenhagen from Estonia, but you can book these ferries round trip. Helsinki is only a two hour ferry ride from Tallinn, too. I would not do these over a weekend though as they have a reputation of becoming big floating parties - we found midweek was perfectly family friendly.

Stockholm is an extremely beautiful city but 8-10 is definitely too much. I'd look to add on additional destinations for sure.

Adding Milles Garden as a wonderful site in Stockholm though. VASA is the top choice. Try and hit the ABBA museum at the end of the day - we went for the last hour it was open and definitely appreciated it not being too crowded.

+1. We're pretty laid back travelers, and like to just soak in the atmosphere of places we visit, but I've been to Sweden multiple times (both for work and vacation), and I wouldn't plan to stay there 8-10 days. I'd also vote for some time in Tallinn or Copenhagen.