Stockholm + (Copenhagen?) ... In addition to Paris

[EYE_Overstand]

Long story short... My wife and I are going to Paris for a week in July, in addition to that she really wants to spend some time in Stockholm...

Has anyone been?... I assume 3 nights there will be sufficient.

I would like to add another 3 day trip in there... I was thinking Copenhagen. Brussels maybe?

Any suggestions to a quick stop city?

Appreciate it. thank you

[EYE_Overstand]

I guess to give some more information...

My Travel usually consist of:

1. Food
2. Booze
3. Street Photography

[Locke]

Came for Blond chicks and.....wait, are we still not doing phrasing?

[The Big Chill]

I really enjoyed Stockholm and Copenhagen, but I didn't like Brussels nearly as much. I preferred Bruges over Brussels for Belgian cities. Bruges was really nice, there was a lot to see and it was all basically within walking distance.

[bizaro86]

Do the vasa ship museum in Stockholm. One of the neatest things I've ever seen.

Copenhagen is nice, but pretty expensive.

[octothorp]

Copenhagen is my favourite Scandinavian city. Amazing architecture. Great street vibe.
Spend an afternoon in Malmo (just across from Copenhagen) before getting on the train to Stockholm.

Get out on the water in either city. River-boats tours are a great way to see either of them. In Copenhagen, go to Tivoli Gardens at nighttime, an amusement park dating back to the 1840s that is really beautiful lit up at night. Browsing all the product design shops in Copenhagen is fun, even if you can't afford anything there.

I agree that 3 days should be enough for each city.

Copenhagen is basically all beautiful people riding bicycles. Great city for people-watching.

[Flabbibulin]

If you are in paris for a week, would recommend a half day/full day trip to the Palace of Versaille. Amazing

[Robotic]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

If you are in paris for a week, would recommend a half day/full day trip to the Palace of Versaille. Amazing

I'd also suggest that you rent the golf cart thingy to see everything the gardens has to offer. It's absolutely massive, and you could easily spend the full day just walking around getting lost. July would also be a great time as the gardens will be in full bloom.

Save yourself some money and bring a couple sandwiches, snacks, and bottle water in a backpack and have a picnic on the gardens.

[iggy_oi]

Stockholm is awesome. Be prepared to spend a lot of money though as it is very expensive. I'm sure you have probably seen this in your research but they do not use the euro so if you're getting all your money before you leave keep that in mind.

As far as things to do there they have a lot of historic architecture and a lot of good clubs to check out, something for every musical taste. The globen hockey arena is pretty cool too.

They have excellent transit there so be sure to take advantage of that.

[EYE_Overstand]

Much appreciated to everyone here that has posted any suggestions here. I think the trip will be Stockholm 3 nights - Copenhagen 3 nights - Paris 6 Nights

[The Swedish Flame]

Going to Stockholm? Great choice! (Even though it's my second favourite big city in Sweden)

As mentioned above, we're not a part of the Eurozone so you might have to make sure to exchange some cash. Stockholm's not exactly a cheap city though when it comes to dining out/etc. I've not been to Canada (yet!) so I can't compare, but it is definitely more expensive than here in the US.

The subway/bus system is awesome and can take you within a few blocks of anything in town. If you stay, or visit, further outside the city there are also commuter trains that run fairly frequently.

We're pretty decent at English in Sweden, so the language isn't anything you have to be worried about during your visit. My significant (she's American) has visited twice and usually tries to practice the little Swedish she knows when talking to the locals. It doesn't work too well since the Swedes switch to English as soon as they can tell that she's American...

I guess I have a few suggestions of things to see/do (some that were mentioned above):

The Royal Palace:
They have some great museums here and they allow you take a stroll through part of the palace. They also offer tours but I've never been on an official one myself. I am sure that they have neat stories to tell but I just enjoy exploring myself. If you manage to time it, make sure to catch the guards when they change who is on duty.
http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/...218000138.html

"Old Town":
The Old Town consists of the Royal Palace mentioned above and its surrounding areas. It is an awesome area to just stroll around and look at the quaint shops in the area.
http://www.old-town-stockholm.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamla_stan

The Globe Arena:
"Globen" is Sweden's national indoor arena and the largest (to my knowledge) hemispherical building in the world. The arena is primarily used for hockey, of course! You can take a tour in a globe up to the of the arena and look out over the city. They take a limited amount of passengers though so you'd probably have to book in advance for that. Just going there and seeing the arena is pretty cool though.
http://www.globearenas.se/en.aspx

The Vasa Museum:
Perhaps one of my favourite museums I've ever visited. The royal ship, Vasa, sunk on its maiden voyage in Stockholm harbor and was later salvaged and put on display at the Vasa Museum. Well worth your time if you're interested in history/ships/cool things.
http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/

Other things that might be worth your time:
Kaknästornet (http://www.kaknastornet.se/eng/)
City Hall
Skansen (the zoo)

If you want ideas on what to do, this site seems promising: http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Bleh - Copenhagen was nothing to write home about IMHO. Sterile and extremely overpriced - you know it's bad when Central London looks like a bargain. Everything from food to booze was expensive there. The much vaunted Nordic sense of design - certainly didn't seem to apply to much of the buildings I saw there. Tivoli Gardens is quaint, but rides are worse than than the Stampede.

A whole lot of meh in my opinion, if it wasn't for Top Gear Live there, I'd never have gone.

Anthony Bourdain just did a Parts Unknown last season that pretty much sums the place up.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by The Swedish Flame

The Royal Palace:
They have some great museums here and they allow you take a stroll through part of the palace. They also offer tours but I've never been on an official one myself. I am sure that they have neat stories to tell but I just enjoy exploring myself. If you manage to time it, make sure to catch the guards when they change who is on duty.
http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/...218000138.html

The changing of the guard varies by day, try to go on a day where they have everything if you can. (Horses, mounted band, etc)

[driveway]

Definitely do the Vasa museum in Stockholm, absolutely awesome.

Also, in Copenhagen, check out Christiana

Stockholm is probably number one on my list of "cities I've been to that I want to go back to." But that has a lot to do with the very short amount of time I got to spend there.

I spent about three days in Copenhagen and feel no great desire to go back.

[core_upt]

For Stockholm, I would recommend taking a boat tour around the archipelago surrounding the city. We did one out to Grinda and it's agreat way to get out on the water and see the area around Stockholm.

Copenhagen is nice for 2-3 days, just to wander around and see the buildings and people (aka tall, hot Danish girls!) The Rosenborg garden is nice and Nyhavn is a must see.

For food and drink in both cities, we would hit up grocery stores. Groceries are cheap but dining out is super expensive. We would grab food and eat in a park for lunch. Also watch for daytime 'dagens lunch' specials which aren't too bad. Same thing for beers - we would go to a grocery store and grab a few beers and wander around the city drinking. In Sweden though, you can only buy 5% beer from the liquor store, which only sells it warm. Denmark is more civilized. Make sure you try Risifruti in Sweden - the best rice pudding snack ever!

[ma-skis.com]

Originally Posted by core_upt

We would grab food and eat in a park for lunch. Also watch for daytime 'dagens lunch' specials which aren't too bad. Same thing for beers - we would go to a grocery store and grab a few beers and wander around the city drinking. In Sweden though, you can only buy 5% beer from the liquor store, which only sells it warm. Denmark is more civilized. Make sure you try Risifruti in Sweden - the best rice pudding snack ever!

This is the best way to enjoy Swedish culture IMO. Instead of doing backyard BBQs. People will stop at the store, grab a baguette, meat, cheese and some veg and have a picnic. Hang out in a Park, which are everywhere, a couple worth stopping by in the center would be tantolunden or ralmbshovs parken if you go early enough you can probably find a dock to sit down on around the tanto park and jump in for a swim too, those are pretty popular parks though, and you'll need to get out of the main city to find quieter ones, but in three days, probably not going to happen. If you can figure out how to play Kubb (bowling with sticks) that's a great one handed game to play while sipping your beer in the park. For the record, drinking in public there is illegal, but also socially accepted provided you're under control and not really making a scene.

Pretty much, beer on a blanket is a picnic, beer on a bench is an alcoholic.

The boat tour is a good idea as well, they vary in length and distance, but the one out to Vaxholm can be a nice evening both out and back, since it includes the tour to the castle fortress.

Foodwise, don't expect much for Swedish food. I asked one of the swedes I first met when I went there and he suggested IKEA.

But there was one place in Hammarby Fine Food that did a particularly good job of day to day swedish foods like meatballs, salads, cinnamon buns and shrimp sandwich. Best Bakery, deli that we managed to find in Sweden, and we looked really hard.