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Skogskyrkogården is a large, forrested cemetery simply due south of Stockholm. You powerfulness hold upwardly wondering why I would recommend visiting a cemetery spell inwards Stockholm, but Skogskyrkogården is, inwards fact, a UNESCO World Heritage site (a house of pregnant natural or cultural value). Completed inwards 1920, the cemetery was designed past times Swedish architects Gunnar Asplund together with Sigurd Lewerentz blending architecture amongst the natural landscape to practise a wonderfully tranquil enviroment. I dearest coming hither inwards the autumn, taking a long walk through the grounds... admiring the architecture likewise every bit the natural beauty. Be aware that it is a "working" cemetery together with they direct maintain around 2,000 burials per year, together with thence hold upwardly respectful of whatever services inwards progress. Unfortunately, the visitors' midpoint together with guided tours are exclusively open/available during the su...

At Millesgården:  Anna Riwkin, Självporträtt , 1920-tal Foto: Erik Thor As the conditions gets colder, nosotros commencement to concentrate ourselves on to a greater extent than indoor activities. One bully agency to pass a rainy spill twenty-four hours is to view i of the many fantastic museums inward Stockholm. There are over lxxx museums(!) inward the urban core roofing a broad make of subjects similar military, history, sports, alcohol, biology, technology scientific discipline together with fifty-fifty dance. There are every bit good museums amongst quite specific subjects... similar the warship Vasa together with the popular grouping ABBA . Then, of course, at that spot are many museums dedicated to fine art inward all its forms! Here are roughly of the major fine art exhibits going on this flavour (some lasting through winter): At Moderna:  Cindy Sherman Untitled #92© Courtesy of the creative someone together with Metro Pictures, New York.  Fotografiska - world's ...

This is the week when the Swedish Academy starts announcing the winners for the 2013 Nobel Prizes . First out are the Medicine, Physics, Chemistry together with Literature Prizes... on Fri the Peace Prize winner volition live on announced followed past times the Economics Prize on Monday. Alfred Nob el , a Stockholm native, was a chemist, engineer together with inventor. He had 355 dissimilar patents, only his most famous innovation was undoubtably dynamite. It was his innovation of dynamite, together with the devastation is wreaked, that caused Nobel to live on concerned virtually his legacy. So inwards his volition he pose aside the mass of his estate (about $250 million) to practise the Nobel Prizes . The nominations are kept clandestine together with the winners are announced inwards the outset of October. The laurels ceremony is held on Dec 10th (the anniversary of Nobel's death) inwards Stockholm, except for the Peace Prize which is awarded inwards Oslo (at the fourth dimens...

 This spill Strömma offers 2 sightseeing tours of Stockholm past times boat... the Royal Canal Tour roughly the isle of Djurgården in addition to the to a greater extent than extensive Under the Bridges of Stockholm. They volition hold upward doing renovations on the Strömkajen docks (in front end of Grand Hotel) in addition to thus all departures for these tours volition hold upward from the Nybrokajen docks . The closest underground is Östermalmstorg (red line). The final solar daytime for the Royal Canal Tour earlier wintertime sets inwards is Dec 19th in addition to for the Under the Bridges tour it volition hold upward Nov 7th. If y'all are hither this autumn, brand certain y'all accept on of these tours. Stockholm is at her nearly beautiful from the water! After Dec 20th Strömma volition hold upward offering their Winter boat tour , in addition to they facial expression the renovations to Strömkajen to hold upward completed earlier the 2011 summertime flavour begi...

While many of my root spider web log posts (way dorsum inward 2013) stimulate got essential data for Stockholm visitors, they were written earlier I had actually constitute my voice. Most of them are too inward demand of a serious update (information, expect in addition to links)! So I volition live rewriting a few of my early on posts... subjects alongside of import data in addition to tips for people visiting Stockholm. Swedish kronor (crowns) Money, money, money... e'er an of import percentage of whatsoever trip. To start of with, the currency inward Sweden is called the Swedish krona (or crown). Sweden does non stimulate got the Euro! It is i of iii European Union countries that voted against replacing their currency alongside the Euro (the others 2 beingness the Great Britain in addition to Denmark). In retrospect it seems to stimulate got been a adept persuasion to snuff it on the krona! The vast bulk of stores, restaurants in addition to other businesses inward Sweden creat...

( EDIT: This is a spider web log entry from 2013, to come across data regarding the 2011 festival- click here ) Attention all chococolate lovers! Next weekend (October 15th to 17th) it is fourth dimension for the 9th annual chocolate festival at the Nordic Museum ( Nordiska Museet ). The festival takes house inwards the master copy hall of the museum together with the festival has kicking the bucket quite popular. Patisseries together with chocolatiers volition hold upward displaying their products together with you lot volition conduct maintain the oppurtunity to purchase & gustation their wares. There volition hold upward a phase laid where competitions together with demonmstations volition hold upward held... including the "cake maker of the year" together with a chocolate sculpture competition. There volition fifty-fifty hold upward a contest for children besides equally a marsipan corner play area. The Nordic Museum is located on the isle of Djurgården, most Ska...

If you lot accept been reading this blog, together with then you lot in all probability know that I accept a soft spot for photography exhibitions, specially the dark & white, fashion variety... thence it in all probability isn't foreign that I should pay a see to Fotografiska to meet their latest exhibition Paolo Roversi: Secrets . Italian born Roversi has been working equally a fashion lensman for nearly twoscore years together with his live on has made it into the pages of most high fashion magazines (both inwards editorial live on together with advertisement). His purpose of large format Polaroid print, natural lite likewise equally his penchant for studio settings grade his photographs an almost historical experience spell withal keeping a sense of intimacy. Natalia Voldianova inwards all her glory. From the exhibit, you lot produce larn a sense that Roversi views many of his models equally personal muses... alongside many of them (Guinevere, Saskia, Natalia, etc;) appear...

Art exterior every bit well! I'm finally getting closed to to writing almost 1 of my favorite Stockholm museums... the Modern Art Museum ( Moderna Museet ). I was at that spot in conclusion calendar week to encounter their novel exhibition for this fall: The Moderna Exhibition 2013 . This exhibit highlights the function of 54 contemporary Swedish artists, all who bring made an touching on inwards the Swedish fine art scene. Now, to live on honest, I establish some of the pieces to live on a picayune out at that spot for me... together with I honey modern art. But all inwards all it was a overnice exhibition amongst a lot of interesting pieces together with I'm all for the historic catamenia onetime question: "What precisely is art?". Besides the temporary exhibitions, Moderna has a bully permanent collection featuring all of the greats inside the modern fine art genre... Dali, Picasso, Warhol, Matisse, Lichtenstein, Pollack, etc; The collection is, of course, non ev...

From this Sabbatum through side past times side Midweek (Oct 16th through 20th) the v films competing for the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize volition travel shown at the Klara Cinema inwards the Culture House ( Kulturhuset ). Each of the v Nordic countries volition travel represented past times a movie. The skilful word for unusual visitors is that four of the 5 movies volition travel inwards English linguistic communication or at to the lowest degree bring English linguistic communication subtitles. The movies inwards English linguistic communication volition of course of written report bring Swedish subtitles. Here are the films beingness shown: Iceland- The Good Heart (in English) Norway- Upperdog (English subtitles) Finland- Steam of Life (Finnish w/ Swedish subtitles) Denmark- Submarino (English subtitles) Sweden- Metropia (in English) The criteria a celluloid needs to run across to travel nominated is to travel "rooted inwards Nordic civilization as well as of h...

Picture by: Alexander Dokukin October 16th, 17th and 18th  . Besides The Chocolate Festival in addition to the Nordic Film Prize , at that topographic point are lots of things going on inward the metropolis to cash inward one's chips along you lot occupied. The Museum of History ( Historiska Museet ) is having a Farmer's Market on both Sabbatum in addition to Lord's Day (11am to 5pm). Not solely volition farmers live on selling ecological friendly fruits, vegetables, jams, dearest in addition to bread... at that topographic point volition live on the oppurtunity to gustation products, teach tips in addition to advice besides every bit autumn inspiration! Experts volition live on at that topographic point to demonstrate how to do autumn decorations besides every bit how to bake breadstuff the Viking way! While you lot are there, don't girlfriend seeing The Gold Room in addition to their novel exhibition focusing on the yesteryear 1,000 years of Swedish history. If yo...

It has been awhile since I accept written nigh whatsoever restaurants. This isn't because I accept been a recluse, to a greater extent than because the restaurants I accept visited inwards the yesteryear few weeks accept been repeats of favorite restaurants I accept already written about... similar celebrating my birthday at Boqueria in addition to a operate dinner at Bistro Süd . But this yesteryear weekend I accept visited a twosome of novel (for me) restaurants! Pastis on the cobble-stone streets of Gamla Stan. First out was a dinner amongst a friend at Pastis inwards Gamla Stan ( "the quondam town" ). For those of you lot who don't know, pastis is a really French, anise-flavored liqueur amongst good known brands including Pernod in addition to Ricard. As the yell suggests, Pastis is French styled bistro reminiscent of the charming, neighbourhood restaurants institute inwards most French villages. It is a small, cozy eating theatre (I counted twenty seats indoor...

Sweden is officially a Lutheran/Protestant soil in addition to in that place are enough of churches inward the metropolis offering Lutheran services, but I ofttimes larn asked past times guests most religious services for other denominations in addition to religions. So I idea I would write, inward ii parts, most how to honour Catholic & Jewish services inward Stockholm. . The Catholic Church has several churches inside the metropolis limits, in addition to the main diocese church ( Domkyrkan ) is truly only a 10-15 infinitesimal walk from the Rival Hotel . Located close the Medborgarplatsen square... this church building offers  several masses daily, amongst the masses on Lord's Day given inward several languages (Swedish, Polish, Croatian, Italian & Latin). Please contact me or the hotel reception to larn actual times for the dissimilar masses in addition to when the confessional is open. Another nearby church building is St. Eugenia which is located side past times ...

Stockholm Public Library past times Gunnar Asplund (photo past times me!) Stockholm has some amazing architecture... from Gothic to the ultra-modern too from the unknown to the the world famous. The nigh mutual architecture themed questions I larn from hotel guests unremarkably pertain to the architect Gunnar Asplund too his good known work, specially the Stockholm Public Library too the Skogskyrkogården ("Woodland Cemetery") which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Woodland Cemetery (c) Susanne Hallmann, Kyrkogårdsförvaltningen Stockholms stad If yous are coming to Stockholm too direct house to live an architecture buff... too thence I direct keep some skilful tips for you. To start off with, brand certain to catch the museum Arkitektur och Designcentrum (The Swedish Centre for Architecture too Design)! Formerly known every bit Arkitekturmuseet, located on the isle of Skeppsholmen merely following to the modern fine art museum Moderna, they direct keep some interesting ex...

I lately attended the press showing for Moderna Museet 's (modern fine art museum) novel Cindy Sherman exhibition.  Cindy Sherman is an American artist/photographer known generally for her conceptual photographs as well as is considered ane of the virtually of import artists of the day. This is their big tumble exhibition as well as runs through Jan 19th, 2014. The exhibition, "Untitled Horrors" , is quite extensive as well as contains operate spanning Sherman's career. I did uncovering it interesting, specially her penchant to utilisation herself every bit model/subject inward many of her photographs without them always beingness portraits. Sherman does a fleck of role-playing inward these photographs, disappearing into each part amongst the assist of hair, make-up as well as ready styling. Be aware that spell the pictures are captivating as well as idea provoking, to a greater extent than or less of the pieces are a fleck darker amongst to a greater extent than or...

Many people to a greater extent than or less the basis convey heard of Raoul Wallenberg ... precisely non everyone knows that he was born in addition to raised inward Stockholm. H5N1 Swedish humanitarian in addition to diplomat, he saved tens of thousands of Jews inward Republic of Hungary during World War II yesteryear issuing them protective passports in addition to housing them inward 32 dissimilar buildings inward Budapest established every bit Swedish territory. He fifty-fifty convinced the Nazis non to become ahead amongst their conception of a decease march of the remaining Jews inward Budapest every bit the Soviet Army neared the city. Sadly, Wallenberg was arrested yesteryear the Soviets in addition to sent dorsum to the USSR. He was never seen 1 time to a greater extent than in addition to is widely believed to convey been either executed or died piece inward Soviet prison. There is a multitude of memorials to Raoul Wallenberg all over the basis in addition to Stockholm ...

I stopped yesteryear the National Museum today to run across their novel exhibition " Staging Power ". Being the history buff that I am... I thoroughly enjoyed it! That existence said, at that topographic point is a lot at that topographic point for fine art lovers every bit well. The exhibition looks at "the fine art of ruling through art" inward the Napoleonic Era. It concentrates on 3 very similar (at the same fourth dimension different) rulers of the era... Napoleon , Czar Alexander I of Russian Federation as well as Carl-Johan of Sweden. Besides the grand portraits of the rulers as well as their families, the exhibition contains many bully artifacts from the rulers: uniforms, clothes, jewellery, letters, furniture, weapons, etc; You larn to run across how the ruling elite used fine art to select ability as well as how constant state of war formed this ideal. Some artifacts were particularly interesting to see... Napoleon's uniform alongside famous bicorn...

From the aspect of it, you'd mean value Venice spent all its fourth dimension primping. Bask inwards the glory of Grand Canal palaces , but brand no mistake: this city's a powerhouse. You may conduct maintain heard that Venice is an applied scientific discipline marvel, amongst marble churches built atop ancient posts driven deep into the barene (mud banks) – but the truth is that this metropolis is built on sheer nerve. Reasonable people powerfulness blanch at H2O approaching their doorsteps too flee at the commencement sign of acqua alta (high tide). But argue can’t compare to Venetian resolve. Instead of bailing out, Venetians conduct maintain flooded the basis amongst voluptuous Venetian-red paintings too wines, music, Marco Polo spice-route flavours, too bohemian-chic fashion . And they’re non done yet. With the world’s close artistic masterpieces per foursquare kilometre, you’d mean value the metropolis would conduct maintain it easy, perhaps residual on its lau...