Stockholm City Guide

by Lonely Planet, Becky Ohlsen

A Scandinavian gem blending ancient Viking roots and cutting-edge design, Stockholm's cultural portfolio makes it a captivating destination. This smart and stylish guide unlocks the secrets of the city from the snaking back alleys of medieval Gamla Stan to the nightlife of bohemian Sodermalm. • GET THE INSIDE SCOOP from a dedicated author with a lifelong love of the capital
• MASTER MINIMALISM with a chapter devoted to Stockholm's designers and their supremely elegant creations.
• SAVOUR THE TASTE, SLEEP IT OFF - extensive listings of the city's many restaurants and places to stay, including candle-lit cellars and showcase hotels
• FIND YOUR NIGHTLIFE NICHE - Drinking and Entertainment chapters uncover cozy pubs, stylish bars, live music and theatre and the slickest clubs on offer
• EXPLORE THE CITY with our detailed itineraries, individual walking tours and comprehensive coverage of Stockholm's 14 islands

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Guidebook

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[Deb Omnivorous Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was useful of course, but in many ways it was also a bit confusing.

I think the thing with LP guides (or possibly any travel book) is to develop an instinct for whether the writer and you share tastes and preferences. And me and Becky, I suspect, are not very similar people. She is obviously very fond of Stockholm, and all things Swedish, has spent enough time there to know it well and to speak Swedish enough to get around.

I on the other hand, was new to Sweden, which was also my first visit to Scandinavia so the whole place is an entirely new mentality. All I could say was 'Tack' and 'Viking' and I had no strong preconceptions about the place.

Becky's 'dream day in Stockholm' should have clued me to the differences between us. This would be the perfect guide for people who like shopping for Scandinavian designs, lunching, partying, seeing and being seen in fashionable places. And none of that is remotely me, at least not when I am travelling solo, so I ended up at odds with my guide a fair bit. Enough of the negativity here though, here are some positives;

The neighbourhood guides were invaluable! I was very grateful indeed that I had them, from the planning the trip stage to the day I headed to the airport to come home. The maps were ok, good enough to tide you through until you got to any of the information centres that would give you all the maps. Having all things listed by neighbourhood is exceptionally sensible for Stockholm when a 'neighbourhood' is probably an island and hence, not always as accessible from another island as an inexperienced visitor might suspect.

The Walking Tours section was also pretty good as long I bore in mind that a museum or gallery in which I could (and did) spend the WHOLE day would be presented as one stop out of 20 - 30 on a single day walking trip.

The day Excursions section was obviously out of sync with my interests, but did give a nice overview of the easily accessible things of interest in the area.

[اليازية خليفة · Rating 4 out of 5]

هذا الكتاب خفيف للغاية، يحوي كل ما تحتاج لمعرفته قبل زيارة المدينة، من تذاكر الخصومات للسياح إلى أسعار الفنادق، والأهم اقتراحاتهم ليومياتك بتفاصيل المواقع التي تستحق الزيارة إلى الغداء وزيارات ما بعد الظهيرة، والعشاء المتأخر، والأجمل خرائط تفصيلية لمن يرغب في المشي :)

عادة أختار دليل السفر الذي يتضمن قائمة طويلة جدًا بالمواقع مثل المتاحف والمطاعم والمتاجر وغيرها - ذات الخط الصغير جدًا- اكتشفت بالأمس أنني كنت دائمًا أختصر قراءتها بالنظر في ما أريد النظر إليه فقط من دون قراءة الكتاب ذاته، فأتركه كمرجع على الرف إذا ما احتجت للنظر آليه مرة ثانية، ولكن في الكتاب الذي قرأته بالأمس وهو دليل سفر للجيب فقد كان أكثر فائدة -أرجح أن حجم الخط فيه كان أسهّل على عيني للقراءة-

*وهنا أذكر أن جهاز كندل كان اختياري الأول للكتب الإنجليزية لقدرتي على تكبير الخط وإتمام القراءة في وقت أقصر..

[Ietrio · Rating 2 out of 5]

A tourist guide just like any other. A perishable list of phones and addresses and not much more.

[Ivana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it very helpful and informative. iPad eBook is perfect and very easy to follow through.

[Catherine]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/13094593

[Lise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it handy when I worked there in 2002.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great mini guide very helpful in planning my trip