Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Scandinavia Trip!

this is what i've been up to!


Scandinavian Trip

Friday, August 22nd

21:00 – Be at Bus Station on Ingerslevsgade, Kobenhavn H (I think it’s basically the Kobenhavn H Station)

Swebus to Stockholm (8 hours) leaves at 21:15, arriving at 6:20AM, Monday (442DKK/$60)


Saturday, August 23rd

  • 6:30 AM - Arrive in Stockholm Cityterminalen

  • Rick Steve’s Self Guided Walk in Gamla Stan (Old Town)

  • 10:00 AM - Buy Stockholm Cards (290KR or 330KR online) at the Stockholm Tourist Centre (Sverigehuset) Hamngatan 27 103 27 Stockholm, Entrance Kungsträdgården

  • Djurgarden! (Departs from Nybroplan every 20 minutes)

    • Vasa Musuem ***

    • Nordic Museum ***

    • Skansen *** (the Fort) – open-air folk museum (spend the most time here)

      • Fiddling performance at 18:15

      • Live band at 20:00

  • 16:00 - BE AT VIKING

Viking Line

From Stockholm to Mariehamn to Helsinki!

16:45 to 9:45AM

1256 DKK/4 people = 314 DKK

Booking Number: 1000997

Sunday, August 24th


  • Archipelago ** (we get a good does of the islands when we go on the ferry to Finland)

  • 16:00 – Be at the Stockholm Stadsgården on Sodermalm Tel. +46 8 4524 200. Have to check in at least 30 minutes early!


Stockholm to Helsinki (16 hours)


Monday, August 25th HELLSINKI

  • 9:45 AM – Arriving in Helsinki at the Katajanokka terminal

  • Helsinki Expert TI to buy Helsinki Cards (43 EUROS/2 days) BUY ONLINE SAVE 3 EUROS

  • Audio City Tour ***

  • Hello, Helsinki Self Guided Walk **

    • Outdoor market!, Café Kappeli, Esplanade – top-shopping blvd, Stockmann department store

  • Tram 3T Tour ** – free with Helsinki Card get on at Stockmann Department Store get back on Market Square

  • Eat at MARKET SQUARE – Kahvipaikka Snellman, Salmon Grills

    • Supermarket at Lonnrotinkatu and Annankatu for picnic tomorrow

  • Temppeliaukio Church ***

  • National Museum of Finland** (Suomen Kansallismuseo)

  • Eat at ZETOR

HELLSINKI FESTIVAL GOING ON!

Tuesday, August 26th

Hellsinki

PREPARE FOR PICNIC out near Seurasaari

  • 10:00 - Hietalahti Market – Finland’s biggest flea market

Outer Helsinki

  • 11:45 - Sibelius Monument* (On the way to Seurasaari)

  • 12:00 - Seurasaari Open-Air Folk Museum **

  • 15:00 - Suomenlinna Fortress **

Wednesday, August 27th

  • Do something in the morning that we couldn’t do or something that you want to do.

  • 10:45 – Be at Viking!


Helsinki to Tallinn (2 hours)

VIKING

11:30 to 14:00PM

760 DKK/4 = 190 DKK per person

  • 15:00 – TI to buy Tallinn Card –maybe Traveler’s Tent

  • 16:00 – Walking Tour Guide***

  • Open Air Museum * (10:00 – 18:00)


Thursday, August 28th

Tallinn

  • 11: 00 - BIKE tour

  • Kadriog * (10:00 – 17:00)

  • Kumu Art Museum ** (11:00-18:00)

SHOPPING!

Friday, August 29th

Tallinn to Stockholm (17 hours) departing at 18:00 getting to Stockholm at Saturday 10:00AM

110 EUROS ($315/4 = $80) using TALLINK


Saturday

Stockholm at 10:00AM

  • 12:45 - Military Parade and Changing of the Guard *** at Nybroplan (must arrive early!)


Swebus to Kastrup, Denmark– 400 SEK ($60) at 22:45 arriving at 7:40AM taking 9 hours


3 comments:

Grace said...

And I hope fotos will be accompanying this post...right????

Anonymous said...

WOW.

and did you mean to write 16:00? or was that a typo?

i thought you were getting all military/technical on us! ;D

Anonymous said...

looks like lots of fun ! so much to see and do.. yay :]