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Travel notebook Stockholm
from 2010-03 Sydney (1)
by Indian Link
Thai Airways International has three flights a day from Sydney to Bangkok and a daily service linking Bangkok and Stockholm. Contact THAI reservations on 1300 651 960 or visit www.thaiairways.com.au
Arrival Operating from 5am to midnight, the Arlanda Express whisks passengers from the international airport to the Central Station in 20 minutes. See www.arlandaexpress.com
TRAVEL Book tours, cruises, hotels and any other travel arrangements in Stockholm through Nordic travel specialist, MyPlanet, tel 1800 221 712 or visit www.myplanetaustralia. com.au
ACCOMMODATION Located in leafy surrounds within walking distance of the train station and the City Hall, the 461-room First Hotel Amaranten is a cosy suburban retreat near a great Indian restaurant and a store stocking provisions from the subcontinent. See www.firsthotels.com
BARGAIN The Stockholm Card which includes free admission to museums and free tours and public transport is the best deal available to tourists.
EXCURSIONS There are many options including ferry excursions to towns fronting the archipelago. Recommended is Vaxholm with its well preserved fortress and timber cottages and quaint Sigtuna, a Viking settlement and the site of the Swedish capital a thousand years ago.
INFORMATION Contact the Scandinavia Tourist Board representative office in Sydney for a free copy of the Essential Guide to Scandinavia, tel (02) 9212 1332, e-mail: info@visitscandinavia.com.au. See www.visitscandinavia.com.au and www. stockholmtown.com.
