One of Stockholm’s leading landmarks will be getting a makeover in early 2018. The Grand Hôtel will be renovating its façade in the first quarter, bringing out the best of the building’s history; one that stretches from the imposing original façade to the clean-lined classicism that characterizes the building today. The vision is to recreate a façade that depicts the Grand … [Read more...] about Makeover for Grand Hôtel, Stockholm
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Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
If I were to describe Hotel Skeppsholmen in one word, the word is tranquility. The hotel is located on the green island Skeppsholmen in the midst of the Stockholm city. Set in the 300-year old building (former barracks of the Royal Fleet) the hotel had been re-designed in modern style (best represented by its famous stone sink in the bathroom). Buffet breakfasts served in the … [Read more...] about Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
On board of the af Chapman, Stockholm, Sweden
The af Chapman is a full-rigged steel ship built in February 1888 and docked on the western shore of the islet Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, Sweden, now serving as a youth hostel. … [Read more...] about On board of the af Chapman, Stockholm, Sweden
Museum of East Asia, Stockholm, Sweden
The Museum of East Asia is housed in the old Navy Armory on Skeppsholmen island, Stockholm. The museum is not large but it has always on display a few interesting collections of Chinese, Japanese and Korean art, either form temporary exhibitions or permanent collections. … [Read more...] about Museum of East Asia, Stockholm, Sweden
ABBA The Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
ABBA The Museum is a recently opened (May 2013) interactive exhibition about ABBA at Djurgården, Stockholm. … [Read more...] about ABBA The Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
