In order to go to Sweden, namely in Stockholm, there is at least seven reasons.
1. The ability, with the real, see the king with the queen at a very close distance.
2. Find out almost all about Nobel Prize. And all because every year of the tenth of December, all Nobel laureates are gathering here on the presentation of such a desired award.
3. To be found for some time in the Middle Ages, walking along the streets of the old city.
4. Visit the unique Museums of Stockholm.
5. Understand from within the expression "Swedish family", and deal with the reason why the Swedes prefer to marry our girls.
6. Return for a moment, and maybe a little longer, in childhood. Do you know how? After all, only here you can travel on a small train on the villages of the fairy tales of the famous Children's writer Astrid Lindgren and finally see where exactly the most real carlson lives.
7. We visit festivals and participate in real competitions among fishermen.
In order to visit this amazing country, you must have a passport and a Schengen visa, and it is also necessary to pay consular fees in the amount of twenty-five dollars. To obtain a visa, you will need the following
- international passport;
- photos in the number of two pieces;
- photocopy of an ordinary passport or if there is no such a copy of the birth certificate;
- Help from the place of work, in which your position and salary are indicated. I note at once that the certificate should be on the branded special forms;
- Filled questionnaire, visa of course.
Any journey, implies a mandatory passage of customs control. So, what would have happened to you, take note of the following information. On the territory of Sweden, you can import cigarettes, but no more than two hundred pieces, cigars no more than fifty pieces, tobacco weighing two hundred fifty grams, one liter of strong alcoholic beverages, two liters of low-alcohol drinking, floor kilogram of coffee, one hundred grams of tea, cosmetics and perfumery You can take as much how much you may need, during the whole time staying in the country, medical drugs for personal use, fifteen liters of strong beer and any other products have a total cost, which does not exceed one thousand seven hundred crowns.
Stockholm is a very big city. In order to have an approximate impression, I will say that he is a little more than Moscow. Imagine? I honestly naively believed that more the city than Moscow does not exist and cannot exist. No! The transport system in Stockholm is quite developed and it is not just developed, it is also convenient. On the city you can move on the bus, metro and on the electric trains. All urban transport, performs its movement in the city, strictly according to the graphs. For convenience, you can get a book with a schedule of movement from drivers, or at stations at ticket controllers.
Hotels in Stockholm, the pleasure is not the cheapest. For example, the number for two, stands on average one hundred dollars per day. I advise you to pay attention to the network of youth hotels, which are called VandraRhem here. Overnight in such a place will cost you from fourteen to twenty dollars.
Tips in Stockholm give only taxi drivers, in the amount of ten percent of the cost of the entire trip. Why leave tips only in a taxi? The fact is that in all spheres of service, a special graph has already been made, so you should not distort the reproaches of the internal conscience. If you really want to thank the waiter or the maid, then you will not be prevented in this.
Most Stockholm shops begin their work at ten in the morning and finish at six o'clock in the evening, but it is only on weekdays. On Saturday, shops open at ten in the morning and work until four in the evening. On Sunday day, shop doors open at twelve hours of the day, and close at four in the evening. Buy souvenir products, you can on Drhotninggathan Street, which connects new areas with the old town.
On the streets of Stockholm, the first thing that rushes into the eyes is practically sterile purity. It is not accepted here, even if it is not intentionally, it is still not accepted. For the fact that you will close the sterile streets of Stockholm, you threaten a very impressive fine, so be careful and observe order.
Sweden, famous for fishing and many fishermen dream to visit this country precisely with the goal of to divide. I unfortunately did not specify, but I know for sure that there are lakes on which you can fish completely for free, and there are such where special permission may be required. I also know for sure that it is strictly forbidden to catch fish in private possessions.
With alcoholic beverages in Stockholm, things are very tight and you can only buy them in the stores "SystemBolaget", which do not work on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Seeing the store with such a sign, do not hurry to rejoice, because going inside you will see prices and seriously think about the need to acquire alcohol now and it is here. In short, the price of alcohol here is not just high, but very high. If you have bought a favorite alcoholic drink, then note that it is forbidden to drink it on the streets, as well as it is impossible to bring alcoholic drinks with you in cafes and restaurants.
With smoking, things are at all no better than alcoholic beverages. It is necessary to smoke carefully, at night, under the table and not biting. I'm kidding it. And seriously, then smoking is allowed only where there is a sign "Rzkning". I will say right away that there are signs, well, very rarity in such a huge city like Stockholm.
Public toilets in Stockholm are also paid. The cost of the visit is equal to five crowns. Toilets for catering establishments, that is, in cafes and restaurants, free, but they are usually closed on the key, so the hare will not succeed. If you are a client of this institution and you need to visit this room very much, you will just just turn to the service personnel. By the way, English in Stockholm understands perfectly.