Conference turris::scandia

    Go for it!  For a beach-centered vacation, I strongly recommend
    the west coast of Sweden.  Gothenburg and Bohusl�n!  
    
    

    Try the island of Ahvenanmaa (�land in Swedish).  It's a very nice
    resort island located between Stockholm and Turku.

    Thanks for the suggestions.
    
    What are typical temperature ranges in July and August in these
    areas of Sweden?  Would we be able to go romping through the
    surf?
    
    
    						Mark

    Air temperature range is about the same as Bar Harbor, Maine, in the
    U.S.  Water temps are much warmer, however.  There have been day
    on the Swedish west coast that I have been quite comfortable in
    a light sweater in the full sun.  On the other side, temperatures
    above 85 degrees Fahrenheit (26 C.) are unusual in Swedish summer.
    

    One place i could recomennd four you is a little island called KOSTER
    situated outside a small town called Str�mstad. This little town
    is situated only some kilometres from the Norwegian border. This
    little island has the highest amounts of sun in Sweden. Actually
    i thingk the sun shines about 320 days oer year.
    
    Regards Stefan.
    
    P.S. This little island i a relly lovely place. And as a matter
    a fact not so many foreigners come here so it could be really
    interesting for you. If you are really interested you could contact
    mee via VAXmail STKEIS::BYSTAM or DECmail Stefan Bystam@SOO. Because
    i can rent a week at that special location to you if ypu are
    interested.
    

    For a summary of air temperatures in Sweden, see Note 168.1

    Some more suggestions...
    
    A friend of mine, who stayed over there for more than a year, told me
    that Gotland, a small island off the east coast of Sweden, can be
    considered a real paradise for people who like to stroll around
    beaches and enjoy the Swedish sun. It's also an ideal place for 
    cycling, so I'm told, and brochures of Gotland all seem to confirm
    that.
    
    Speaking from my own experience, I can also strongly recommend Jutland.
    Towards the northeast and east, this (or should I say 'the') Danish
    peninsula offers a beautiful range of small typical villages and
    pleasant beaches. When returning from a two-week holiday in Norway in
    July '85, in order to recover from the Kristiansand-Hirsthals nightboat
    crossing (which, by the way, is an occasion to witness a splendid
    sunrise), I spent some hours on one of those beaches. I can honestly
    say (and in fact, I was quite proud of it, seeing that people always
    say I am crazy to spend my holiday in that "cold North") that, in those
    few hours, the sun had left more marks on MY skin than on the skin of
    another friend of mine who had spent the same weeks in Italy! (Though I
    must admit that the weather in Italy at that time was downright
    lousy...) 
    As far as sightseeing is concerned, Jutland also offers a number 
    of cities, often with pasts that reach back many centuries. (One
    example is �rhus, which has a beautiful museum of old buildings
    definitely worth a visit.) And of course, the Danish countryside
    is also worth seeing, that is, if you don't expect to see mountains...
        
    
    So much for my suggestions.
    Please excuse me if I cannot give you more detailed information,
    but it's been two years now since I went there, and I don't seem
    to remember all place names etc... Nevertheless, I hope I have been
    able to give you an idea, roughly, of where you might find some
    interesting spots for your summer vacation. 

    
    					Enjoy your holiday!
    (Wish I was going there too...)
    						Raf.
    
    

    Re: .7:
    
>   A friend of mine, who stayed over there for more than a year, told me
>   that Gotland, a small island off the east coast of Sweden, can be
>   considered a real paradise for people who like to stroll around
>   beaches and enjoy the Swedish sun. It's also an ideal place for 
>   cycling, so I'm told, and brochures of Gotland all seem to confirm
>   that.
         
    See Note 121 in this conference for a report on a trip to Gotland.

    re:.7
        
>       As far as sightseeing is concerned, Jutland also offers a number 
>   of cities, often with pasts that reach back many centuries. (One
>   example is �rhus, which has a beautiful museum of old buildings
>   definitely worth a visit.) And of course, the Danish countryside
>   is also worth seeing, that is, if you don't expect to see mountains...

        
         I just remembered the name of the �rhus museum : it's called
    "den gamle by", or, in English, "the old village". Anyone in �rhus
    should be able to tell you the exact location.
    
    
    							Raf.         
    
    

    From: [email protected] (Erik Karlsson)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Re: Midnight sun (was Re: Comparative costs)
    Date: 3 Apr 90 08:45:30 GMT
    Organization: TeleLOGIC AB, Lulea, Sweden
 
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
>My wife (who has never seen the midnight sun) and I plan to travel in
>northern Scandinavia in late June.  Could anyone recommend places to
>stay and/or eat north of the Arctic circle?
 
 
	Why don't you try Hotel Jokkmokk, in -guess where- Jokkmokk.
	My wife is from Jokkmokk, and we had our wedding dinner there, 
	in that hotel, and it tasted wonderful. I've heard that there 
	are new owners, and I haven't been there since they bought it.
	I've heard that it isn't as good as it used to be, but it might
	be worth trying. 
 
	Jokkmokk is a small village 17 km north of the arctic circle.
	BTW. If you'd decide to go to Jokkmokk, I could tell you some
	places not to vistit, too. :-)
 
	If you could stand spending some time south of the circle, I'd
	recommend Filipsborg in Kalix. I've only been there once, but
	it's definitely got one of the best restaurants I've ever visited.
	It's also possible to stay there, since it has a hotel part, too.
 
	Kalix is near the coast line of the Gulf of Bothnia, about 80 km
	from the Finnish border.
 
    -- 
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 I am looking for something north of the arctic circle for this summer.  
 There was a program, about Saab automobiles, that showed a test drive of
 one of the Norweigen manufactered models north of the arctic.  During
 the show it was mentioned that the road used was the nothern-most
 maintained road in the world.  So, we know its north of the arctic circle,
 in Norway; what I'm looking for is a town/location and perhaps the name of
 a company that does travel tours into that area.

 I prefer two wheels, but would consider other options for a summer vacation
 that that area.

 thanks,

 Bruce

    From: [email protected] (Marcus Gustavsson)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Re: Vacation in Sweden: where to go?
    Date: 26 Feb 1996 06:12:58 GMT
    Organization: Chalmers University of Technology
    Sender: [email protected]
 
 
	Things to do in Gothenburg:
 
	Visit "etnografiska museet" with its exhibit of the Paracas
	textiles. The museum has the world's largest collection of these
	2000 years old textiles. Unfortunately they've only got room
	to exhibit a tiny fraction of the material, but it's still
	very nice.
 
	If you like football, go see a match with IFK Gothenburg.
 
	Visit Slottskogen and join in on the br�nnboll games, frisbee
	throwing and football games.
 
	Party all night long and then go see the sunrise.
 
	Try to get out on the islands.
 
	See if there's some history reenactment going on at "Nya �lvsborg."
 
	Things to do in Bohusl�n:
 
	Visit "H�llristningsmuseet" in Tanum and see the rock-carvings
	on the night tour.
 
	Visit Gullholmen, bathe and go see the preserved home of one
	"well-to-do" family.
 
	In V�sterg�tland:
 
	Visit Varnhem.
 
	Go see the "Sparl�sa" runestone. There are cool runestones in
	other parts of Sweden too. Like the R�kstone in �sterg�tland
	and the Sigurds-carving in Uppland (or whereever it is :)).
 
	In general:
 
	Be outdoors as much as possibly. See if there's some route
	that you could travel by foot or by bicycle. There should be
	suitable one, two or three day hikes more or less everywhere.
 
 
	Hope this can be of some help.
	Hej                                                    
	Mof
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