Go see the islands!
by bbh
If you only have a day in Stockholm, take the open-top bus tour to see the highlights of the city. You'll be impressed with how many parks and how much water there is every where! And yes, Old Town (Gamla stan) is a must see as well.
But if you have two days then make sure you spend one of them taking a boat out in to the archipelago. It is so relaxing and gorgeous! You can take an old steam boat on an hour's trip to "the capital" of the archipelago: Waxholm. Walk around in the nice little, quaint town, have some lunch and some ice cream and then take the boat back to the city.
Or you can island-hop on the many boats that traffic the many, many islands (around 20000 all in all) and stay at hotels or youth hostels. This would, however, require even some more time in Stockholm. And why not? This city is too gorgeous to pass by. You must come and see it at least once! Summer evenings spent by the water somewhere. Preferrably at a caf?, watching the sunset.
Stockholm is both intense...
by JohanSE
Stockholm is both intense activity and relaxed. Take time and walk around. Experience more of the town than just City. 10 minutes from downtown Stockholm you find entire blocks of 18th century houses. Take a stroll the Old Town (Gamla Stan), stay there and listen. If you listen careful enough you might hear the people of the 17th century whisper in your ear...
Neighbourhoods: Gamla Stan
by Maline
Gamla Stan is south of Norrmalm and you get there by crossing one of the bridges. One suggestion is going down the street of Drottninggatan and the walk via the small island of Helgeandsholmen, that hosts the parliament building. (See pic)
Gamla Stan ("Old Town") is the site of the original town. The first mention of the name "Stockholm" was in a letter by king Birger jarl in the year 1252, so last year (2002) the city celebrated its 750th anniversary.
Gamla stan is a place to walk slowly through. Many narrow passages and old style buildings in this part of town. Also, the Royal Castle is here.
City Hall
by Bregman
Visit the city hall. Here you can take the tour and see, amongst other, the hall where the Nobel prize banquet is held.
When visiting, do not forget to take the lift to the top of the tower. From up there you have a magnificent view of Gamla Stan.
"Hey Hey!"
by marcfromburlington
I just loved the fact that when lined up for something in a store or a McDonald's you're almost always greeted with a cute "Hey Hey!" form the person at the register.
Fight the urge to answer back with "Hey Hey!" - they'll think you speek Swedish. Answering back with a "Hey Hey HEYYYYYY?!?" will produce even worse results. :)
I'm just kidding of course, but if you do answer back with a "Hey Hey!", no matter how cute it is, they'll think you're Swedish and if you don't know any you'll be promptly lost from there on in.
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