Skansen- Stockholm, Sweden - VirtualTourist.com

"Skansen is like a miniature Sweden. The old farmsteads and houses have been brought here from all over the country. They are seen surrounded by gardens and cultivated patches that are typical of the time and place. You can also see wild animals, mainly from Scandinavia, and rare breeds of farm animals. There are trees and plats here from all parts of Sweden".

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So, you take bus 47. A convenient bus stop is just outside Sweeden's House, the Tourist Information Center, so you go there, they give you the info ("take bus 47") and you go out and make use of it. The bus passes very frequently, like every 5 mins.

When it reaches the island you might start asking yourself where to hop off. Well, don't, wait until it reaches the end. You get out and the park entrance is just there. You go to the counter. You buy your ticket, they give you a map and you start wondering around.

The place is marvelous. If you go to the right you will see the animals first - wolves, bears,wolves, elks... Three newborn bears were there when we arrived, and they were sooo cute as they were jumping here and there.

And then going round, you reach the glassworks, pottery, the bakehouse and all. All shops are also selling products. Outside the bakehouse there was a line of people who, as we did, were leaded there by the smell. We saw how they make them, and then we ate them. Mmm.

All over the park there are places where you can have a rest, drink a coffee, have something to eat - the map provided at the entrance is very helpful.

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Some things to consider:

*Take some water with you before entering if you come early - the park opens at 10.00am but the coffee shops open at 11.00am and the restaurants at 12.00am.
I asked at the "Solliden" restaurant, 10.55pm, where can I find some water and she said I should wait for the coffee shop to open. Well... she could have given me a glass from the tap, non? But she didn't, so, bring your own;

*At the zoo area there is this little kiosk selling souvenirs and animal toys. The collection is not the one expected, not the animals that you see in this zoo.
I wanted to buy something for the kids, relevant to the park. I chose a bear - there was not a brown bear, the only available was a polar one, but, ok my daughter could live with that. I bought a moose for my son. Hopefully it was supposed to be a Sweden moose, no? After all The elk/moose is the largest mammal in Sweden. And then I check the tags: "Moose live in the northern-most regions of North America". Huh? Well, the products are of a US company, fabriqued in China. If this is not globalization, then what is :D.

*There is NO ticket discount for SL Tourist Card holders.
During our visit in the city I had a Time Out - Stockholm guide with me. Very useful. And there I read: "SL Tourist Card also provides free travel,...., plus 50 per cent off Skansen". We go to the Tourist Information Center, Sweden's house, first thing before we start seeing things around, I ask the lady if this is the case, she says yes. But when I reach Skansen and ask for the discount, the lady tells me "no, sorry, this used to be but not anymore". Really disappointing, I was counting this discount when considering buying this card, so it seemed good - but for two days that we had to spend in Stockholm, given this fact, the value for money relation of the card was not that good anyway. Oh well...

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