Sweden


 * Sweden**

//**Attractions**// Natural Attraction- Lapland it’s the largest intact wilderness in Europe. You would want to take your children there because you can visit the home of Santa Claus at Santa World in Dalarna, what kid wouldn’t want to visit Santa. You can climb Sweden’s highest peak walk in national parks you can try dog sledding and snowmobiling. Who wouldn’t want to visit Lapland it’s a beautiful site to camp for the night.

Museum- Skokloster Slott Castle is a 17th century castle and is also one of the most fascinating baroque museums in Europe. That vast amount of art is baffling from painting to tapestries. The interior decoration is phenomenal the furniture is intricate. And if you get hungry threw out the day you can go to the castle’s restaurant. And the automobile museum is great for people who love cars.

Historical Site- the former Viking site on the island of Gotland was the main center of the Hanseatic League of the Baltic from the 12th to 14th century. It is one of the best preserved fortified commercial city in northern Europe with more than 200 warehouses. It’s a great place for history buffs to visit. The 13th century ramparts are beautiful.

Activity- Sareks National Park the enchanted landscape of Sareks National Park hosts over 100 glaciers and mountains over 2,000m tall. You should definitely go with a guide unless you are survival man. It has a stunning view of the lake and delta of Laiture. The view of Rapa Älv River is amazing. My recomendation- Öland is a small island holding over 400 windmills. The biggest iron-age ring for it is on the island. Eketorp has been partially reconstructed as a museum to schowcase the medieval village. At the northern and southern tips they have very prominent lighthouses. There is a 6000m bridge connecting Öland to Kalmar. //**FOOD**// Strassburgare- Swedish Butter cookies are made with a cookie press the main ingrediant is butter and 3 diffrent types of flour.

Svenska Kottbullar (Swedish meatballs)- with a delicious side of mashed potatoes. The main ingreadients are ground beef ground pork and heavy cream.

//**Weather/Climate**//

Sweden has a fairly mild climate for being so far up north compared to other regions. July temps are normally fluctuating in the teens. Snow covers the ground from December to April in the southern part and up north snow starts falling in October. The winters up north are very bitter and the water bodies are mostly frozen over. The average temp in the summer is 70 degrees. And the average precipitation per year is 45mm.

//**Currency**//

The currency of Sweden is the Krona.

The exchange rate is: 1SEK=0.147 USD

//**Lodging**//

Hotel Birger Jarl in Stockholm, Sweden offers rooms starting at $109 per night.

Phone: 1-866-264-5744

Best Western Plus Sthlm Hotel located in Bromma with rooms costing $82 per night.

Phone: 1-866-274-532



//**Transportation**//

__Flights__ Company: Finnair Company: KLM Company: KLM Price: $740 Price; $2,532 Price: $760 Time; 9hrs. 50min. Time: 28 hrs. 50 min. Time: 13 hrs. 10 min. Distance: 3,937 miles Distance: 5,302 miles Distance: 4,289 miles
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