Rick Steves' Scandinavia 2006

by Steves, Rick

• ISBN13: 9781566917339
• ISBN10: 1566917336
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-21
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best way to see Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinski, Tallinn, and the fjords? With "Rick Steves' Scandinavia 2006," travelers can experience the best of everything Scandinavia has to offer -- economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, "Rick Steves' Scandinavia 2006" includes opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot; and Rick's newest "back door" discoveries. America's #1 authority on travel to Europe, Rick's time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Planning	p. 3
Resources	p. 7
Practicalities	p. 11
Money	p. 12
Transportation	p. 16
Communicating	p. 22
Sleeping	p. 26
Eating	p. 30
Traveling as a Temporary Local	p. 34
Back Door Travel Philosophy	p. 35
Denmark	p. 37
Copenhagen	p. 40
Near Copenhagen: Roskilde, Frederiksborg Castle, Louisiana, and Kronborg Castle	p. 92
Central Denmark	p. 100
AEro	p. 100
Odense	p. 112
Jutland	p. 117
Legoland	p. 117
Arhus	p. 120
Norway	p. 127
Oslo	p. 131
Norway in a Nutshell	p. 174
More on the Sognefjord	p. 186
Balestrand	p. 187
Lustrafjord	p. 193
Scenic Drives from Lustrafjord	p. 195
Gudbrandsdal Valley and Jotunheimen Mountains	p. 198
Gudbrandsdal Valley	p. 199
Jotunheimen Mountains	p. 202
Bergen	p. 208
South Norway	p. 227
Stavanger	p. 228
The Setesdal Valley	p. 234
Hovden	p. 237
Kristiansand	p. 240
Sweden	p. 243
Stockholm	p. 247
Near Stockholm: Uppsala	p. 282
South Sweden	p. 285
Vaxjo	p. 286
Kalmar	p. 291
Finland	p. 299
Helsinki	p. 303
Estonia	p. 329
Tallinn	p. 332
Appendix	p. 355
Let's Talk Telephones	p. 355
European Calling Chart	p. 356
Country Codes	p. 358
U.S. Embassies	p. 358
Festivals and Holidays	p. 358
Climate	p. 362
Metric Conversion	p. 362
Temperature Conversion	p. 363
Numbers and Stumblers	p. 363
Making Your Hotel Reservation	p. 364
Index	p. 365
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