266022 Sun May 08 18:07:30 -0700 2005 2 26 International 0 1403706 At this point, the itinerary is flexible, so if there are "must visit" places we could work them in. Sun May 08 18:07:30 -0700 2005 0 Tenny G. 1 1403710 It's been several years since I've been in Sweden, but we enjoyed Den Gilden Freden (the "Golden Peace") and Fem Sma Hus (the "Five Small Houses"). both in Gamla Stan (the "Old Town") in Stockholm (people may say that they're too touristy, but I enjoyed them, particularly for traditional Swedish meals--at Den Gilden Freiden I had a roast reindeer with a timbale of black grouse. Start with an apertif of aqavit). The best seafood I've ever had was at Wedholms Fisk in Stockholm (don't go there looking for anything other than seafood because that is all they have, no "surf and turf" or "ladlubber's special"), but fresh and well-prepared seafood--well, they define the genre. The choices of sil (pickled herring} is wide. Also, their Arctic Char in a cream sauce is...you'll have to try it for yourself. Outside of Vasteras, a city about 60 miles West of Stockholm. there's a very good, casual country-style restaurant called "The Laughing Pig" (sorry, don't remember the name in Swedish). Sun May 08 19:13:35 -0700 2005 1403706 0 Far Far 1 1403723 Sorry to sound drab but as far as Stockholm goes, the old cry of "do a search!" is very applicable. Search for the previous Stockholm recommendations - I've never really seen a bad one and the Stockholm tourist scene is really very stable. Poster "mdibiaso" almost always jumps in these discussions and his excellent recommendations are more first-hand then what I can offer. Wedholm's fisk is an excellent recommendation if you are hungry for classically prepared fish. They've got a star and prices to match but you will get the freshest fish that exists in Stockholm in relatively large portions. I usually order the turbot in champagne sauce. True "chowhoundish" finds are few and far between in Stockholm (in my opinion). If it's summertime then the Southern part of town will likely have the farmer's market on Saturday. Pick up some cured/smoked meats and some jams and be sure to sample a herring burger (Strömmingsburgare) from the stand near the end. One and a half blocks from the fanciest food market in Stockholm (Östermalmshallen) is the city's best sausage stand. Try a Thuringer weisswurst - it's grilled with love and stuck into sandwich-pressed, hollowed out 1/2 baguette together with picante sauce and saurkraut. Hope that helps with Stockholm. Let us know what you end up doing! Wedholms Fisk Nybrokajen 17 111 48 Stockholm Tel (from the U.S): 011 46 8 611 78 74 Bondens egen marknad (Farmer's market) every Saturday from 10:00-15:00, early August to mid-October Katarina Bangatan (on Söder/the Southern island of Stockholm) Östermalms korvspecialist (Sausage kiosk) Nybrogatan 57 Mon May 09 07:26:17 -0700 2005 1403706 0 Bridgestone