Scandinavian Trip (16-28 Jun 2019)

Scandinavian Trip (16-28 Jun 2019)

16 Jun, Sun

Turkish Airlines 55

depart Singapore 23:25 Terminal 1

17 Jun, Mon

5:25 Istanbul 7:30 Turkish Airlines 1783

Arrive Copenhagen 9:45am, Terminal 2

🚃 shuttle bus to Terminal 3 to take train to Copenhagen central station (15min)

check in/drop bags @ hotel

(1)Walked to Town hall

(2)From there to Ved Stranden to take the Grand canal tour (among many interesting places, also saw Little Mermaid from the back

(3)Had lunch at Cafe Norden, Super yummy and full

(4)Walked part of Stroget shopping street

(5)Christianborg Palace

(6)Back to town hall to take the Copenhagen Train tour

stay@Grand Hotel, Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN FOOD

- Apparently red sausage hotdog, Polse is a thing (Polse Kompagniet or Den økologiske pølsemand DOP)

- Smorrebrod (it's an open sandwich kind of thing) – Aamanns Etablissement (Mich star) or Royal Smushi Café or Peder Ox but apparently everywhere has this

- Shawarma!!! street food kinda thing

- Falafel!!!

- Try their roast pork, fishcakes and meatballs!

- Host – Nordic food restaurant which is apparently good

- other random restaurants: Uformel, 2

- Grod (basically porridge but can like eat for breakfast?)

DESSERTS

- Raspberry bars (Meyers Bageri or Lauras Bakery)

- and ofc all the other bakery foods :>

18 Jun, Tue

(1)Nyhaven

(2)Amalienborg Palace

(3)Torvehallerne food street

(4)National gallery

(5)Round Tower

(6)Walked the whole of Str

Back to hotel to rest

(7)Tivoli gardens after 9:00pm

stay@Grand Hotel, Copenhagen

19 Jun, Wed

(1)National Museum

14:00 — from Hotel to DFDS by Bus #26 (30 Mins)

⛴Copenhagen to Oslo by Ferry

16:30 — departure DFDS Terminal, Crown Seaways

On Ferry

Deck 5, Room 5432

stay on Ferry

20 Jun, Thur

9:45 Arrive Oslo

10:45 Info Centre

11:20 To hotel to drop off luggages

(1)walked along Akerselva river

• graffiti art

(2)Mathallen street food court

(3)Munch Museum

(4)Oslo opera house

stay@Anker Hotel, Oslo

21 Jun, Fri

(1)Tram and Ferry to Bygdøy

(2)Norwegian Folk Museum

(3)Viking ship museum

(4)City hall area

(5)Akershus castle and Fortress

(6)Ferry to Bygdøy again and back to City Hall

(7)Aker Brygge

stay@Anker Hotel, Oslo

22 Jun, Sat

Check out @ 10:00

(1)Royal Palace

(2)Nobel Peace Center

(3)Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art

(4)Watched Oslo Pride parade

🚃 Oslo to Stockholm

5 hr 50 mins

16:56 Oslo S — Stockholm Central 22:47

💤 😴

stay@Queen's Hotel, Stockholm

23 Jun, Sun

(1) walked down Drottninggatan to Old town (Gamla stan)

(2) royal palace

(3) 24 hr Hop on-off boat

(4) Lunch @ Grill Ruby (meatballs and sausage)

(5) more rides on hop on-off boat

stay@Queen's Hotel, Stockholm

24 Jun, Mon

(1) stroll down the Drottninggatan to take the boat

(2) nice ride around

(3) stroll around and watched a free concert by Chicago Consort at the Kungsträdgården

(4) out of Queen's and move to Radisson

(5) check into Radisson

(6) walked to Solna to check out the big mall and bought dinner

stay@Radisson Blu Royal Park Hotel

25 Jun, Tue

(1) Hiking around lake (9:30-16:30)

stay@Radisson Blu Royal Park Hotel

26 Jun, Wed

drizzling morning

check out of Radisson Blu

12:19 Stockholm Sodra — Copenhagen Central 17:31

🚃Stockholm to Copenhagen

5hr 15 mins

check into the Square

(1) stroll from hotel to Nyhavn

(2) dinner @ Nyhavnscafeen

(3) ice cream @ Vafflebageren

stay@The Square, Copenhagen

Rådhuspladsen 14, Copenhagen

27 Jun, Thur

(1)city roaming and shopping

(2)check out of the Square

16:00 Depart for airport

🚃 Central to airport (20 mins)

depart Copenhagen 18:30 Terminal 2

Turkish Airlines 1786

22:50 Istanbul

28 Jun, Fri

Istanbul 2:00 Turkish Airlines 54

arrive Singapore 17:50, Terminal 1

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Expenses:

Air tickets plus insurance — S$3029.70

Itinerary # 7429882098001

Grand Hotel, Copenhagen (2 nights)— S$697.833

Ferry (overnight + dinner) — S$473

Anker Hotel, Oslo (bf) (2 nights)— S$515.84

Queen's Hotel, Stockholm (bf) (2 nights)— S$389.67

Radisson Blu Royal Park Hotel, Stockholm (bf) (2 nights)— S$371.97

The Square, Copenhagen (1 night) — S$386.22

Train tickets (Oslo-Stockholm, Stockholm-Copenhagen) — S$615

Copenhagen Card x 3 (2-day) — €240 (S$367.66)

Oslo Pass x 3 (2-day) — S$313.7

Stockholm hop on-off boat — S$100

Stockholm bus/train — S$36.50

To Copenhagen airport — S$22.30

M1 — S$50

food plus spending

=1681.08 (you trip plus cash)

Cash (S$822)

DKK — S$330

NKK — S$255

SKR — S$237

M1 passport:

Turkey - Vodafone

Denmark - Telenor

Norway - Telenor

Sweden - Telenor

grand total = S$9050.473