Hi Here some info that might be useful when you visit Stockholm. I don't claim it to be the complete manual and others welcome to add info and correct where needed. Getting from Arlanda to the City: There are a number of alternatives. If you want it cheap you take the bus and then the metro. If you take the taxi, make sure that you negotiate the price beforehand (the cost should be ~500SEK). http://beta.stockholmtown.com/en/Travel/Tips/Getting-to-and-from-the-airports/ Public transportation: Driving a car in Stockholm is almost as stupid as stupid can get. Unless you'll stay at a hotel out in the boondocks I would recommend that you use the public transportation. See http://www.sl.se/Templates/SubStart.aspx?id=1906 for info. Also you may consider the travel cards which will keep the transportation cost down. See also http://beta.stockholmtown.com/en/Travel/In-Stockholm/ Stockholmskortet: If you plan to see more that just the IETF-venue then you want to get Stockholmskortet http://beta.stockholmtown.com/en/Information/Buy--Order/The-Stockholm-card/ It will give you free admission to a whole bunch of attractions + free travel with the public transportation. Taxi: There are a lot of unregistered taxis in Stockholm, a friendly advice.. avoid them. http://beta.stockholmtown.com/en/Travel/In-Stockholm/taxi/2087 Pickpockets: Summer in Stockholm is high season for pickpockets who often like to operate in teams, so keep your wallet close. To see: Well.. there are lots of things to see.. Stockholm is IMHO one of the more beautiful cities I have seen (alright some of the suburbs are really ugly). You shouldn't miss Vasamuseet, it hosts one of the worlds best preserved ships from the 17th century, BTW the ship sank almost immediately due to too much optimization:-). Djurgården and Skansen are waterholes for the locals. Skansen hosts a sort of compressed version of Sweden. As Stockholm is surrounded by water it is never wrong to go with one of the many boats. And please don't forget Gamla stan. I have probably missed a lot but I believe that this is at least a start. Regards Ingemar Johansson ******************************************* Ingemar Johansson Senior Research Engineer, IETF "nethead" EAB/TVP - Multimedia Technologies Ericsson Research Ericsson AB Box 920 S-971 28 Luleå, Sweden Tel: +46 (0)10 7143042 ECN: 852-43042 ECC: 852-19042 Mobile: +46 (0)730 783289 Visit http://labs.ericsson.com ! ******************************************* _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf