My last post was about our plans for our Swedish holiday, apart from renting a flat. I asked you, dear readers, for advice and you delivered! I think it's only fair to let the world know about your recommendations, thus helping others who might be traveling to Sweden with hints, ideas and suggestions.I was happy to see most of your advice was about Lunds pubs. Even though we probably won't drink a lot during this trip, it makes me feel that I will fit in quite well!
So here it is, your advice, categorized and summarized. Feel free to correct me, or add additional advice, it's all greatly appreciated!
Phones
Prepaid SIM cards can be bought almost anywhere ("most stores and kiosks"). The carrier that stood out among your tips was COMVIQ so I think they will be my choice. I'm told there are different packages to choose from and some include a data plan. Teknikmagasinet seems to be the go-to shop for such purchases and luckily it's quite close to the train station! I'd still love some more info about this, perhaps a link with different options and prices, but I'm told the staff there are eager to help with advice.I also found out that cheap, disposable, phones are also pretty common and available in big box electronic stores for a low price of around 200 SEK (23 €) and they already include a prepaid SIM card. I'm not quite ready to let go of my smartphone, but I think it might be good advice for someone else.
Restaurants
Unfortunately the news about food wasn't as positive as I've hoped. Apparently Max burgers are good, but aren't all that remarkable since it's still a giant restaurant chain, not unlike Burger King. I've been encouraged to give it a try, but perhaps postpone it until after the actual move.
Everybody seems to agree that Tunnbrödsrulle is great, but it's more popular in the north and might be a bit hard to find in Lund. And as for the Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs), every person claims they are best when prepared by their mother so they don't feel comfortable recommending a restaurant. Still, I'm not giving in and my hopes to try both are still high! If you have any idea where to get either in Lund, please let me know!
A fellow redditor hinted that there are two places with very Swedish food, Stäket and Tengérs. We will probably venture in at least one of them during our visit.
A fellow redditor hinted that there are two places with very Swedish food, Stäket and Tengérs. We will probably venture in at least one of them during our visit.
Pubs
As I've said a lot of advice was about pubs, but then again I suppose that is the most fun part of being a tourist. It turns out my initial choice, Mat & Destilat, is more of a fine-dining place and not a pub as I have assumed. No worries, the kind people of Lund were well armed with plenty of suggestions. I now have a list long enough for a proper pub-crawl!
I've heard great things about Rauhrackel, an Austrian pub. It sounds very exciting and I've never been to an Austrian pub before, my only concern is that I've never been to a Swedish pub either, and that one should really be a priority! Traditional English pubs also came highly recommended (The Bishop's Arms, The Old Bull and John bull to name a few) so that's an option, as is Café Ariman which is praised by both locals and Lonely Planet!
We are looking forward to a pint, but haven't decided on a place yet. We will surely visit the Systembolaget as well and buy something to toast with in our new apartment.
Additional plans
We have high hopes for Disc Golf: A reader was even kind enough to send me a map of the course! Apart from that we have arranged to meet a few people there: a fellow expat from Australia and a twitter user studying there.We are also planning to go to Ikea. Neither of us has ever been and we need to buy some new bed sheets anyway, so we have a perfect excuse to hear this Swedish wonder we hear so much about!
I have joined the Lund social group on meetup.com and they are planning to meet for a fika on Monday night. We will probably join them too!
While I'm in Sweden I would like to give my Swedish a go as well. Hopefully will be able to have at least one conversation (and I use that word very lightly) in Swedish!
Conclusion
Thank you everyone for your recommendations and advice. With your help I'm sure next week will be a blast!If anyone has time for a cup of coffee, a stroll in the park, or a friendly game of Disc Golf I'd love to hear from you!See you!
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