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drop-in after 21:45-195 kr, additional drinks-95 kr, reservations smart; daily
June-Aug 11:15-24:00, Sept-May 15:00-24:00; last entry 45 minutes before
closing, in the Nordic Sea Hotel adjacent to the main train station at Vasaplan
4, tel. [phone], www.icebar.se ) . People are let in all at once every 45
minutes. That means there's a long line for drinks, and the place goes from
being very crowded to almost empty as people gradually melt away. At first
everyone'sjustsnappingphotos.WhilethereareicebarsalloverEuropenow,
this is the second one (after the Ice Hotel in Lapland). And it really is pretty
cool...a steady 23°F.
Cinema —In Sweden, international movies are shown in their original lan-
guage with Swedish subtitles. Swedish theaters sometimes charge more for
longer films (95-135 kr, movies longer than 2 hours are usually the higher
price), and tickets come with assigned seats (drop by to choose seats and
buy a ticket, box offices generally open 11:00-22:00 daily). The Hötorget and
Drottninggatan neighborhoods have many theaters.
Sleeping in Stockholm
Peak season for Stockholm's hotels—weeknights outside of summer vacation
time—is dictated by business travelers. Rates drop by 30-50 percent in the