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return Skr580/380, Skokloster admission Skr90)
Slow down the pace with a boat cruise to the baroque castle of Skokloster. M/S
Kung Carl
Gustaf
, a 19th-century ex-steamship, sails Tuesday to Sunday from mid-May to mid-
August. Tours leave Islandsbron at 11am and return at 4.15pm, allowing about two hours
at Skokloster.
There are also evening river cruises at 7pm Tuesday to Saturday from mid-May to mid-
September; the cruise plus buffet and entertainment costs Skr580 per person.
Fyrishov
WATER PARK
018-727 49 50;
www.fyrishov.se
; Idrottsgatan 2; adult/child Skr100/80;
park
9am-9.30pm, pool from 6.15am; 1, 13, 42, 111)
Families with water-loving children should head for Fyrishov, one of Sweden's largest wa-
ter parks. It features the full complement of slides, Jacuzzis, waterfalls and wave ma-
chines.
Sleeping
STF Vandrarhem Sunnersta Herrgård
HOSTEL
incl breakfast from Skr650/770; Jan-mid-Dec; ; 20)
In a historic manor house about 6km south of the city centre, this hostel has a parklike set-
ting at the water's edge and a good restaurant on site. You can rent bikes (Skr50/200 per
day/week) or borrow a boat, and there's free wi-fi. Hotel-standard rooms include break-
fast; hostel guests can add it for Skr85.
Uppsala Vandrarhem & Hotell
HOSTEL
Skr445/550, s/d hotel Skr750/895; ; 3 Kvarntorget)
This hostel, attached to Hotell Kvarntorget, is away from the action but walkable from
Uppsala Central Station. Spacious rooms, some with double beds, face an enclosed court-
yard that works as a breakfast room; a newly designed dividing wall has greatly reduced
