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SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN TOUR

9 – 17 MAY 2017

Dear Heartful Traveller,

We are excited to announce a special offer of $500 discount on the original price for this wonderful tour of Stockholm and Copenhagen – two of my favourite cities in the world!

If you book, with a $500 deposit, by 5pm January 31st, you will save $500 off the total price of the tour. So the price for twin share, land only was $6995 and is now $6495. If you wish to have your own room, the price was $7995, but is now $7495. There are limited spaces in these small group tours, and we know this can be an expensive time of the year, so we suggest you take advantage of this special now.

We do not include flights in our tours as many people prefer to use their frequent flyer points, however, we can assist with flights if you wish.

Once you have paid your $500 deposit, we require a second payment of $2000 by 1st March 2017, with the final balance due on 1st April 2017.

This is the last tour of Scandinavia I have planned and as it is one of my favourites, I suggest you take advantage of this special offer to discover and enjoy these delightful cities that are full of wonderful opportunities to immerse yourself in modern and vintage design, art, architecture, cuisine and culture.

For a Registration Form or further information, feel free to call me on 0404888087 or email on [email protected]

Happy travelling, from Prue Prue Royle, Director The Heartful Travellers

SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN TOUR

9 – 17 MAY 2017

ITINERARY Not many countries can claim to be the home of modern design, but Sweden and Denmark are two countries in which design is absolutely inherent to their culture and way of living. Their vintage antiques are as famous as their contemporary product and textile design, which makes for a rich tradition in art, craft and design.

This small group tour follows our first Scandinavian Tour in 2014, which was a great success. It is designed with a focus on Stockholm and Copenhagen as key Scandinavian design centres where we can explore a variety of artistic and cultural activities.

A special feature of this tour includes private tours conducted by design curators such as Marie Louise Munter, from Miss Design Says in Copenhagen. The personal and professional expertise from our team on the ground adds a unique opportunity for us to explore and understand Scandinavian life and design.

We travel by first class train through the countryside to discover these wonderful cities that offer an exciting array of museums, galleries, design studios showrooms and boutiques for us to enjoy and experience. The beauty of Scandinavian design, its people, culture, cities and countryside are truly unique and well worth ticking off your bucket list!

SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN TOUR 9 – 17 MAY

STOCKHOLM, the capital of Sweden, is also known as the capital of Scandinavia. One of the most beautiful cities of Europe, it is surrounded by magnificent scenery with vast green areas and clean waterways. Stockholm’s tradition and culture marries beautifully with the modernity and progressiveness of its inhabitants. The city spreads out over 14 islands in Lake Mälaren and looks to the Baltic Sea to the east. Her grand public buildings, palaces, rich cultural history and museums evoke her 700 year-old histories beautifully. From fashion and design to food and new technology, the city offers a unique quality of life, making it the happiest city in the world. Arrive in Stockholm and settle into your hotel room at the Nordic C Hotel, before our Welcome Dinner.

NORDIC C HOTEL

Our home in Stockholm is a modern design hotel located in the centre of the city, within walking distance of all major attractions and transport hubs. Through its minimalist elegance and simplicity, Nordic C offers a calm, relaxing environment for busy souls. The welcoming reception area has a stunning waterfall lighting system, elegant circular staircase and attractive golden wall feature. Each bedroom is decorated with huge photographs of Stockholm by well-known photographers including Gunnar Smoliansky, Dawid, Bruno EHRs and His Hammarskiöld. The Hotel has a gym and provides a healthy organic breakfast daily and is home to the first Ice Bar ever created in Scandinavia.

WELCOME DINNER

Fem Sma Hus is located in the northeast area of Gamla Stan (the Old Town) just south of the Royal Palace. Its name refers to the five small town houses under which it was built in 1651. One of the most charming restaurants in Stockholm, it consists of nine vaulted cellar rooms, decorated with tapestries, paintings and glowing candles. The menu consists of traditional Swedish cuisine with a French twist, using local produce, such as chanterelles, herring, salmon, cloudberries, elk and reindeer.

Day 1: STOCKHOLM Tuesday May 9


Breakfast at leisure

CITY TOUR OF STOCKHOLM Our panoramic tour will cover all the main points of interest in the city, highlighting its fabulous location with shimmering waterways, crisscrossed by the many bridges for which Stockholm is famous. Points of interest t o b e seen during the tour include City Hall, Hötorget and Sergels Plaza, the beautiful district of the Royal Park, Djurgården and the amusement and cultural park, Skansen - a favourite with locals and visitors alike. Across the bridge, on the southern shore of Saltsjön, the view of the city from Fjällgatan makes for a beautiful photograph. A walk through Gamla Stan, the beautiful old island city, full of interesting design boutiques, gives us a fascinating understanding of the history of this charming city.

LUNCH AT CITY HALL

Our tour ends at City Hall on the island of Kungsholmen. One of the finest examples of modern architecture in Europe, it was designed by Ragnar Ostberg and completed in 1923. A lofty square tower bearing three gilt crowns, the symbol of Sweden, and the national coat of arms, dominates the red brick structure. The Blue Hall is used for banquets and other festive occasions, including the Nobel Prize Banquet in December each year. About 18 million pieces of gold and coloured glass mosaics cover the walls of the Golden Hall and the southern gallery contains murals by Prince Eugen, the painter prince. After a buffet lunch at Ragnar’s Skafferi, we return to the hotel where you can enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure for shopping or visiting the Abba Museum.

DRINKS A T I C E BAR Our evening starts at the famous Ice Bar in our Hotel. Cosy hooded coats are provided for everyone, for this new experience of the Nordic winter and its delightful icy drinks and fascinating interior glacial design features.

Day 2: STOCKHOLM Wednesday May 10


DINNER AT VIKING RESTAURANT

We continue the evening’s Nordic theme with a special night of traditional Viking food, music and fun at Aifur Restaurant in the old town island of Gamla Stan. Cameras n e e d t o b e ready for some great styling shots.

Breakfast at leisure in the hotel This morning, we start our day with a visit to Djurgården Island to explore the cultural traditions and historical ways of life that led to the creation of a rich and diverse design heritage in Sweden.

NORDISK MUSEUM

This amazing “fairy castle” is the largest museum of cultural history in Sweden. It has an extensive exhibition of Swedish life through history that is explained on our personal audio tours. From furniture to folk art, table s e t t i n g s to jewellery; textiles to cultural traditions, this experience forms the background to our day of design.

DESIGN SHOWROOMS

SVENSK TENN is an interior design company with a charming shop full of homewares, wallpaper, fabrics and design objects. It was founded in 1924 by Estrid Erickson and joined in 1934 by Josef Frank, a textile designer. Together they created a unique, elegant, patterned design style that enjoys great international popularity. Here we will enjoy a morning tea and private tour, with time for shopping and a visit next door to the CARL MALMSTED showroom.

Day 2: STOCKHOLM Wednesday May 10 (cont’d)

Day 3: STOCKHOLM Thursday May 11


DESIGN SHOWROOMS (cont’d) Two quite different contemporary design shops are next on our Itinerary. Birger Jarlsgatan is a wonderful Stockholm shopping street where OSCARCLOTHILDE showcases “Northern European Design Fusion” in their homewares collection. NORRGAVEL, with its eco-friendly furniture and homewares was the first Swedish business to be awarded a Swan Eco Label for its eco-sustainability focus.

LUNCH IN SODERMALM

The URBAN DELI is where we enjoy lunch today (at own expense). With its funky murals and interesting menu, Urban Deli is a trendy spot to enjoy lunch and start our experience of the bohemian neighbourhood of SODERMALM or SOFO as it is often now called (south of Folkungagatan in Södermalm). VINTAGE DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES A range of offbeat boutiques, cafes and vintage galleries are clustered in this growing area. The increased popularity of vintage and second hand shops reflects Stockholm’s lifestyle focus on reuse, recycling and sustainability. We will wander along the fascinating streets, visiting COFFICE, a new concept in “office meets coffee shop”; NORDLING ANTIK, a beautiful antique and retro gallery shop; GALLERI KOCKS, f o r more lovely retro objet d’arts; and a MYRORNA second hand store. After having the best icecream in Sweden and seen the city from a secret viewing platform, we will make our way to GOTEGATAN, the large shopping street in Södermalm where you are free to browse or shop ‘til you drop.

The remainder of the day and evening is at your leisure.

Day 3: STOCKHOLM Thursday May 11 (cont’d)


Breakfast at leisure in the hotel

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Moderna Museet, designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, is on Skeppsholmen Island, a setting of natural beauty. The museum offers a first-class program of temporary exhibitions, a great shop and an enjoyable restaurant with a beautiful view of Djurgården and Strandvägen. Our private tour of the Gallery that has one of the world’s finest collections of art from 1900 to the present day, w i l l include key works by artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse and Robert Rauschenberg.

SWEDISH CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN A guided tour of this Museum, also designed by award winning architect, Rafael Moneo, will present Swedish architecture, design and construction from the 19th century to today. Museum shopping and coffee at Café Blom is a must. The afternoon and lunch is at your leisure. You might like to do a tour of the Palace, stroll around Gamla Stan or go shopping. DINNER AT NOOK RESTAURANT OR EQUIVALENT The Swedish restaurant scene is not only outstanding, it is a leader internationally in the concept of foraging and using only local, sustainable produce. Nook offers an interesting fusion of Asian and Nordic cuisine, a typical trend in restaurants around the world whose aim is to offer unusual, tasty meals in ambient surroundings. Scandinavian cuisine is known for its emphasis on fresh, seasonal produce that includes traditional meat dishes such as venison and fresh, plentiful seafood, with delicately presented vegetarian specialties.

Day 4: STOCKHOLM Friday May 12



TRAVEL THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE

Today we will enjoy a relaxing First Class train journey from Stockholm to Copenhagen, a lovely way to see the changing countryside across Sweden via the waterways to Denmark. Lunch is available for purchase on the train.

On arrival, we transfer from the train station to our minibus for a 2-hour guided tour of this enchanting city.

COPENHAGEN

COPENHAGEN is the capital of Denmark and has the oldest Royal monarchy in the world. Originally a Viking fishing village founded in the 10th century, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. It is the most populated city of Denmark, and the second largest in Scandinavia, with a metropolitan population of 1,975,361. It has ranked high in international surveys for its quality of life and its stable economy; education services, environmentally sound practices and level of social safety, making it attractive for locals and visitors alike. The city is an appealing and largely low-rise one, comprised of beautiful six-storey period buildings. In contrast to the pristine surrounding countryside, the gaiety of Tivoli Gardens, the Royal Palaces, parks, and canals lend a festive air to this attractive city. Traditional and contemporary Danish art and design is presented in a fine array of museums, galleries and boutique shops. The harbour and waterways are a dominant feature of this city with many boats, houses, bridges and museums to be seen along the shorelines including the famous Little Mermaid bronze sculpture created in 1913 by Danish sculptor Edvard Eriksen in tribute to Danish storyteller Hans Christian Anderson.

DINNER IN NYHAVEN After checking in to our hotel, we have the remainder of the evening at leisure. We will take a stroll to nearby Nyhaven for dinner (at own expense) at one of the fabulous restaurants along the waterfront harbour.

Day 5: STOCKHOLM TO COPENHAGEN Saturday May 13


ADMIRAL HOTEL COPENHAGEN

The Admiral Hotel is situated in a listed warehouse building dating from 1787 in the heart of Copenhagen at one of the city’s most beautiful and fashionable addresses, with the Queen’s Palace, Amalienborg, as its closest neighbour. The hotel is right on the waterfront where picturesque old schooners and yachts moor. Today the original warehouse with its rustic charm, rough brick walls, great archways and 200-year old beams of Pomeranian pine set the framework for modern hotel comfort in a class entirely of its own. All interior furnishings have been specifically designed for the hotel including Danish design furniture in all rooms. The highly acclaimed hotel restaurant, SALT, was designed by Conran & Partners, London. The Copenhagen Opera House, lies opposite the Hotel over the busy waterway. Bicycles are available for hire at our hotel for you to experience this amazing part of the city as the locals do.

Breakfast at leisure in the hotel prior to our minibus taking us out of town for an art and design tour of countryside Denmark

ANTIQUES, VINTAGE AND RETRO DESIGN

If you are an antiques lover Copenhagen is a great place to be, as there are many opportunities in this city to browse for treasures in jewellery, homewares, furniture and fashion. Our day starts in the Nørrebro district to explore the famous RAVNSBORGGADE FLEA MARKET. This is a street market where all manner of vintage, retro and pre-loved goods are on display and for sale.

FYNN YUHL’S HUS, ORDRUPGAARD MUSEUM

Finn Juhl's house is amongst the world’s elite 20th century residential icons. He stands alongside Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe and Alvar Aalto as a leader in modern design. A local architectural specialist will lead our tour.

Day 6: COPENHAGEN Sunday May 14

Day 5: COPENHAGEN Saturday May 13 (cont’d)


FREDERSIKBORG CASTLE A visit to Denmark is not complete without a castle visit and Frederiksborg will not disappoint. As the largest Renaissance Castle in Scandinavia, it incorporates the finest Renaissance architecture and craftsmanship. A tour through the beautiful rooms of the museum is a tour through 500 years of Danish history, illustrated by portraits, paintings, furniture and decorative art.

LOUISIANA MUSEUM This hidden gem, 25 miles north of Copenhagen, with a panoramic view of Sweden across the Sound, is a leading international museum of modern art. Located on the coast, it strikes a rare balance between landscape, architecture and art, attracting visitors from around the world. Our guided tour will introduce us to its magnificent collections.

Dinner and the evening are at your leisure back in the c i ty after a big day!

Breakfast at leisure in the hotel.

This morning, Marie Louise Munter, from Miss Design Says, will guide our Danish Design Day, visiting showrooms, studios and boutiques to discover the latest and greatest in this creative city. Marie Louise’s social media coverage #allgoodthingsdanish includes design, architecture, urban spaces and cool brands, people and places in Denmark and around the world. As an international Curator of Danish Design she has become the daily source for editors, journalists, bloggers, magazines and media around the world.

Throughout their history, the Danes have placed considerable importance on design: functional design, aesthetic design, architectural style and the application of art. Our plan is to expose you to as many different opportunities to see Danish design as we can.…..

Day 6: COPENHAGEN Sunday May 14 (cont’d)

Day 7: COPENHAGEN Monday May 15


. ILLUMS BOLIGHUS A wonderful large homewares department store with a design difference. The trendsetting and visionary display windows of Illums Bolighus has always been a feature of this inspirational store, which has created and exposed design trends ever since it Opened in 1925. Illums is the perfect place to shop for the perfect gift or to wander around being inspired.

LE KLINT Without doubt this lighting company has an outstanding reputation in the world of design. Their craftsmanship and quality of design are second to none. We dare you to leave without buying one of these ethereal pieces.

BOLIA Live, Love, Create are the 3 messages Bola extol. Their shop is hard to leave and their homewares products and furniture are very Danish.

LUNCH AT ROYAL SMUSHI CAFÉ

One of our favourite cafes, just off the main shopping street is a funky teahouse guaranteed to delight all the senses. From the clever wall art to the exquisitely plated delicacies; the retro toys to decorative china, elderberry juice to jasmine silver pearl tea, Royal Smushi is on-trend!

THE DANISH MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN

After lunch our private tour of the comprehensive collection of applied art and design at the Danish Museum begins. Displays from the 18th century till the present day give an excellent understanding of the development of Danish design. Internationally acclaimed designers Poul Henningsen, Kaare Klint and Arne Jacobsen, who have left their indelible mark on Danish and international design and architecture feature in the museum's collections.

Day 7: COPENHAGEN Monday May 15 (cont’d)


The afternoon is at your leisure.

DINNER AT NIMB BRASSERIE, TIVOLI

The magic of Tivoli Gardens is combined with a warm Nordic atmosphere and contemporary cuisine menu at Nimb Brasserie. Originally built in 1909 as an Arab fantasy castle by architect Knud Arne-Petersen, this famous establishment has undergone many transformations to maintain its avant-garde status as one of the most popular restaurants in Copenhagen. The perfect place to dine after a wander through the fantasy pathways of Tivoli Gardens .


THIS DAY IS YOURS to explore Copenhagen – take a boat tour, hire a bike and get around like the locals! We will give you ideas for this lovely day that can include visiting more places of interest or shopping. It’s your day to enjoy as you wish.

Lunch is at your leisure

FAREWELL DINNER Geist restaurant has been described as the best restaurant in town. We love its new experimental cuisine, matching wines with spun toffee deserts within their elegant modern décor!

Breakfast at leisure in the hotel. Departures from the hotel to return home or continue with your travels.

PLEASE NOTE:

This Itinerary is our proposed plan for the May 2017 Tour, however, some of the details may change as we get closer to the tour time. For further information and booking please contact Renee Mackin at World Travel Professionals on 612 93020700 or Prue Royle of The Heartful Travellers on 61 404 888 087.

Day 7: COPENHAGEN Monday May 15 (cont’d)

Day 8: COPENHAGEN Tuesday May 16

Day 9: COPENHAGEN Wednesday May 17

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