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Liljevalch Konsthall Djurgardsvagen 60, Djurgarden. TuesSun llam5pm, Tues & Thurs until 9pm; 30kr. A difficult one to pigeonhole. Constantly changing exhibitions revolve around modem art and sculpture displays, Swedish and international. The most rewarding time to visit is in February and March when the Spring Salon selects and displays the winners of the annual art competition. Consistently good; you may have to queue to get in. Marionettmuseet Brunnsgatan 6, Norrmalm; Tbana Hiitorget. TuesSun l4pm; closed July; 15kr. A collection of 4000 puppets, marionettes and associated paraphernalia, mainly from Asia. Central and diverting; English guided tours on Saturday at 3pm. Sjohistoriska Museet Djurgrdsbrunnsvagen 24; bus #69. Daily 10am5pm, Oct, Nov & March Tues also & 8.30pm; 20kr, students 5kr. A glance into the Swedish relationship with the sea at this excellent Maritime Museum. Much is revealed of early boatbuilding; there's a selection of seme models, some from the seventeenth century; and a perfunctory look at the modem Swedish navy, who are evidently proud of their torpedoes. Spdrvagsmuseet Tegelviksgatan 22; bus #46 from Slussen. MonFri 10am5pm, Sat & Sun llam4pm: Юкг SZ's transport museum, and a good one for kids. An old tram, uniforms machinery to poke at. Tekniska Museet 'vagen 7, off Djurgardsbrunnsvagen; bus #69, MonFri 10am4pm, Sat & Sun noon 4pmT25kr, students 15kr. ntains everything you'd expect and lots of it. If you drool at the prospect о b Iky displays on iron production, the history of electricity and Swedish building tKology, you'll be in seventh heaven (though nothing is labelled in English) e same' museum contains the Teknorama (daily noon4pm) and the Telerouseum, which deals with telecommunications both a veritable haven о things to touch and buttons to push. Vin & Sprithistoriska Museet Dalagatan 100; Tbana Odenplan. AprilDec TuesFri 10am4pm, Sun lpm; 20kr. An unexpectedly fascinating place covering all aspects of wine making and distilling processes. Worth visiting just for the mechanical sniffing cabinet, whereby you sniff one of fifty spices used to flavour aquavit, guess what it is and press the button for confirmation. No free samples though. Eating Consumption of any kind is expensive in Sweden and its capital city offers few bargains. But observe a few rules, accept a few facts, and you should manage a reasonable existence. As far as eating out goes, one option is to shift your main meal of the day to lunchtime, when almost every cafe and restaurant offers a goodvalue set menu (the Dagens Rdtt) for around 5060kr usually Monday to Friday only. In the evening, ethnic food, particularly pizzas and Chinese meals, can be reasonably priced, too, while an increasing numbers of restaurants also offer a set dinner menu. Breakfast and snacks If your hostel or hotel doesn't do breakfast, the restaurant at Central Station lays out a large buffet between 6.30am and 10am daily; it's 45kr per person and good value at that.