ABBA at Riddarholmen with the Stockholm City Hall as background.Bengt H Malmkvist
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Stockholm - Step back into the city's glittery disco heyday on an ABBA-themed walk tour. Led by Stockholm City Museum guides who are armed with the right balance of facts and ABBA gossip, the two-hour jaunt revisits landmarks that helped catapult the iconic band to superstar status. Highlights include a visit to City Hall where Benny Andersson first performed in public, the stunning Royal Opera house, and neighbourhoods where the band members once lived. Tours ($20) run from May 19 to Sept. 24. stadsmuseum.stockholm.se
SKYLINE SAKE, SIBERIAN SUNRISE
New York - Kick off New York's rooftop bar season with a sake-infused aperitif overlooking Central Park. Set atop 6 Columbus hotel, Above 6 is the latest open-air watering hole in Jason Pomeranc's Thompson Hotel empire. Signature cocktails with such fanciful names as Hummingbird and Siberian Sunrise are poured by the mixologists of Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill. Get there early for a prime perch: Even though the Upper West Side is not as intrinsically hip as many downtown Manhattan sky bars, there's bound to be a lineup of fashionable revellers. thompsonhotels.com
LEARN SCARLETT O'HARA'S SKILLS
Charleston, S.C. - Southern hospitality at The Charleston Place Hotel now includes a lesson on how to mind your P's and Q's. The Beau & Belle program adds an element of refinement to an otherwise typical five-star hotel package. Guests are given an intensive tutorial by Cindy Grosso, founder of the Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette. She then sends them off to the hotel's Thoroughbred Club for tea. Luckily, this isn't a test and nobody will judge how you sip your Earl Grey. charlestonplace.com
BRITISH BASICS AT THE GILBERT SCOTT
London - The Gilbert Scott, a grand brasserie in the restored St. Pancras Renaissance hotel, is proving that London's restaurant scene is heading back to British basics. Marcus Wareing is in charge of a hearty lineup of dishes not typically associated with fine dining. On offer are Yorkshire fish cakes, nettle and watercress soup, and baked onions. Mrs. Peckham's Lobster of Leeds is inspired by a 19recipe in Florence White's 1932 book Good Things in England. thegilbertscott.co.uk
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