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Our tips for the most expensive cities #3

Stockholm

Sleep well. The Generator Hostel offers, in addition to dormitory beds (from €17), rooms for one or two people with attached bathroom (from €70).

Have a snack. The K25 brings together 11 gourmet addresses between which it is very difficult to choose.

Make 2 in 1. Learn everything about ABBA and have your moment of glory singing and dancing with the group…all filmed! Entrance to the museum from €26.

Enjoy sesame. The Stockholm Pass gives access to over 60 museums and attractions, Hop On Hop Off Buses and boat tours. Public transport not included, from €62 for 24 hours.

Go. Paris-Stockholm A/R, from €130 (www.travelby.airfrance.com).

Guide. “Stockholm the essential”, Laëtitia Lorieul, Éditions Nomades, €8.50.

Tourist Office. www.visitsweden.com.

Chicago

Sleep well. Raw concrete walls and a shabby chic atmosphere, The Robey Hall is the new design hotel/hostel in town and the little brother of the neighboring hotel, The Robey. So we take advantage of its rooftop bar, Up &Up, with a view embracing the Chicago skyline. Fascinating! Double room from €140, excluding breakfast.

Have a snack. At Dove’s Luncheonette, cuisine inspired by southern Mexico necessarily accompanied by tequila or mezcal. Vintage decor and sound from the 60s and 70s.

Make 2 in 1. Visit the vibrant neighborhoods, Wicker Park and Bucktown, while eating them during the “3-1” food tour. Beef sandwich, pizza (the local star), donuts, falafel and hot chocolate to die for… 3 hours, from €42 (www.chicagofoodplanet.com).

Enjoy sesame. The city is discovered through its grandiose architecture. Opt for the guided tour of the Art Deco skyscrapers (2 hours, from €17) or that of Frank Lloyd Wright's house and studio (4 hours, from €47, www.architecture.org).

Go. Paris-Chicago A/R, via Reykjavik, from €335 with Wow Air. And also Paris-Chicago A/R, via Reykjavik, from €492 with stopover at no extra charge in Reykjavik for up to 7 nights with Icelandair.

Guide. "Chicago in a few days", Lonely Planet, €9.99.

Tourist Office. www.choosechicago.com.