http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/GSE/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from GSE en-us Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:32:14 +0000 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:32:14 +0000 Just thought we'd let you know we made it safely to Stockholm We have an extensive list of places to visit museums to see and things to do so we'll surely keep busy these next few days http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-287553.html I write with just a few minutes left until we head to the train station. Today we are en route to Stockholm. The time has come to transition from the wonder of the program to being on our own while enjoying Sweden's capital city. It should be a nice opportunity for the team to segue into our return to real life...however abrupt it'll be.After having spent the day enjoying Karlskrona's shops a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Blekinge-County/blog-287115.html Another monumental day for the Super Six. It commenced with a visit to the community building and a discussion of Telecom City and the city of Karlskrona in general. Truly a progressive and innovative town Karlskrona's strategic location for cooperation with European nations makes it a strong force in the world of communication and technology. The team had its final formal presentation number http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Blekinge-County/blog-286380.html Well folks we've officially made it to the last page of our itinerary I remember when I first laid eyes on it and felt somehow separated from it like it wasn't real a myth a fairy tale. Actually it quite resembled one Now as we look through it it's an instant diary of our tours visits meetings lunches and families I cannot start expounding upon today though before writing about http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Blekinge-County/blog-285929.html It's amazing to think that we have less than a week left of our tour We appreciate you our groupies reading about our madcap shenanigans It's difficult to express how truly awesome this trip is with just words and pictures. Our group is bonded for life through all the shared minutae of experiences...through our attempts to retain composure while eating unpalatable dishes some of us are bet http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-285145.html Hej hej loyal blog followersThanks to Jamie for doing such a good job with the blog. Today proved to be another exciting day. We never know what the day will hold for us when we start out despite having a schedule. Peter Carol Dennis and I Shana are staying in Kallinge across the street from one another. Jamie and Beth are staying outside of Kallinge. This morning we set out on a boat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-284803.html What's a blog entry without a reference to Gilligan's Island Today we lived the dream folks The eight stranded castaways well we weren't really castaways...more like....floating on a boataways were rescued by the Swedish version of the Coast Guard. These seafaring saviors hooked us up to their tug and towed us safely back to port. It was for sure a memorable experience Many thanks to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-284775.html A walk in the wetlands and a day in the city....a perfect example of what the Skane region has to offer and what better way than this to fill our dayLet me get you up to speed....a salmon dinner on the water a nice chilly boat ride but we're loving that the Swedes ALWAYS have blankets a presentation on Skane goverment and politics an Absolut afternoon an evening performance to a very re http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Skane/blog-284140.html Well you have been hearing quite often from my trusty teamates but today I finally have internet access. So it is my turn. As I am sure all of you have seen we are having a wonderful time. Rotary District 2400 has been treating us very well and showing us the best that Sweden has to offer. We have had so many onceinalifetime experiences that I think we are beginning to believe that it http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-283295.html Hello my friends around the world I'd first like to thank Shana for posting some fine text yesterday about our beautiful day in Osby I recognize the fact that each of us in the team is having different experiences so from time to time they check in with you as well I missed you all though so I thought I'd report back to you this eveningIt's another fine evening in Sweden and the team mem http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-283022.html We continue to be extremely lucky with the weather It is hot and sunny again today. We had a barbecue at Dennis and Peter's host family last evening. It was a beautiful night by the lake. We were comforted to know that even in Sweden they have mosquitoes. The team met this morning for canoeing with our host families at a lake in town. We left from a scout camp and paddled to a quiet spot on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Skane/blog-282526.html It's a bright and beautiful Saturday morning. The team meets in a half hour to tour a black granite mine. After that we're off to a traditional Swedish wedding and a dinner party The fun and culture never endYesterday we had a dare I say glorious day in Osby New breeds of tours walking sunshine the ingredients for a lovely day We started at the BRIO lekoseum a toy company that ori http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Skane/blog-282078.html Salutations and greetings from sunny Osby nestled in the forests of southern Sverige The team headed out this morning from Angelholm sorry I'm not on a Swedish computer anymore so I can't do the special Swedish characters....imagine two dots above the A there please and had a lovely stopover in Klippan for a tour of a printing company Ljungbergs Trycker and a lunchtour at Dymollans smok http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-281547.html Hej HejJust thought I would add more from ngelholm. It is a beautiful town and we are having amazing weather. Last night my hostess had a dinner party for myself her family and Dennis the team leader's family. We were lucky to be able to eat outside and enjoy more great food. We live quite close to the beach so I was able to enjoy a run. The water is quite cold so I only dipped my toes i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/blog-281224.html Hello dear vnner Tonight I will read some more Nicke Nyfiken at bedtime and reflect on the past days and my stay with family number five. We've crossed the midway point now nearly and it's just been so amazing that I can't hardly imagine what else is in store for us Tonight we were with our host families and Peter and his parents joined us for a LOVELY dinner of hamburgers on the grill http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Skane/blog-280836.html We've gotten two vocational days and six formal presentations afternoon and evening under our belts. Other team members have had other more informal professional and rotarian meetings. Our vocational visits have been diverse and insightful. Some of us are finding many similarities in our fields and others are seeing vast differences in practice and procedure. Our presentations have gone very http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-279953.html Now reporting from Halmstad 700 year old city on the west coast of Sweden with the River Nissan running through its center and a thriving business community. Time for a tour break We've each been blessed with our OWN rooms at the Hotel Martenson in the city. On this the second day of our two day break we're reflecting on the first two weeks of our trip and taking time to relax. We headed so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-279918.html Thinking that I would give Jamie the day off from blogging I thought it would be fun to share some pictures with you from the past few days. Keep in mind that it has been a long couple of days and that we went for a late fika and that my writing will not be as clever as my dear friend Jamie I can guarantee that.We had a wonderful day yesterday in Unnaryd visiting Vildmarksgymnasiet a secondary http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-279367.html So Jamie has been doing a lot of work on this blog and I thought I would take some time off of her hands Plus Shana and I got the experience to go to the symphony in Helsingborg Sweden along with the Louisiana Art Museum in Denmark. What a day it was Then the next day it was up to the top of the windmill our clothes got a little dirty but it was very worth the climb Enjoy the pictures w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Skane/Helsingborg/blog-278660.html Dear followersMy coat is stained forever with grease oil and dirt. Not even the strongest Swedish washing machine could get it out. Proof positive of an adventure of a lifetime from this morning Curious what caused my coat stains Try a 64 meter climb some 210 feet to the VERY TIP TOP of an electric windmill We lounged out on top to stare right in the face of the large blades not mo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-278413.html