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Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County September 27th 2008

Well some great news and some more really great news:) First I am FINALLY taking Swedish lessons. My host parents had spoken with my headmaster several times, I was in her office several times and my teachers were in her office and sending e-mails several times. She didnt listen to a word of it. She just kept saying "I know exactly how you feel, I was once an exchange student too." Ok she went to Wisconsin her last year of high school and in Sweden they start taking English as a second language in second grade. I honestly dont think she has the students or my best interests at hand. Neither my host parents or my teachers liked the way she was handling things either so they helped me work around this difficult lady. I started ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County September 27th 2008

I have a video from when we went to the castle just outside of Lidkoping where Magnus Gabriel De La Gardie lived. My school is named after him, De La Gradiegymnasiet. Every wednesday for the past 6 weeks I have been working with a group researching people from Lidkopings past. This is part of our project where we went to different places represented by the different people and did a "report" on the location. In class we will have a talk show where the different people are interviewed. My part is in Swedish... EEKK:) cant wait! Another is a video from the center of town. It is maybe a 15 minute bike ride, not too bad:) It is the Swedish flea market. When I told my host mom that we call our out door market a ... read more
flowers
fun fun
me:)

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm September 27th 2008

Hi Friends and Family, I'm a bit late in sending this blog but I thought I'd catch everyone up with my wanderings around Stockholm. The Stockholm archipelageo consists of around 24,000. I travelled to as many of them as possible, which was about 30. You can see some of them in the photos. Even the main palace and the old part of town (Gamla Stan) are on an island. I got to see several viking ships in both Oslo and Stockholm. The Vasa was so big that I could't fit it into one picture. But I recommend the Vasa Museum to anyone that is visiting Sweden. ANd definitely try the chocolates and the ice cream - they are both of the finest quality. I made some great friends (Kiwis, Germans, Greeks and Americans) who accompanied me ... read more
Viking Ship in Oslo
Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Entrance to the Palace

Europe » Sweden September 21st 2008

"This must be paradise", said Signe, as we parked our bikes and spotted the horses hanging over the fence, tempting us to hurry and pet them. I guess the definition of paradise is truly in the eye of the beholder. For Signe on this day, paradise is a 4 mile bike ride to an island where we get to cut through a horse pasture and the woods to get to the sea for a picnic. "No", she says, "this is Sigadise". So it is. ... read more
Sigadise
I'll take a sandwich...
Jorgen and Emma

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm September 20th 2008

It was not a comforting thought to see people on the streets bundled up in the morning - after all, we were still in September. We had breakfast buffet in the hotel to get our day started and witnessed tourists and locals wearing heavy jackets, hats, gloves as they walked in front of the hotel. It was a cloudy morning but it was dry. The restaurant was very busy and I noticed a big group of Japanese tourists in a corner. Unfortunately, breakfast was not included in our hotel rate and I was extremely shocked to see the bill … about USD40,- each for our buffet. We got a great weekend rate but the hotel made it back from its breakfast buffet. Our first destination was City Hall in the Kungsholmen district - about 2 blocks ... read more
Arches at City Hall
City Hall park
City Hall sculptures

Europe » Sweden September 19th 2008

Hey Everybody!!! Before I get started I wanted to wish my beautiful Aunty Diana a belatd but HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY .. hope you enjoyed the lunch and so sorry I couldnt make it xoxo So today we caught the ferry across to Sweden - it was so bad as they have duty free shopping onboard the ship. This ferry is massive - pretty much the size of The Spirit Of Tasmania and has shopping on board so Aina (Johns Mum) and I did LOTS of shopping. I actually spent 15,000 kroner which is about 350 AUD haha got some Chanel Coco Mademoiselle and some gifts for people and then more for myself haha. Apart from the shopping we had a buffet lunch onboard which was very nice with free alcohol - which resulted in Harald (Johns ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg September 19th 2008

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm September 19th 2008

It was a very full flight from London Heathrow to Stockholm on British Airways. I was excited to have the opportunity to visit another country for the first time and learn another culture. The girl at Passport Control was very nice and asked me my purpose for coming to Stockholm. “Spending the weekend away from London” was my answer. Yes, I could have spent the weekend in London but Sweden was a more economical choice. She looked at my thick passport and asked if I have ever been to Sweden before. I assured her this was my very first trip and she stamped my passport and finished by saying “enjoy your stay in Stockholm”. There was only one ATM machine outside of Customs and there was a long line. I stood in line while Po checked ... read more
Musician at Gamla Stan
Stortorget
Sunset in Stockhom

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg September 19th 2008

E alla fine rieccomi qua, aggiornamenti sempre nuovi e sempre sulle stesse frequenze.....insomma insomma, come va? sembra ke si debba inizaire a studiare qui...ke, alla 4 settimana di lezione, il che significa a tre settimane dal primo esonero, mi sembra anke un po giusto....ma nn voglio tediarvi cn le mie vicende scolastiche, anke xke nn c'é nulla da tediarsi... ...cmq cmq...qst settimana sn stati qui tre miei amici francesi, Vanina, la magnifica cantante dei Jack, Valentin e Benjamin, che frequentano la mia stessa università....ora immaginate, loro sn qua in vacanza, (quindi cn orari da acanza) e io ke facevo gli stessi orari e poi me ne andavo la mattina a lezione, é stata veramente dura, ma ne é valsa la pena.....dormivano tutti in camera mia ( una camera ormai inondata da materassi), ma x un po ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Norrbotten County » Luleå September 17th 2008

Greetings again! I recently took a trip to Stockholm for the weekend. I arrived around 9pm Thursday the 11th and met Emily and our friend Cassy a pub close to our hostel. We took the subway to a couple of pubs around town to get a feel of what Stockholm had to offer for our sightseeing weekend. I purchased a subway pass that allowed me 8 rides for about $27 (each ride was good for one hour of transport). Not cheap, but nothing is in Stockholm. It is more expensive than Luleå. Stockholm is a fantastic city...much larger than I had anticipated. The hostel we stayed in for the first night slept 12 people in bunk beds. I woke up in the middle of the night because of a voice that seemed very close to me. ... read more
Ferry
Skansen Garden
Hut




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