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Europe » Sweden June 15th 2008

Date of Travel:15-17 May, 2008 Duration of Travel: 3days Main Cities Visited: Karlstad, Stockholm, Helsinki We had 3 days left on our Scandinavian adventure with 2 major cities left to cover - Stockholm and Helsinki. Having left from Oslo, we headed for Karlstad in the early morning driving past the bank of Lake Vanern which is supposedly Sweden's biggest lake. Did not get much time for a photo stop as we continued to head eastwards passing by the town of Orebro and arriving in Stockholm, the city of bridges and islands just in time for dinner!With much of the shops already closed, there was only 1 place left that we could go - the PUB! and yes, we spent the evening watching the Ice Hockey World championships while soaking in the atmosphere of passionate Swedish fans ... read more
The Waterways that Surround Stockholm
Nothing beats mixing with the locals
Senate Square Helsinki

Europe » Sweden » Uppsala County » Uppsala June 15th 2008

Excellent! Vsak dan sem bolj zverzirana, kako preganjati predcasno soncno svetlobo. Po obilnem zajtrku - ta obed pac mora imeti vec momentov, npr. finski kruh - smo sli kao na bus za stämmo v Österbybruk - pa smo na postaji ugotovili, da bi bilo morda ceneje, ce bi kar najeli avto za en dan. In smo ga res! Na bencinski crpalki Statoil (ki je bojda edina, pa se norveska) smo ujagali Toyoto Auris in se podali na pot. Najprej smo se ustavili samo kak kilometer stran, v Gamle Uppsala oz. stari Uppsali, kjer je nekoc bilo mesto. Zakaj so ga prestavili, se Petrus ne ve, ampak tam so sedaj tiste tipicne rdece hiskice, muzej na prostem (z drugimi besedami: kure in oFce in piknik travniki in simulacija kmeckih opravil), pa stevilni gricki, ki so v bistvu ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm June 15th 2008

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!... read more
Made it to Hassleholm
Stockholm!

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm June 14th 2008

On Thursday afternoon me and Enrico borrowed my sisters old yellow Volvo and headed for Hultsfred Festival. The journey took us around 2 hours, as we manged to get slightly lost in Vimmerby on the way, and also the Volvo refused to start again after a short break at a petrol station. But despite these minor obstacles we arrived at Hultsfred Festival in the early afternoon. The weather was unreliable to say the least, black storm clouds and clear blue sky all at the same time. But it didn't rain much, only a few drops so we managed to stay almost completely dry. After having explored the festival area, pinpointed the beer tents (in Sweden you can only drink alcohol within designated areas at a festival) and checked out the stages it was time for Babyshambles. ... read more
Serj Tankian

Europe » Sweden » Blekinge County June 14th 2008

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 and sunshine, we had a lovely final farewell party in the country. I can't really describe the myriad of emotions we're all feeling as this life changing experience concludes (but, as one wise man said, this is NOT the end...) The dinner, as always, was wonderful. We heard some loving words from Joran and Karin, and we will forever sparkle with the memory of ... read more
Presentation of the district banner
Jordgubbar!
All for Rotary!

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm June 14th 2008

Last night we went to see Dolly Parton at Stockholm Stadion. I'm not quite sure who's idea it was, but it was a surprisingly good idea. I can report that the old girl is still blonde and covered in rhinestones, she still has the same bizarre body shape and still occasionally makes noises like a squeeky toy. All is as it should be. Enrico asked me the other day when he will get a holiday from the holiday. I told him to be quiet and hurry up, we hve a bus to catch! But I do see his point, I have squeezed a lot of activities into a short period of time. The last week has been hectic - Sunday we arrived in Stockholm City, Monday we did sightseeing and visited the funfair, Tuesday we took ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm June 14th 2008

Ze vceraj sem ugotovila, da sem doma pozabila bistveno stvar: polarizacijski filter za fotoaparat. Danes ponoci sem prioritete preuredila: definitivno je najvecja izguba to, da nisem vzela s sabo naucnikov. Ob petih zjutraj je namrec sonce TAKO nazigalo v sobo, kjer spim, da sem mislila, da je devet zjutraj. Nekako sem se pomaknila vise, zguzvala pod kovter in spala dalje do devetih. Sli smo z vlakom v Stockholm. Najprej smo sli na neko zunanjo trznico, kjer prodajajo vse od cheap kitajskih oblekic za puncke in orjaskih spargljev do (avtohtonih) jagod in pasov. Zraven pa je bil biser dneva: pokrita trznica!! Malo spominja na vancouversko na Granville island, ker so imeli VSE: sweet potatoes, yams, celo taro root (?????), pa elephant garlic, empanadas (se dobro, da sem imela enkrat za Odprto kuhinjo intervju z eno Argentinko, da ... read more
Market
Market

Europe » Sweden » Uppsala County » Uppsala June 13th 2008

Lep pozdrav iz dezele Vikingov! Sem ugotovila, da bi bilo pred Islandijo mogoce dobro, da obiscem kaksno drugo severnjasko drzavo in se privadim na podnebje. In pregovorno draginjo. Torej, od letalisca v Arlandi do Uppsale povsem brez problemov. Nabavila sem karto za 120 kron (kar je ene 12 evrov) in v 20 minutah me je ekspresni vlak pripeljal (zakaj akih ne delajo pri nas???) v Uppsalo. Tam me je pobasala Zala in odpesacili sva domov, v njeno naselje, ki je kaksnih 10 minut hoje oddaljen od postaje. Cel zur! Za na poti iz Arlande do sem je bila narava svetska (in svedska), tu pa je ta skandinavska arhitektura se bolj prisotna. Me likes. Sli sva malo naokoli po downtownu, pa v katedralo, pa v nek muzej, kjer imajo avditorij za obdukcije - baje zelo znan, ker ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Blekinge County June 12th 2008

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 15 I believe, at high noon. After a minor hiccup to its beginning, the presentation was superb. We are now taking offers now to start a world tour! After the presentation, we had a nice lunch, a walking tour of the city and a visit at the Marine Museum. Our evening found us at the home of coordinator, Lillian Bjerstrom, and Swedish Chef extraordinaire, Richard Liden, for another dinner party. A gorgeous house ... read more
Where it all went down
Hey, look, he's bald too!!
Base to remote

Europe » Sweden » Östergötland County » Linköping June 12th 2008

Yesterday we went horse riding with my friend Hanna. She has a lot of horses - last time she counted there were just over 60. Enrico rode a horse for the second time in his life and all went well. The glorious weather has ended. It's now rather chilly and there are threatening rain clouds in the sky. More like normal Swedish summer actually. But hey, we had a fantastic week in the sun! I even managed to get a bit of a tan. Well, my arms and and my face are nice and golden brown at least. My legs are usually a milky white bordering on blue, and they have now turned... well, beige. It counts as a tan, it really does. Enrico with his dark mediterranean skin managed to get a bit of a ... read more




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