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By Telemike
July 16th 2006

STOCKHOLM... la NUIT!! (SE)

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Stockholm... la NUIT!

This time the french rappers Miky & Olivier hit Scandinavia!! There's of course lots of beer and pétanque involved... Here are some of the crazy pictures... [View Full Entry]

By GBTjr
July 16th 2006

Stockholm -- Day 1

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm

Weather the same. Got a typical city tour. Stopped in the old town (Gamla Stan) to see the king's palace and the seat of government. Saw the outdoor museum of Sweden's culture, and went on two hour boat tour of Stockholms islands, going under many but not all of its 56 bridges. The city is built on 11 (14?) islands, several of them fairly small, including Gamla Stan. Group dinner in old town, and then some of us walked around Gamla Stan instead of taking the bus back. This is still a living city, but there is a nice pedestrian mall [View Full Entry]

By Kevinandrenata
July 15th 2006

Bjorn Borg is my hero

Europe » Sweden » Skåne » Malmö

Turning Torso
the tall building is the Turning Torso, the tallest builind in Malmo. The area around it is brand new and supa expensive

so yesterday we woke up at like 1 30 pm. we felt like sleeping in a little since we wake up at 8 every other morning. we had to use our sleep sheets because this place is covered in cat hair. there are 2 cats here who have more privileges than my aunts own children. my cousin Alma picked us up in her death car (the breaks don't work) and took us for some window shopping downtown. The best item we found: Bjorn Borg mens underwear and other accessories. I was a little tired of shopping cause everything looks the same [View Full Entry]

By Higs in Space
July 15th 2006

Laid-Back Birthday

Europe » Sweden » Södermanland » Nyköping

We spent a really laid-back day today at the country house of our friends Sverker and Annika. After breakfast we drove into town and did some shopping in the town center. Most of the stores were filled with summertime visitors and most had big sales going on. Annika told us that it was better to go shopping in Nyköping because the stores are less crowded that in Stockholm and the things they sell are just as good. Many of the brands of clothing and shoes are the same as we see in the U.S. In fact many goods had price tags [View Full Entry]

By ZakMarion
July 14th 2006

Öland

Europe » Sweden

Marion taking a dip in the Baltic sea

Our first day... after weeks of meticulous planning, was strangely emotional. We took off for Kalmar, skirting Västerås, and heading for Öland. We had originally planned to visit the Västerås Festival, where Zak's friend Jane Kitto was performing. She had given us a free ticket and all, but we couldn't stop by, as we'd end up arriving in Öland way too late in the evening. Being the first day doing this, we were not used to the wind, the speeds, the hours of strain... we seemed to be constantly behind schedule. Just about 60km south of Stockholm, we sto [View Full Entry]

Zak trying to ignore the morning sunshine

By Higs in Space
July 14th 2006

Going Up Country

Europe » Sweden » Södermanland » Nyköping

Swedish Barn
This is typical of the buildings we have seen in this area.

We drove with our friends Sverker and Annika from Stockholm to Nyköping (nee-shipping), a smallish town about 120 kilometers down the road. Near Nyköping they have a beautiful country cottage near the Baltic, which they have restored. Here it is so quiet that all you can hear is the wind blowing through the grass and the occasional moo of the neighboring cows. Most of the houses we have seen are what we would call barn red with white trim around the windows and doors and terra cotta tiles on the roof. These seem to be the typical Swedish design. Sometimes the [View Full Entry]

By Higs in Space
July 13th 2006

The First Real Day

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm

Drottingholm Palace
A Beautiful Garden

After a good night's sleep we woke up feeling as though we had been reborn. The sky was bright blue, the temperature was warm, and there was a nice breeze blowing in off the water. After a huge breakfast we all set off for our first day of sightseeing. Our first stop, though, was the airline office to pick up my tardy baggage. We were able to visit Drottningholm, the royal palace and home of the Swedish royal family. This feels like what a royal palace should be--built on an immense scale with many gardens surrounding it. It is on [View Full Entry]

By Vilius
July 13th 2006

Riga

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm

Riga
The hangar-like buildings below is the central market.

I have been in Latvia for one full week, which was considerably longer than I had planned. But it has been great, and there are many places I didn’t get to that I had hoped to see. My bus arrived in Riga, the capital of Latvia, last Monday. The bus stop is right in the center of town, adjacent to the open-air market, a market much like any other massive and overwhelming market in Europe or elsewhere; I am told that the Riga market is the biggest one in Eastern Europe. I was loaded down with all of my bags—somehow I [View Full Entry]

By Vilius
July 13th 2006

Julija

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Julija, Me

Julija was my wonderful and gracious host during my week in Latvia. We met for the first time when I arrived, and I got connected with her in a sort of roundabout way. I was attending Hannah’s (my younger sister) boyfriend’s piano recital in the spring in Durham, NC, and after the concert I was telling his mother about my travels. When I mentioned that I would be in Lithuania and possibly Latvia, she said she had a friend I should meet. So I met Greg Taff, a grad student at UNC, who happened to be at the piano recital, and [View Full Entry]

By Vilius
July 13th 2006

Liepaja

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm

Sunset in Liepaja
on the river

After a few days in the capital getting myself reoriented to this new place, I took a train to Liepaja, thanks to a recommendation from Julija. The first night I stayed at a place called ‘La Fontaine Hotel.’ It was an absolutely magical little place. It opened only a few years ago and is in an old building that was recently renovated by the owner. The owner is an entrepeneur of sorts in Liepaja; along with this small B & B he has a small restaurant, a pub/night club, and is currently building a new 4-story hotel/club/entertainment complex right on the [View Full Entry]

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