http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Sweden , Norrbotten en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:38:27 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:38:27 +0000 Motorhome News from Europe 25.Sweden 28th June 2005Heading north along the Baltic coast The eight hotels in the small town of Tallberg pop 400 on Lake Siljan fill up with tourists each year for the few weeks of summer. Even the Japanese come here on their four day tour of Europe wersquore told Hans Christian Andersen came here once too in 1850 did he come by horsedrawn carriage. It was h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Arvidsjaur/blog-433592.html Before my story begins I should first qualify myself. Much of my life is repetitive dull and quite unremarkable but when I do actually get out there and get going then something strange seems to happen and quite independently of any apparent input from me adventure seems to find its way to me beating down my door quite unhindered by the usual vines thickets and brambles of most adventures. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/blog-420763.html Research In Sweden After arriving in Lule our first task was to figure out what research project we would be working on. We had oppertunities at two locations LTU the technical University in Lule or at SICOMP Swedish Institute of Composites. At first my priority was to stay in Lule where ten people would be staying only three would be going to Pite. But after going over the projects http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Lulea/blog-411464.html Scandinavian Adventure So this week is our last week here in Sweden. After spending the first week in Stockholm and a week in Norway it seems that our six week stay here has gone so fast. Sweden has been awesome though. We have met some really fun people and we have experienced so much. It is not that hard to imagine living here as almost everything is the same as America and everyone speak http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Lulea/blog-411075.html voor Nederlands scroll naar benedenGetting married on Saturday ... and on Sunday morning to the airport not the French Riviera but destination Arctic Circle. A little cooling is always welcome notWhat is that they ask at the checkin. These are 2 sleds of 30 kg with everything to survive independently for 12 days in negative temperatures ... Eyebrows are frowning so great a honeymoonLa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Kiruna/blog-391764.html Two weeks ago I took a 17 hour train ride to Lulea Sweden. Its a few hours from the Arctic Circle and its where Kai studies. I had a bed in the train so it wasn't as bad as it sounds because I just watched movies on my laptop and slept for a good portion of the ride. Kai's roommate Markus had two friends from Germany visiting him as well and we all rented a car to drive North for the weekend. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Kiruna/blog-382311.html Hej frn SverigeI've been in Jokkmokk now for about a week and a half and have not blogged about it that's a problem We are staying at Samernas a school that focuses on teaching pretty much all aspects of Sami culture. Only about 30 students study here in areas like Sami traditional food Sami language reindeer herding and handicrafts. We live now in the same dorms that the students who s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Jokkmokk/blog-370184.html Yoooo This blog is the second one of many to come and I plan on writing it in a way that is more similar to the way that I talk. I wrote the first one while planning to add it to the Gustavus blog forum so I wanted the language to be sufficient but screeeewww that Let's be real I'm midly inappropriate at times and not the best writer so I might as well have a little fun blogging I've not ye http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/blog-367365.html Hej AllaI am writing to all of you from the wonderful land of Sweden and oh how great it is I apologize for the late start in this blog process but we have been quite busy For starters we are currently in Jokkmokk in Norrbotten which lies just above the arctic circle. It is surprisingly warm here. Today it has been the coldest so far 0 F at noon. If you can believe it I've already b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/blog-366758.html We have one day to prepare for our trip to Kiruna Sweden. During my fourth visit to this area I'm hoping to do a 3 day dog sledding trip visit the new Ice Hotel and see the beautiful sculptures and the new Bulgarian 'mushroom' and enjoy the whiteness freshness and the calmness that the arctic offers. Kiruna Weather http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Kiruna/blog-360116.html The Arctic Circle in winter. Are we crazy Nope. Just cold. We'd been to the Arctic Circle in Summer Tromso Norway and seen the midnight sun so it seemed that we should go again in winter for complete symmetry. Mostly we were interested in seeing the Northern Lights although we knew we would need luck on our side.And it was soooo cool Kiruna is 67.81730N and the week before we arrived http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Kiruna/blog-360112.html I know I'm a month late but I had such a great Thanksgiving this year I flew up to Lulea to visit Kai for the weekend. I got there on Tuesday evening and there was so much snow I don't know how much exactly but check out the pictures. It was a beautiful winter wonderland On Thursday we started cooking at 1pm. We started by peeling potatoes and cutting bread into cubes for the stuffing. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Lulea/blog-354738.html I am sitting in the library of Lulea Tekniska Universitet where Kai takes engineering classes. The town of Lulea is in Northern Sweden only a two hour drive from the Arctic Circle. It looks just like Northern Minnesota with an array of coniferous trees birch and lakes. I had a week off from classes so I came up here to spend time with Kai. On Sunday I reserved three trains from Vaxjo to L http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Lulea/blog-337992.html Hej HejEt voila j'ai passe le cercle polaire La neige est la aussi environ 5cm. Je suis donc a Kiruna pour deux jours C'est une petite ville qui vi de l'exploitation de carrieres si je ne me trompe pas. Je suis arrivee ce matin avec le train de nuit ou j'ai passe une nuit plus ou moins agreable.La lumiere est belle les arbres sont plein de givre et les etangs sont geles. Demain je vais aller http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Kiruna/blog-335724.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Lulea/blog-324663.html I Made itI arrived in Lule pronounced Luliyo Sweden two days ago. My flight took me from Minneapolis to Chicago to Stockholm to Lule. One of my bags was routed to Sweden instead of Stockholm but it arrived to my apartment Sunday evening albeit with a broken shampoo bottle. Luckily my clothes were protected and the mess was easy to clean.Because of visa issues I arrived at the end of the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/Lulea/blog-318671.html Today is midsummers' eve the brightest day of the year. The sun just does not want to set up here in the north this time of the year. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/blog-289696.html Today has been a fantastic day with sunny weather some fishing and some paddling in my parents' ancient green canoe.Enjoy the pictures http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/blog-289360.html This morning right after breakfast I took Enrico walking up on Skirvo a small mountain near my parents' house. It's not a very high mountain only about 500 meters above sea level but you get a fabulous view from the edge of the cliff at the top. We walked and climbed up the southeast side of the mountain through old forest across the top and down the steep west side. It's quite hard work and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/blog-289031.html Today we went to see the mighty rapids at Storforsen in Pite river. It is such a magical place it is beautiful and powerful. It is the kind of place that tickles your imagination. Just look at the fantastic picturesI have spent the evening trying to erect my new tent outside on the lawn. Easier said then done. It turned out some of the equipment was faulty and the inner tent was not the same ma http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten/blog-288588.html