Blogs from Gotland County, Sweden, Europe - page 2

The focus of my long weekend in Sweden was Mads and Jakob's wedding in Ronnang. We touched down in Gothenburg with a big bump and was soon hit with fresh Swedish air and glorious early morning sunshine. We made our way to our hire cars, good old Volvos, put on the latest Killers album and set off for the island of Ronnang. We finally made it to our destination after getting lost several times. Locals were more than happy to give us directions, the only problem was that they often sent us in completely the wrong direction! Amusing at first, but after the fourth time and with empty stomachs we all started to get a little grouchy. Ronnang was really picture perfect, the sun was shining the little red roofed houses and one restaurant were set ... read more

So after leaving the Swedish mainland behind (Saturday 28th June) and catching a massive ferry across from Oskarshamn to the town of Visby on the island of Gotland (and sampling a few of the local beers on the way) I was re-united with Nina - another of the Swedish girls from P.J.O'Brien's in Cairns, who in fact I was so impressed with that I hired for the Courthouse Hotel as well. And somehow I had managed to coincide my arrival with her one and only night off for the week, which could only mean one thing - a big night out! So off we went around to a friend of hers named Sofia's house (whose parents just happened to be away for the weekend) to kick off the festivities, before heading to a bar called Munken ... read more

This wonderful trip can only be described with thousands of amazing words! Scandinavia was one of the most amazing areas i have ever experienced. (This journal is long and i appreciate all who wants to read it...but no fear as its good for me to keep an account.) It began with a £20 flight from london to copenhagen, in denmark on the 4th of july. A one-way, no return, and no date of return, the way i love it! So scandinavia commenced amoungst the other 100,000 others at the mud-infested farmland, of the rock-music festival called, Roskilde. My fellow companions were Melissa and Helen at this crazy event. Crazy girls, for such a great time! It was here, that I was awakened to another european experience, to see a mass of mud and mud pools from ... read more

Hey all! I just wanted to update quickly to let everyone know that I am in Visby on the island of Gotland. We don't have internet access here except for in internet cafes. The city and the island are breathakingly beautiful and I've been taking pictures like a mad woman. I had no idea that there were actually places that look like this ... it is so vibrant and looks like something out of a story book. I promise to post more once I have regular internet access again. Cheers!... read more

Yesterday morning the lifeboats were lowered by means of thick steel ropes and other impressive tackle along with a boarding platform and gangplank and we were ferried across to the city of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. This exquisite little town remains completely unspoilt and retains many of its 14th and 15th century buildings. No ugly modern buildings have been thrown up within or beside it unlike poor Tallin so thoughtlessly abused by Bolsheviks and other morons. The mediaeval city walls still surround the town and there are literally dozens of ruined churches and cathedrals whose stone has at various times been nicked to build the houses of Visby. There was once a Danish Prince in the 14th C called Valdemar, who when he came to the throne discovered that the only lands his ... read more