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Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm August 21st 2006

We are back in Sweden at the moment. At the moment we're in Västerås trying to pack our bags at just the right weight to get them on the plane. Early start tomorrow morning, we have to catch a train to the airport at 0555. The weekend was spent in Leksand for poker on Friday night and Kraftskiva (a yabbie party that is really just an excuse to sing songs and shot 40% alcohol) on Saturday. I won poker on Friday night, which covered about 8-10 beers for the night. And then onto Saturday. Got very merry, us Aussies lost to the rest of the world in a game of cricket, we went for a swim and then ended up at Lucky House - the local pub/club. The night ended rather unexpectedly with Martin and Russell ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm August 17th 2006

Some shots from out and about in Stockholm.... read more
Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm August 16th 2006

Update on the trip from Vasteras to Stockholm: I had a really interesting thing happen while we were waiting for the train to take us to Stockholm. As those of you who know me well know, I am extremely partial to a pretty male face!!!!!!!!!! And I love taking photos. So there I am sitting at the train station, soaking wet, it was pouring down, first rain in forever for Vasteras, and in walks this drop dead gorgeous, model looking young guy. Of course I start to oggle him, in good Kiwi fashion, or perhaps that should actually say........in typical Dee fashion.......lol.......and start thinking about what a great picture he would take…..anyway he catches me staring at him and I get acutely embarrassed at being sprung so smile and then look away. He smiles at me ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm August 16th 2006

Leaving Kalmar in the morning. Reserved a seat on the express train to Stokholm, a must for scanrail passholder. Made a quick stop along the way to a town called Emmaboda. Nothing special except a quick visit to the supermarket for food. Then next stop is Vaxjo. It is quite a bigger town with a population of 70 thousands inhabitants. It was going to rain. Had a swedish cake for lunch. Spent a little time in the cathedral. Back to the train on route to Stockholm. Arrived in the train station and got help from a Swedish lady who is on her way to the airport. She showed me which street to exit and walk to the old town. Able to arrive at the hostel but then the door was locked and were directed to the ... read more
Swedish countryside
Vaxjo cathedral: organ
Vaxjo cathedral

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm August 15th 2006

Hi all, Very quick blog for now. Am on my last night here in Stockholm, it truely may be the most beautiful city in the world. ..... as some have written. Although I imagine Dubrovnik will give it a run for its money. Have taken heaps of photos, which I hope to up load to site when I get back to Gothenburg and before we go to Croatia. One thing I have noticed is that lots of men seem to wear jeans to work. Nice jeans with a white shirt and jacket or sports coat. Very tidy. Have also noticed how tall the men are.....yum yum. Also met a very nice young man yesterday and have spent some time with him today. Am in heaven. dee... read more

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm August 12th 2006

Hello everyone, quite a bit has happened since we both made our last entries. For starters we are now both in the same country again and that country is quite different to the one where we met up again. For both of us is was quite difficult for a few reasons to leave our adopted countries of residence, Germany and Canada. The thought of travelling to Sweden and Thailand did take the edge off a bit but it was still difficult. Kristian and I have talked about what advise we would give to people setting off on a trip like ours; Socks, bring lots of socks. But also you should always ask yourself this: In this city, where I am flying out of, is there 2 airports? Because sometimes there are, and sometimes you spend 3 ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm July 30th 2006

Photo updates from Sweden... read more
Stockholm 2
Stockholm
Icebar 1

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm July 30th 2006

Travelling on a budget is not always easy. So imagine my relief when I get to the shipping port in Turku, Finland. "One way ticket to Stockholm please" "Are you travelling on Interail?" "No" She busies herself in her computer tapping on the keys and referring to my passport. She hands back my passport and my ticket. "OK there you go, have a good journey" "Ah so do I have to pay elsewhere or...?" "No it's free" I couldn't belive what she had just said. "Yes, you have come along way" So I had just saved myself 29 euro for the trip which helped the budget a great deal. The ship arrived and it was massive. The kind of ship you would take on a week journey across oceans. The appropriately named Viking Line supplied us ... read more
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Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm July 26th 2006

Arriving in Leeds, we realised the huge difference from the bustle of London and the distinct lack of things to do without knowing anything about the city. We found a bar to wait in while Christian finished at a diving competition. Christian now has long hair, didn't even recognise him at first. We headed up to Harrogate, where Christian lives, and had dinner at a pub. (Loving that English food.) We headed back to Christians for a couple of drinks before bed. The next morning as we were talking before going into town, we stumbled across a slight problem. Our train from Leeds got to Luton airport about 15 hours after our plane flew out. $840 later and our flights were changed to a day later. OOPS! That night we went out to a club in ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm July 25th 2006

just quickly, new mobile number for us: +46 738 014 696 Matt... read more




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