Blogs from Sweden, Europe - page 177

En zo gingen we op pad.....A2, A67, makkie. Aardig weer zelfs, pas na Bremen af en toe een plensbui....Alleen bij Osnabruck een file, waardoor we niet zeker waren van onze overtocht vanaf Puttgarden naar Rodby (Denemarken) om 14:30 uur. Toch gehaald :-). 20 minuten voor we bij Puttgarden waren, hebben we op Tom moeten inpraten omdat hij er zeker van was dat de auto niet op de boot kon :-). Boot was indrukwekkend, overtocht ging heel soepel. Laatste stuk rijden naar Malmo, waar we om 17.30 aankwamen....Mooi hotel, midden in het centrum, historisch oud gebouw, heerlijke kamer, super ontbijt in mooie ontbijtruimte (waar we nu al 1,5 uur zitten :-)). Vandaag?. Malmo bekijken.... Laterrr! Chiel, Eveline, Tom P.s. - beetje late update maar we hebben even gevochten met de computer en hoe deze op netwerken ... read more

July 8th Well the trip on the night Express wasn't too bad. the people in my couchette wanted the windows and the blinds closed which was great!!!! Lisa met me at the train station in Halmstad!!!! it is great to see her again and catch up!! it's like she never left Perth!! we drove back (on the wrong side of the road) to her and Johan's apartment. its fantastic!! i love what they have done with it. it is right in the centre of town. chilled out today. Lisa and johan were a bit under the weather from the wedding yesterday. SHOPPING: Maxi: the first real supermarket i have found in Europe. the place is huge and reminds me of a combination of coles and Big W. Lisa lead me to the Swedish lolly section ... read more

We put Norwegian wood on our Norwegian fire in Geilo. A cool little ski resort half way across Norway where the local walking trails include ford crossings! It has been a while since my last update as we have been out in the sticks for the last few weeks travelling through fjords, mountains, forests etc and staying in Hytters which are these cool little cabins with grass on the roof. Sven, Anna, Trent and Monique have now gone back to Australia after Cameron and Malin's wedding in Sundsvall, so my liver can finally have a rest and my wounds have time to heel. I think most of us were only carrying minor injuries after three long weeks, with the exception of Anna's broken foot which we are calling an accident. From Geilo we headed across ... read more

Yesterday we went out to climb the city hall tower, which provided a great 360 degree view of the city. Afterwards we went with Laura and the kids to Zum Franzikaner - the oldest restaurant in Stockholm (opened in 1416!). It was right on the water, so it used to be a drinking and eating hall for all of the sailors back in the day. Here they serve authentic traditional Swedish food. Going out on a limb we all tried something new. Laura and Suzanne both had the deer - which means reindeer. It was served with boiled potatoes and lingon berries. Their deer was nearly raw, because as it turns out if you cook reindeer thoroughly it is so hard you can't chew it. I decided to try a sampler of herring, prepared three different ... read more

SOME Photos!!  Europe » Sweden » Stockholm By Rocky and BirdieJuly 6th 2007Ronan OFrom our trip so far. More to follow the connection is brutally slow. We are on the overnight ferry to Helsinki from Stockholm right now....... read more