Blogs from Sweden, Europe - page 210

Take-off We're all packed, according to our packing lists. Zak, who has a fetish for making small kits, has organized a small emergency medical kit (10 X 12 X 4cm), a SAS-styled survival kit, a sewing kit, and small lightweight pieces of equipment like small Swiss army knives, which come in handy throughout the trip.... To read more, please see our new travel page - www.soulent.com/zm2005 We've got pictures, useful travel tips and a guestbook there! ... read more

Left Stockholm about 10:00AM. Beautiful country as we travelled along. Took a picture at the end of one lake from the train window. This is the lake where Aflo is at the other end. Aflo is the place where my grandfather Per Ljung was born. When he came to Canada he was known as Peter Young. It was very special to me to be in the area of my ancestors. Need to go back for more info about Stockholm. When got to the temple about a half hour train ride, we went directly to the guest house. We quickly changed our clothes and headed over to the temple. After we dessed in our white clothes a sister came up to us and said there would be no 6:00 PM session. It was the Russian week at ... read more

Georgina says: It was so neat to ride on the train through the area where my Kortzman ancestors came from as we headed from Copenhagen to Stockholm this morning. The country side is so beautiful with trees, fields and lakes. We are just rolling along by pulling our bigger pack and putting the small one on our back. Have not lost any wheels yet. Joyce is doing most of our entries.... read more

Well, time to get this going again. We returned from Europe the end of July, after flying back to Sweden for Kristina’s wedding; the main reason we flew over 6,000 miles to begin with. Marie, from Quebec, also flew out for the wedding and we had plenty of time to visit with her. What made this even extra special was the fact that it was exactly 10 years ago that both she and Kristina came to California as exchange students and became good friends; we toasted the event with French and Canadian wine at a lovely dinner held at Kristina’s place where we sampled moose (cooked 2 different ways). The wedding was one of the most beautiful and special that we have ever attended. We ferried out to a resort island off the Swedish coast and ... read more

Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden. Largest arena in the country. The arena that back in 1985 literally caved for Bruce Springsteen. The crowd back then got excited and carried away to the extent that they rocked the foundation of the building until it cracked. No injuries or such, but they decided to close the arena for concerts. Nowadays it’s improved and enhanced, and again open for big concerts. Paul McCartney puts on one of those big shows that requires a stadium of this size. The arena is not completely filled despite the big name and a beautiful summer day, but still around 40,000 people have decided to come see the ex-Beatle perform. Three hours after the announced starting time of the concert Paul enters the stage. Performs some of his known songs, some less known songs. Even ... read more