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Travel Blogs from Luleå, Sweden
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Staying close to home
... with an indoor lounge and dance floor...actually a pretty interesting place despite all of the 18 year olds. Because nothing is free in Sweden (no, not even grocery bags) we paid $13 to get in and went through 2 rounds of ID checking by security guards. ...
Welcome to our "hus"
Hello all! Our free wifi has sadly gone away, so this will be a quick update of photos. We are at a very beautiful and modern library now with floor to ceiling windows looking out over the city, just magic. More to ...
Lost in Translation
I got up yesterday and stepped outside on the rain-speckled porch, crunched down the gravel driveway and strutted up the street to the shopping district. I'm lucky, this may be the only year of my life where I get to experience two springs. It ...
Exploring
... about the possibility of renting a car for the weekend. Many of us are interested in driving to a "nice cabin" in western Sweden located in the mountains...recommended by someone. Should have some nice hiking. Also very close to a Norway boarder city ...
Art in Sweden
Hello! It's time to post pictures of all the great art that I've seen. Check back frequently to see updated photos and ...
Looking at Lulea
Hey hey! Here are some photos from Lulea taken last week. Included is the Kulturhus, a culture center downtown which houses an art gallery, library, cafe, and information and desk. It's where we go when we can't get internet at home, quite a neat ...
Sweden
Me in sweden for 3mnts..and what an experience it has been! More photos to follow sn.. "Live life to the fullest." "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." "Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive ...
swedish lessons
... don't know enough or aren't smart enough, just do it, good advice afterall i guess. and the other super important thing i learned in sweden: how to lock the bathroom door in my flat. see, when we first moved in, i thought weird, there is no lock, ...
Midsummer
... to a hotel in Rouen. That is all we know at this point, hopefully we'll get into our apartment on Monday. Here's to Sweden! May the sun always shine (well, for the next few months at least), may your people stay skinny (...except for the 80% ...
On the all night train to the North
... have three more people join us in about an hour and a half. Bruce was really wanting to get some momentos of Uppsala, Sweden. It's a fairly large city that is home to a renowned university. His wife Phyllis's ancestors are from Uppsala. He was hoping ...
We have arrived
Hello Everybody! It's about 9:00AM on our first day in Lulea. We left home yesterday and had a fairly good day of flying. This is where we went: Lincoln, Minneapolis, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Lulea. It was long, but having to take multiple stops and catch ...
What is cooking
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:00 PM Thank you for tuning in to Cooking with Lisa. First, let me familiarize everyone with today's delicacies. Pastasas Oliv = Pasta sauce with Olives Lovanger = Mini flatbread used for sandwiches Edamer and ...
Camping Due North, Day 10 and 11
... and continued on our journey. Since we were so close to the Finnish border, we decided to drive to Haparanda which is in Sweden and borders with Finnish town of Tornio. We crossed the border which really looked nothing like a border and got to Finland. ...
southward in rain and snow
... can eat dinner in the modern city center remains our ony stop In the evening we reach Lulea in norther Sweden, a university town where we stay again couchsurfing style with Henrik and Markus in their student dorm. Thanks for a ...
Piece of Cake
... at the University. We dressed in our finest Swedish-inspired outfits (Me = leggings, shorts, top, and heels) toasted to memories from Sweden with honey wine and tequila shots. And once again we bounced backsides with the locals. I can't end this paragraph ...
Bedless in Northern Sweden
Arrived by train near midnight in Luleå Sweden. Station waiting room locked. Had directions to a hostel from Inernet. Long walk there with heavy pack. Rang bell several times. finally a second floor window opened and angrily said Closed and slammed it ...
Luulaja-Arvidsjaur-Bodö
Aamu valkeni ja aamupalan ja suihkun jälkeen tavarat kasaan ja ei kun menoksi! Taas oli tulossa pitkä ajopäivä... Onneksi sää näytti varsin mukavalta, ei liian kuumalta, mutta ei tylsän harmaaltakaan. Pyörähdimme kuitenkin ensin Luulajassa ja ...
Aviation Museums are Great!
... the country. It's only a short ride and we are in Lulea (after a bit of a wait with time differences between Finland and Sweden). A friendly bus officer gives us some ideas of what we can do so after we go to a travel agent and reserve our seats for ...
Incontri.... casuali ?
Mi fermo per fare benzina poco prima di Luleå. Noto che qui la benzina ha il 5% di etanolo come avvisa una targhetta. Mentre penso se questo possa essere un problema per la sofisticata elettronica Giapponese, vedo un motociclista con una KTM arancione ...
TWINS WIN! TWINS WIN!
... so cold that the best way to warm up is to dance and sing as hard as ever on stage! I say everyone because I'm a Minnesota girl. Sweden weather ain't got nothin' on me! :) It was a long day as we were rehearsing new numbers for our European medley which ...
A Day for Swimming
On Friday we promised the kids that we would take them swimming. Phillip says there is a great indoor pool in Boden which is about 35km from here. Today we made good on our promise to the kids and took them to the "Nordpoolen" in Boden; it was more of an ...
A Day of Rest
... Glory... After the service, several wanted to send greetings back with me and to let Joan and kids know that there are those in Sweden praying for them. Dear Joan and kids, know that you are being lifted up in prayer here in Sweden! In the evening we ...
A Special Train.
Today I went on another long train trip. The best thing about this train was the special family carriage. There were small rooms that one family could book. It had seats, a small table and floor space so children could play. There were ...
Made It, Safe and Sound
... Keeper, The Sound of the Music, and all of the Harry Potter movies) and gossip magazines! In English! We arrived in Stockholm, Sweden at 7:00 a.m. and took a tour bus to Lulea, Sweden...12 hours away from Stockholm. It didn't seem like a long drive ...
A Little More Shopping
Today we spent more time shopping... looking for a few souvenirs to take home. Being in public most of the day, I have the following rant! Mounting soap box... SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TELL EUROPE THAT SMOKING IS NOT GREEN. You figure that the countries that ...
Stupid Europe on Sundays
We lft the next morning for Ostersund but only made it as far as Lulea. In Kemi. it took more than six hours for the train to come. It freaking ...
Northern Sweden!
At the beginning of March I had the pleasure of accompanying a friend to their home town of Luleå, Sweden which is on the east coast right before the arctic circle. So I was pretty far north compared to where I am here! Luleå is a town of approx 100,000 ...
The Special Train - continued
I wonder what you think the sign means. You can have a look at the photos now and see if you were right. ...
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