Best Western Motala Statt Östergötland

... dinner we had a traditional Swedish meal with a smörges torte entree and taco and vegetable pies for dinner. Dessert was Spomenka's Strawberry Cake (so good) and our biscuits. We were also lucky enough to have some light entertainment for the evening. Stinas' dad performed some magic tricks which were alot of fun. I still can't figure out how he did his final trick. Very Clever. As a special treat, and much to Stina's horror she played ...

... Along the way we stopped at Ikea for lunch. Sanja and i were going to order our ow meals but our attepmts at learning the Swedish failed miserably but much to the ammusement of the lady behind us in line and the guy who served us. Tiu kett bullar tack! ( 10 swedish meatballs thanks) Later that night we went out clubbing again with Maria, Stina, Louice, Albin and Sarah. This time to a club called Måndags klubben ( Monday's club) in Vadstena ( a small town in the middle of ...

... cook our meat on the drum converted into a bbq. Though i still find fried hot dogs a bit strange, they are really popular here. There was lots of salad and desert of icecream and fresh strawberries, and a good time was had by all. We took refuge from the cold in a caravan by the lake and talked ino the night. Both Sanja and i also had a go using the airgun (bb-gun) to shoot cans. I hit the cans ...

... be missing the Super Bowl which won't start here until midnight. Think we'll miss it. We leave here at 5:45 am for the train to Stockholm and then for flight home. We thought about going to bed early, but it's hard to stop talking. The Spenser's are so easy to spend talking for a long time. We discuss Church, doctrine, Christian values and more. Paul and Kira, in spite of ...

... a tremendous experience in sharing. We went for two and a half hours...until it became dark. Then the promised FIKA. It is cookies, a special lingonberry cake and coffee. It's spoken of and partaken seriously and somewhat ritualistically. It was fun. This is totally apart from dinner. Then Paul and I headed into town for Chinese food. It was strange to me to see the Chinese speaking perfect ...

... future visits with Artur. Then Toomas Schvak, whom we know well, came over and we talked some before he went to his work at the National Library. We are always inspired by Toomas' good heart, desire to help and being a fountain of information. We talked about our Feast plans for the fall among other subjects. Then off to the airport. We had another jolly Russian cabby-this time Sergei. He marveled that he was ...

Ja, idag är det bara tre och en halv månad kvar tills vi ger oss iväg. Vädret börjar bli sämre här och längtan till värme och sol växer för varje dag som går! Man har ju börjat planera lite fler detaljer ju närmre avresan man kommer. Kollar på sajter på nätet och läser andras ...

... seem to be going higher and higher. If the decline continues even more significantly I wonder if people in the United States can continue to transfer overseas as they have. The hotel rooms are more modest, but hotel rooms in Europe tend to be more modest than in the US where you almost always expect dressers with drawers and bathtubs. But, I think that the hotel can be very doable. It's within walking distance of many things to do and see. There are plenty of things to do, see and ...

... I find a cab and come pick Bev up. He tells me it's one mile to the airport. That's a SWEDISH MILE which is either 10 kilometers or about 6 miles. He tells me that the price will be $32. Hey, I'm used to taxi's at those rates, I have a new travel tip: Travel Tip # 94 Fancy taxis in Scandinavia will drain you financially. Think ahead. Find alternative transportation if you can possibly can. Otherwise, prepare to pay $5-10 a mile (US mile) for ...

... ready to be printed. We are a bit concerned about the Ukrainian connection for printing and shipping. It's taken forever to get the first one done and it still had trouble being shipped here to Sweden. That's been a point of aggravation. Then Bruce came downstairs and we talked about various and sundry things mostly relating the Work and Church of God until 1:00 am. We hope to take a walk in the morning before heading out for the ...