City Hotell I Eskilstuna Ab

... fun tour, moved fast enough so that it didn't get boring but not fast enough so that you didn't get to see anything. The one really interesting part was that we managed to get into one of the ruins that is usually not open to the public.

We did a quick lunch and then ran to catch the boat next to Nynäshamn. A quick three hour ride later we ran off the boat to catch the first bus back to Stockholm. It we could get on this ...

... up at the marina... to hit up the bar, go figure! A few drinks and everyone decides to head home to change, shower, and regroup in a few hours. Based on the status of everyone around me, I think to myself that I would be shocked if half the people there made it out later that night. As for me, I'm feeling like there is no way in hell I will make it... we take off and on the five minute walk from the marina to ...

... in Vasteras... We hit up a bar called Blue Moon Bar for something called "After Work". I'm expecting a happy hour just as any I would have ever been to back in the states, or maybe a "Live at Five" type deal from Charlotte, but what I got was so much more! After Work is a sight for sore eyes with people of all ages (20 to 80) chanting, dancing and drinking into the late night sunlight... Everyone was so happy, not to ...

Wanting to see more of Sweden, we planned a few days driving north of Stockholm, however the car decided to have a broken timebelt which we only fixed in the nick of time so we ended up with one day to drive. We decided to head for Västerås to see some viking stone ship settings. The weather wasn't great but it was very interesting and we managed to fit in a couple of caches. (www.geocaching.com)

... another little one. Much walking and talking later I found another little one but managed to break the stem. We searched for quite a while after this to no avail and ended up deciding it was time to head home with our haul of 4. As we were wandering through the forest a moose dashed away so we stalked forward hoping to catch a glimpse of it. We were lucky, as it hadn't run very far and as we crested the little hill we saw it standing a short way off looking at us. It was a small ...

... position, especially when the topic turns to history or world affairs, subjects that, in school, were viewed by me as synonymous with Nap Time 101. I would like, if I may, to be given official pardon from representing my fellow countrymen on these matters as I have an ignorance that far exceeds that of your typical loud-mouthed, money-lovin', gas-guzzlin', beer bellied, tooth-pickin', burger-eatin', bible-beatin', lasseau swingin', gun slingin', anthem ...

... been counting I have been here 123.5. Thus making me a Fugitive!.......Ooops! Now, inquiring minds might want to know, why I didn't foresee this problem from the safety of the soil of the motherland and I plead negligence! To give myself some credit, I did do some research before traipsing of to Europe for a year. I looked at a number of EU countries embassy websites and saw that each country granted an American an automatic 90 days within their country. Therefore, I assumed ...

... Schengen countries; Sandra has stayed 123 days...and counting) But Schengen laws are made by Europeans and carried out by Europeans and Europeans are imperfect. Sandra Morrow is innocent! .....well not exactly... Guilty!... if you want to get technical. (Penalties include: hefty fines, reentry denial, deportation, the scorn of the french and a black mark as a 'persona non grata' barred from all Schengen countries for up to 7 years) What ...

Hello again from the winter wonderland that is central Sweden. It's a beautiful sunny day with no wind, -10C or so outside and here I am catching up on the blog before it just gets completely out of control and away from me - much like Olof's pet Doberman 'Balder' seems to do at every opportunity! I'm reporting from Munso, an island in the ...

... idea what to expect for the standards of work. Well, I should get back to reading the many textbooks I have to ready (3 this month! and they are not small! but they are inexpensive). Email me! tell me what is going on! I feel so out of the loop, I should subscribe to a Vancouver newspaper or something... Swedish word of the day: tjena (pronounced: chi-en-a), meaning- hi, howdy Ta-tah, Katrina