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... and it arrive back in Stockholm at the right time then we could catch a train that would go right to our next destination. If we missed it, it would take us about twice as long and cost much more to get there. Luckily, we managed to get on the first bus and were just going to have to keep our fingers crossed. After a scary ride back to Stockholm (our bus driver almost hit a guy cycling about four times on the way back, the ...

... s flat, we get stopped by a few guys on a park bench that know Malin and who, you wouldn't believe it, were drinking beers. It was at this point that I realized I had become a member of what they call the "A" team, which in some form or another means the alcoholics... A few more drinks and we walk the remaining 2 minutes where I pass out for an early evening nap that I'm sure will be the end of my day. Oh ...

... drunk, and age meant nothing with people of all ages mixing at every table, locking arms in melodious song and dance! A few of Malin's friends meet up with us as does her boyfriend and I quickly realize that she knows everyone who passes by when we head to an outdoor bar/restaurant post after work festivities... A few hours at the outdoor venue, and a much needed bite to eat, and we walk back to the same bar that the ...

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)

... which didn't seem very skittish at all, if anything it was curious of us. We looked around expecting to see the mother but saw nothing else. The little calf showed no interest in running off so we concluding it was probably alone. We walked further once it had wandered off and decided to take a short cut across a cow grazing area but on closer analysis it turns out it was a bull not cow and we ended up taking the long way round. This afternoon we setoff for a drive round the ...

... star-spangled, middle finger to the world, yippie-kai-yai-yay American. Case and point: in a recent interviewed with a Belgian I was asked: "What comes to your mind when you think of Brussels?" All that I could come up with was "...... sprouts?" and when he asked me for my thoughts on Brussels as the E.U. Capital my response was, "It is?!" Now, we could go into depth as to why these important matters fail to retain my interest; discuss at length my feelings ...

... yes Mother, I know what they say about making assumptions about Europe: "It makes an ASS of the E.U. and ME," well, at least we can say the latter is true) But, yes, I "ASSUMED," wrongly, that this meant as long as I stayed less than three months, I was allowed to visit EACH E.U. country for a maximum of 90 days allowing me to frolic freely from country to country within the E.U., as long as I stayed less than three months in each. In the embassy sights I perused the existence ...

... Morrow must prove, is that she has a reason for staying in the Schengen. A reason that will get her a residence permit. A reason that has not yet been found. Sandra Morrow ponders her fate as she travels Western Europe for, what could be, the last time and sees only darkness. But in that darkness could fate move its huge hand?...... " Tune in next time to see if Sandra will obtain a residence permit or face an existence in the shadows asTHE FUGITIVE.

... Stockholm area probably about 25 km to the west of city central. To my very good fortune I've been invited to stay for a week or two with a Swedish work colleague (the aforementioned Olof) who is now based back in Sweden full time. That's meant plenty of adventures and a good look behind the gloss and into the day-to-day of Swedish ...

... into another room as if real and when you would walk up to it you would have sworn you were standing right at the front of the class IN the classroom. We went to a large park for a cup of coffee (had a coke this time, sorry mom, I'm not 100% grown up yet I guess) Madelen met us there and we rode with her to meet her friend Anna who is renovating a house. We ended up at Mona's for the evening meal.Great meal, ....after the meal had ...