Hotel Stenugnen Visby

... and I hope it's also Swedish)<br><br>While here I also signed a lease for an apartment in Charlottesville and have applied for several jobs; I even had a phone interview. So, things are moving quickly now. I have a full day in Stockholm tomorrow, then fly to Belfast via London on friday. A wedding in N. Ireland on Saturday, a few more days there, then my last 2 days in London and flying home. I should manage one more entry in my summer's travel blog. Thanks for making the trip with me.

... wrong turns we found ourselves at S:t Drottens ruin, and this one was one that was open to the public to wander around in. There were a large group of people wandering around inside when we arrived, but they passed through very quickly and soon we had the place to ourselves. It was hard to imagine the former glory of this place, I was very interested to see what it would have been like when the walls were full and the place had a celing. It ...

... a longer alarm to play?" It seemed really silly, it involved so much counting and would take forever for people to figure out exactly what it was. I'm sure that there was a really good reason for it, and living in a place where there are no major bodies of water nearby probably makes a difference, but I just thought that there probably could have been an alarm that would have been a little more simple. <br><br>We eventually arrived in Visby, and after getting our key ...

... and mini-golf, the kids were thoroughly spoiled and exhausted for the day, the sign of a good vacation stop. We finished off the evening by walking down to the shoreline to throw some rocks into the Baltic Sea and see if we can spot some passing ships. What a great day! Unfortunately, the ferry leaves at 7:20 tomorrow morning, so we need to pack things up tonight and set the alarm for 5 am. :(<br><br>Tomorrow is the longest travel day of our ...

... It didn't take long and they were making their parents gasp and plead that they return to the safety of the beach. Once we left, we found a little restaurang (restaurant) just a few KM down the road. We hit the jackpot and had a great dinner. <br><br>Since Todd &amp; I had so much time in the car today we, of course, discussed if the 70% income tax they pay here is worth it? Speaking strictly of what we've seen... the roads are rare, narrow, a ...

Today we got an early start on our day, which felt like a big change from the weekend. We ate, changed, and headed off to the airport in Bromma to catch our flight to Gotland. Gotland is an island off the east coast of Sweden. It is well known as the home to some Astrid Lindgren books, as housing the medieval city of Visby, and as home to a large wind farm called Nasudden. We arrived in Visby around ...

16/5-19/5 We got to have breakfast with Mai and Charlotte, it was nice to see people we knew, and be able to catch up on what had been happening at home. It was also good having someone to translate the menu, no guess work that morning! The drive to Sweden meant traveling over Europe's Largest Bridge, I think it is 7.8kms. It was very long, high and expensive (about 27pounds). We were now officially over schedule, and by deciding that we would have to be in Prague by the 5th of June we ...

... solstice. Apparently everyone comes to Gotland Island and goes off into the woods to camp for the weekend. Lucky for us that we were doing the same thing. We then rented some bikes and loaded up our bags in the cart and took off outside Visby and went exploring for a place to camp. On Gotland Island you can camp anywhere you like for free as long as you are not in someone's yard. This was a perfect situation for us as we do not like ...

... favorite ceramic place so I could buy myself this one thing I've wanted for a long time.. when we got there we found out that all shops run by Gotlandic artists were open for a 4 day "Open Workshop". Gotland has a large amount of art for purchase (such things as ceramics, textiles, paintings, photography, glass making, and clothing). There are 95 different artists opening their workshops during the this 4 day period and the majority of them have regular ...

... boiled eggs, liver pate, different kinds of meat and cheese, buns, bread, caviar, meatballs, sausages, vegetables, and a potato dish called Johnsons Temptation which is made with anchovies. Sunday we had cabbage rolls and Monday was salmon. 4 days without having to do my own cooking is good with me! We also went out Saturday night to town to a club, Munkkälleran. No pictures this time, sorry!