Hotell Siljan Mora

I concluded my 2 month adventure with a 2 day visit to Anna's aunt Birgitta in Leksand, which is in the traditional Dalicarlian region of Sweden. I should note we had a small delay on the train ride up to Leksand since the train hit a moose, which apparently isn't that uncommon here. Birgitta has been the best host up here taking me around and cooking us the best meals (in fact I have to get ...

Today most of us disperse and there is a sadness in the air. The Swedish Summer Gathering has been a total success in getting many of the Nordic/Baltic brethren together. We had a total of 38 come. On high attendance was 34 on the Sabbath. Several had never known of each before, but they sure do now. Our mix of sermons and seminars was not only good in content, but the amount of time we had for meetings, socializing and just enjoying nature ...

... have come from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Poland, Germany and the United States. There are nine primary languages spoken along with 12 total languages. English is the lingua franca making it possible to communicate. About one hour after services we had a sit-down dinner which everyone really enjoyed. Most of our meals have been up on "the hill" and required the hands of a ...

... evening meeting we had a barbecue on the hill. We have appreciated the all the people pitching in to help. Andy Lee, Ben Haworth and John Wënnstrom kept the bbq grills going. Jesmina, Elisabeth, Bev, Ingrid were preparing the food. In the evening we had a message by Johnnie Lambert about How to be a Christian living in isolation such as many of the people attending. Then Britton Taylor spoke about how to control anger.

... as much as possible about the definition of the Church which is a body of believers led by the Spirit of God doing the Work of God. Basically, it was the outline for UCG Fundamental Belief number 17. Afterwards we went up a little noll outside the Molnbyggen Strand where the Saxin's and Spenser's stayed and had our first meal together. Days are long. At 10:00 PM it is still very light outside.

The preparations, packing etc took place at my family's house in Älvdalen, Sweden. I moved all my things here. Not paying rent is important when travelling for long time. Story on At home

... most traditional in Sweden to experience the Maypole, little frog song & dance, pickled herring, schnapps, traditional Swedish attire and all other things midsommer. I wasn't quite far enough north to get the midnight sun, but it never got completely dark - at midnight I was able to walk around (in the forrest) without a flashlight.

A nice sunny drive south. Made quite a milage. Tired we rolled into Mora. Parked at the railwaystation by the lake. Walked for a bit, asked round for a good preice on accomodation. Found a Best Western. Had a few beers and settled in for the night.

Ja siis oligi: heitsime magama - sadas, ärkasime hommikul üles - sadas, terve päeva (24. juuni - jaanipäev! - selle päeva olime me lihtsalt telgis kogu aeg) - sadas, läksime õhtul magama - ikka sadas, ja isegi kui ma veel vara-varahommikul veidi ärkvel olin - sadas. Aga ennelõuna poole jäi veidi järele, korjasime kodinad kokku ning hakkasime hääletama. Oli kolmapäev - 25. juuni. Et jah - jaanipäeva meil ...

... lõpetasime kellegi hästi-hästi toreda rootslase seltsis, kes olla nooruses hipi olnud ning tubli kümme aastat oma elust mööda Euroopat ja Põhja-Aafrikat reisinud - häälega! Ta kodu asus Rootsi kõige kaunimas kohas (a ta käib seal suht harva, sest töötab sealt kaugel) - sinnakanti pidavat pealinlased suvel või nädalavahetuseti puhkama sõitma. See oli Mora linna kandis (ENE kaartidel isegi olemas!) Siljan järve lähedal Gesundas. Ta oli ...