Pj Behrn Orebro

... it is I don't know,
and yet I am supposed to know,
And I feel I look stupid
If I seem not to know it
and not know what it is I don't know.
Therefore I pretend to know it.
This is nerve-wracking
since I don't know what I must pretend to know.
Therefore I pretend to know everything.
I feel I know what I am supposed to know
but you can't tell me what it is
because you don't know that I don't know what it is."

(R. D. Laing, Knots)

... did a spot of shopping at H&M and Lindex. We also discovered the busiest shop in town, the Systembolaget. Yes this is where the Swedes get their full strength beer and not even that, 10% beer and 7% Cider! The place was packed, so much for trying to minimise alcohol consumption. There are no off-licences to go to get any full strength alcohol past 5pm or 6pm when the shops close, so basically this is the only place besides bars and restaurants to get your alcohol. Interesting ...

... grounds are stunning with its own little beach and wooded forest and the waters of lake vanern weren't too cold, we might even consider a dip later...

Our gorgeous serenity was then only ruined by 2 bus loads of high school students. Damn... ah well kind of nice to have some more people around.

We had a game of mini golf in the afternoon, it seems big over here as there is a course at every ...

The opening of the Ung 7 exhibition at Örebro University Art Hall is on Monday Aug 31 at 15:00, see Vernissage Designutställning UNG7 Read about the Plasticks concept on http://www.jennylundgren.se/portfolio/p lasticks/

... soon and head out to Orebro and my family's hometown..... Arriving in Orebro at about 6:00 we fist went to the "mushroom" Orebro's city water tower, a place I remember well from my childhood. From there you could look out and see all of Narke. After freezing our as.... off about at about 200 ft. above ground we went in search of our hotel which we paid about $75.00 for. Arriving there we found what looked like a long 2 story diner. Entering with ...

... s) apple tree we walked across the street to the Orebro Slott (castle), where King Gustuve XI came to visit. The Castle has been used as a prison, a military compound, a royal castle in the 14th and 15th centuries and the Swedish parliament was even convened a few times in days gone byand it now houses the parliment. Then on to Wadkoping where they rebuilt several homes from the 18th century. We bought a few knickknacks and walked around Wadkoping and had a ...

... family-owned home has been in the family for 500 years. Karlskoga is about half-way on the Oslo/Stockholm highway.

We had a great meal again.

This we followed with and interactive Bible Study with the Spenser’s and John Wennström that dealt with understanding our times. We talked about the prophetic identities of people and their migrations as well as Christian understanding and responsibility.

... works at Oslo University teaching English and Music. Margaretha works as a software specialist. They have been most hospitable.

Anthony took me to the bus station for my journey today to Karlskoga where I would be with the Spenser’s, Engholm’s and John Wennström. The Swedish bus I wanted was full, but I did get a Norwegian one half an hour later. Anthony and I then got some coffee and had a healthy ...

... Ska bli roligt att se Henke igen! Har inte träffat honom på nästan hela sommaren! Lite klurigt det här med vilka tåg man får och inte får åka med på sin InterRail (tm)-biljett. Just nu är jag trött och rastlös samtidigt... får se om jag kan sova något!

We leave Stokholm to go to Örebro, a quiet city in the middle of Sweden with a nice medieval castle and an enormous and very green camping vhere we stay for 2 nights....Örebro is also the home town of Millencolin, and it's a good reason to come here...!!!