Ramada Hotel Bellevue Jönköping

... around. It was really quaint. We get a bit of attention when we go out. 1) Because Sanja is so tall lol. 2) Because we're not tanned like most Sweed's at this time of year. And 3) Because of our Aussie accents mate. On the 3rd we went to a small lake for a BBQ with Ivana and Zeljana's school friends (Erik, Albin, Marcus, Emil, Sophia, Sarah, Louise and Maria). It was a bit drizzly but we managed to ...

... Terry Lundberg's famous Scandia bakery in Minneapolis, Minnesota of years ago. We are thoroughly enjoying this experience. We go over the Engholm's every time we're in Mjölby. Then Anthony and Margaurite Miles start off on their way home. She works as a computer programmer and he is a high school teacher. We went out to get a few pizzas for dinner. Paul is excited about ...

... Then we all had Chinese. The day concluded with a game of Yahtzee. The Swedes take on a different nature at the mention of Yahtzee as I find it's a popular family game. All the scoring sheets are in Swedish. The game continued until midnight at which time Bev and I went to bed. The others continued talking until 1:00 am. It was a wonderful of becoming better friends and helped unify us in the faith.

This morning began with our becoming acquainted with a Russian young man Artur Aleksandrov, who lives in Tallinn who joined us for breakfast. He is another story of the increasing contact people have with the Church through the Internet and the power of search engines. He has had virtually no religious background. But, he searched for meaning of life by typing in "What is the Meaning of Life?" into one of the ...

... Vackert! Trevlig lunch på kvarterskrog. Fyndade innan dess på stadens antikvariat där den initierade ägaren letade reda på "Tre män i en båt". Medhavd fika intogs vid Vättern och därefter bad, inte alls så kallt som man kunde tro! Kort rast på stället och därefter rundtur på klosterområdet, då det var stekhett var vi de enda som dök upp och fick således guiden för oss själva. Vackra byggnader med imponerande historia, nytt för oss ...

... sirenerna lockade Odysseus. Några honungsburkar rikare fortsatte vi till Vadstena. Checkade in på Klosterhotellet, det gamla nunneklostret med vackra historiska rum (inkl vapensköldar!!!). Avnjöt middag på "White guide" rekommendationen Restaurang Munklostret, rökta insjökräftor till förrätt, kanin resp vildsvin till huvudrätt och rabarber/hallon resp havtorn/vit choklad. God mat och bra viner i den fantastiskt ljumna sommarkvällen med trolsk solnedgång över Vättern. Dagens drink: Cava

Today we went into Goteberg city To watch the euro 2008 match on the big screens. (Sweden and Spain) But there was so much litter around the place and people smoking we went down to the local cafe (cappucino) and had a very different hot chocolate. We went back to the house and had tapas for dinner after finally deciding that it was too busy to have tea out !... Another game of pool was played before going up for bed at 12:30!

Paul has prepared a typical hearty English breakfast with eggs, beans, bacon, potatoes and some nice breads. We again talked and talked. At 10:30 am we headed for Lindköpinig about 20 miles away. That's where we propose to hold the United Church of God Feast of Tabernacles in 2009. Kira Spenser had already done some preparatory work in locating a hotel and hall for Festival meetings. Lindköpinig is Sweden's fourth largest city and has a renowned cathedral. Kira used live here and ...

While we are lost in Lulea and stranded in Sweden, it has been an enjoyable departure from our program. The hotel has been quiet except for about one hour's worth of fireworks at 12 midnight New Year's right behind our room overlooking the lake which you really can't see because of darkness. We had one of the fabulous Swedish breakfasts that came with the room cost. Smoked salmon, herring, turkey, eggs, fabulous Swedish breads,of all sorts, jams ...

... nköping and my canadian flag but since we were 2 she couldnt take us as she only had place for one person. Sad! Finally in Helsingborg, Sweden. We look for a place to hitch-hike so I decide to go where the car unload from the ferry... it happens there is already 2 hitch-hikers. Damn! We wait for our turn, eat and I go to look further if there is a place where car could stop as the place is really not the best. It appear again that there is 2 other hitch-hikers ...