Solsta Hotell Karlstad

... on the way but the lack of sunlight made packing up the tent slow because I didn't want to put it away wet. The inside of the van got the once over with my new cigarette lighter plug in vacuum cleaner (which incidently couldn't suck the flour off a crepe)! As well as cleaning the van the trip has been a fantastic opportunity to finish all of those chores on the van that haven't been possible since Jasper arrived. I've nearly got the trims back on the new roof windows that were ...

... we have been to and driven past. I lost as per usual! <br><br>So some things about Sweden:<br><br>* Where do you find full strength beer? They only sell a maximum of 3.5% at the supermarkets. I think we will need to check out the state run alcohol shops - System Bolaget, set up to minimise drinking - LOL<br>* Roads here are as expected well maintained and great for cruising<br>* Swedes seem to be ...

... at the site and we had the whole cafe to ourselves. <br><br>Its so refreshing to go to a country that is not overloaded with tourists even in the low season. We then headed inland which turned out to be the most amazing drive through postcard perfect picturesque countryside landscape. Every turn put us cruising along the side of a still lake lined with fir pine forest and dotted with the occasional remote house and dingy (painted in Swedish Ochre of course). Along the ...

... but we should make out well. We will be at Chateau Monfreville for the next 10 days helping to take care of the animals, gardens, and who knows what else. Internet will be slow there, but we&#8217;ll do our best to keep up. <br><br>We look forward to hearing from you and hope you all had a great solstice. Don&#8217;t forget to check out the seattlepi.com photos of the cyclists from our solstice parade!<br><br>Hej Doh,<br><br>-Jamie &amp; Stopher

... is doing a good job telling me I have an hour before my train back to Norway. Also last night there was another Lene Marlin concert here in Karlstad (yes the reason I'm here but dont judge me. bah i dont care anyway, it was totally worth it). It was put on at short notice but was really amazing, she had a band behind her of at least 10 people including a string quartet, a drummer, and a percussionist. Then after the show I followed the Italian fanatics again and got to meet ...

I was so desperate to get out of Norway. Everyone is so stressed and serious in Oslo, and the cost of everything is way too high. So I took a train to Sweden where I will stay for a week before I go back to Norway (but I dont want toooo). I am staying at an empty campground by a large lake in a small town called Kristinehamn. I'm here because Lene is having another concert in a city ...

... to see, you can always find someplace new because the world is huge. As I said i've had the luck to see very many places in my life and i'm still just 19 years old. This year i've been to Dublin, Liverpool and London during spring. And the summer started off quite good as well as I went to Austria and Innsbruck with a friend and saw the Euro 2008, where we ...

19 minutes past midnight and we are leaving Karlstad by a bus that is taking us to Örebro, where we'll change to another bus that will take us to Stockholm Skavsta Airport in Nyköping. In about 17 hours we'll hopefully be in Innsbruck in some pub or fan-area where we can view the game between Sweden and Spain.

We have been living on an island for almost a month now. Today we woke up to 4C and thought that the time had come to leave. We still don't know if we are selling our hose in Florida NEXT week or not. I think realtors (real estate agents) are the tru evil on earth! How much pure **** can come out of ones mouth and still nothing happens?

We got to Karlstad in Sweden on 17 September to spend some time with our friends Lynn & Fredrick. On the way from Norway to Sweden we noticed a change in scenery - the forests, lakes and rivers were all so different to what we'd seen in Norway. We got to Karlstad where Lynn & Fredrick were waiting for us at the station and they took us straight home for a rest. Karlstad isn't a huge city but it is very beautiful. The nearby Lake Vanern is the largest lake in Sweden and is a ...