Sx Elite Stadshotellet Västerås

... guy was not happy) we had enough time to make it to the train. We ran across Stockholms central station, and managed to hop on the train that would go right to Enköping. After a short train ride and a short walk we were at Carina's friends, where we would be spending the nice. After a delicious meal, it was time for bed. I went to bed hoping that the weather would be nice again the next day, we had another full day of sightseeing planned.

Sen frukost och förmiddagspromenad genom Falun i ny jakt på iPhoneladdare till bilen - samma nesliga resultat som tidigare. Tyvärr var även det utmärkta antikvariatet stängt så vi fick alla trösta oss på Bagarstugan brevid Falu koppargruva (v ...

... we settle in on the island where there are many picnic groups and everyone seems to have a cooler, a beer in hand and a smile on their face! Summer seems great here!!! There is a diving board and go for a refreshing swim . The ciders creep up on me quickly as they are 7% alcohol content and I feel good by the time a group of her guy friends come to the island to pick us up in their boat. We go for a ride and ...

... in Vasteras... We hit up a bar called Blue Moon Bar for something called "After Work". I'm expecting a happy hour just as any I would have ever been to back in the states, or maybe a "Live at Five" type deal from Charlotte, but what I got was so much more! After Work is a sight for sore eyes with people of all ages (20 to 80) chanting, dancing and drinking into the late night sunlight... Everyone was so happy, not to ...

... in a barrel of very hot water. So after that very pleasant interlude its back to dancing, dinner, sleep (I sleep in and miss saying goodbye to my friends, who are flying back to Switzerland that morning), then dancing until the Maratona finishes at 6pm Sunday. In all, out of the 44 hours of the Maratona, I danced 26 hours. I spend the next few days very pleasantly at the home of Janne and Elisabet in Sala nearby. They have a lovely, large timber home and I stay on ...

Wanting to see more of Sweden, we planned a few days driving north of Stockholm, however the car decided to have a broken timebelt which we only fixed in the nick of time so we ended up with one day to drive. We decided to head for Västerås to see some viking stone ship settings. The weather wasn't great but it was very interesting and we managed to fit in a couple of caches. (www.geocaching.com)

... star-spangled, middle finger to the world, yippie-kai-yai-yay American. Case and point: in a recent interviewed with a Belgian I was asked: "What comes to your mind when you think of Brussels?" All that I could come up with was "...... sprouts?" and when he asked me for my thoughts on Brussels as the E.U. Capital my response was, "It is?!" Now, we could go into depth as to why these important matters fail to retain my interest; discuss at length my feelings ...

... public; I am shaven, showered and eating well in Västerås after a attending another Lindy Hop binge in Gothenburg then hopping a train and a boat north with Jonas and his friends to and island on the border of Norway called Koster where we stayed in the a 19th century cabin beloning to one of his friends families. I would like to elaborate further on my adventures in these parts, but that will have to wait for another day. Till then, miss you all. Puss och Kram, Sandra

Now it is my last few weeks in Uppsala. Most of the friends I have made over the past year are leaving slowly...It is sad not knowing when I will see them next. I need to pack up my room and everything I have accumulated in the past year. Not an easy task since I will not be able to bring everything back!

... as 'an email from the past'. On neighbouring Birka was another main headquarters but it is not accessible during winter. The surrounding waters are where the Vikings plied their rape and pillage trade and there is a sense of history about the place, but it is much nicer to visit in the summer when there isn't horizontal snow coming from ...