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Stockholm to Helsinki
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The previous night out at multiple bars ended up going quite late, so I took this morning to sleep in a bit at Emre’s, and catch up on a few things for Helsinki. Then, I navigated through the Stockholm metro, and made it to the airport to catch my afternoon hour long flight over to…
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First Day In Stockholm
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Jill and I took the overnight train from Malmö back to Stockholm, which turned out to be a great way to travel. The train was easy and relatively inexpensive, and we had our own private sleeping cabin, so we got a good night’s sleep while we traveled. In Stockholm, we set out gear down at…
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Copenhagen
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Another early morning wakeup at Gustaf’s, but this morning Jill and I ventured out by ourselves…to Denmark. We rode the train across thr bridge, which was much easier than navigating in the car from country to country. In Copenhagen, our first stop was Tivoli Garden. Quite surprising – we were under the impression that Tivoli…
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Southern Coast Summer
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Early morning breakfast at Gustaf’s, then the three of us hit the road for the southern coast. First stop was the sleepy fishing town of Ystad – good walk around, with a very old, traditional neighborbood. Then to the small marina community of Käseberg, where we sat in the sun and had fish sandwiches. We…
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Malmö Evening
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Evening drive from Gothenburg to Malmö, sunset on the beach, dinner and drinks with our old friend Gustaf, now sleep. Beach house on the coast with friends tomorrow. Also, Gustaf has a dirt cheap true 10 megabit internet connection here, and apparently can get a 100megabit connection for not much more. Government built data backbone…
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Ikea… In Sweden
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Yeah, we had to check it out… And yeah, it felt like every other Ikea… But all in Swedish!
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Universeum
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In Gothenburg, there exista the Universeum. It’s a giant indoor mountain, and educational nature walk. We checked it out today, and yeah, it’s pretty amazing. From the ground level, we took tge funicular up to the top, and then wound our way back down the mountain on the long winding trail. We went through the…
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Ultra Gothenburg
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Early morning wakeup at Eva’s apartment (“compartment apartment”), and a quick drive back to the Haga neighborhood. We found a little cafe to chill at and get tasty pastries for breakfast, after which we trekked over to the Viking ship museum. Grrr, damn Lonely Planet guide – apparently the museum is closed Mondays, so, no…
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Evening in Gothebsburg
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Three hour walk all around Gothenburg, long sunset on the canal, and then a great dinner at Linnéterassen. We’re toast from a ton of travel and a long walk. The very long synsets here are a bit deceptive…. By the time we decided it was def time to end the walk and eat, it was…
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Appelfabriken to Gothensburg
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Eggs and toast this morning at the Appelfabriken, then Jill and I hopped in the car, bound for Gothensburg. The first stop of the day was Drottingholm Slott, the Swedish royal family’s day to day home. Great gardens, a huge lake, and we found a giant hedge area, with hollowed out hedges and secret pathways…
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Appelfabriken
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First full day in Sweden was in a bit of a sleep deprived haze, but amazing nonetheless. I drove to Appelfabriken, where i met up with Jill, who has been working here for the last month. We made foodand took the boat out on the lake, took a hike the farmland, and had dinner out…
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Touching Down in Stockholm
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After a long, sleepless, overnight flight to Stockholm, I finally got to the Arlanda airport, and immediately passed out on an airport bench… Needed at least an hour or two in order to have a somewhat lucid day…. Picked up the car at Europcar, then hit the road for Appelfabriken.
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New York City to Stockholm
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First post “from the field”. About to take off from NYC, flying to Stockholm, with a quick layover in Helsinki. The Helsinki layover going will be quick – 40 minutes (with another, partially-full Helsinki-Stockholm flight leaving an hour or two later, just in case…). However, the Helsinki layover coming back is about as long as…
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Jetting to Sweden…
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Next week, I’ll be traveling in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland with my sister Jill. She’s been working at the Appelfabriken, an organic apple farm outside of Stockholm. We’re driving from Stockholm down to Copenhagen, meeting up with friends along the way, and then back to Stockholm via train. From there, I’m flying to Helsinki, and…