Göteborg

Sunday morning we woke up early to catch the ferry out to the islands off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city. This is the view from the top of the island, Styrsö Bratten. Thankfully we had fantastic weather even during this late September weekend. The rest of the morning was spent walking through the villages of the island, taking lots of photos and then catching a ferry back to shore to explore more of the city.

Okay, so things don't always go as planned...we made the mistake of driving into the city center. Due to construction of the Göteborg tunnel, traffic was rerouted and here we spent about 2 hours travelling only several hundred meters! So we did the most economical thing we could think of...we turned off the engine and walked the car down mainstreet :-) Thank goodness for small European cars. And yes we did indeed fit five people into this vehicle!

This is a scene from downtown Göteborg. The city has many canals due to the fact that is was designed in part by the Dutch. Again, here is beautiful imagery of the buildings and the traffic jam that we spend some time in as well!

Me crawling through Ubåten Nordkaparen, a submarine that is part of the Göteborgs Maritima Centrum. It was a lot of fun, but I can't imagine actually having to live in one of these for an extended period of time!

It's not the best quality photo but this was dinner after a long day exploring the city. We went to a Swedish restaurant called Smaka and I enjoyed Älgfärsbiff (Elk steak) with mushrooms, potatoes and traditional juniper sauce. It was quite delicious but unfortunatly I have not seen a live Elk yet. I will let you know when I do!

Road Trip

One of Sweden's many lakes...we stopped here and wandered through the marshy forest until we came to this lake near sunset. (Picture left)

Taking a break on the dock in the small Swedish university town of Vaxjo. The people I travelled with are in the middle of this picture. (Picture right)

After spending most of Saturday driving we finally arrived in Kalmar. After checking into the hostel we walked into the city to find entertainment and something to eat. This picture of Kalmar at night was taken on the way. In the town center we found a cute little Italien restaurant where I enjoyed a pizza with tuna, capers, and onions. (I know it sounds weird but it was actually quite delicious) After dinner we visted the little bar upstairs where we stayed the remainder of the evening and watched as the restaurant turned into a club.

Kalmar by day...the weather was nice but there were absolutely no people to be found! Not a single coffee house or bakery was open, so we opted for the next best thing, breakfast picnic on the old city wall overlooking the harbor. These pictures are from the Kalmar Slott (castle), the first scenic stop of the day.

Corridor Dinner Party

Corridor Party at Tunavaegen 39 C. This is where I live and these are my flatmates. We cooked lasagna for dinner and afterwards we all went out together to Hallands Nation. From top left to bottom right are pictured:


Sofia, Cecilia, Magnus, Me, Par, Andrea, Cecilia, Elsa, Jenny, Daniel, and Karin

Excursions and Parties!

Lund University's equilvalent of The Tower at UT. The vice-chancellor gave his welcome speech for us here.

Here I am with my Swedish mentor Karin and Anthony at the "pre-party" for the International Welcome Party. The pre-party is very popular as it reduces the costs incurred from buying drinks at the club.

Dinner with new friends on an international corridor. This place was a mental institute before it was converted into student quarters :-) I do not live here...I live on a Swedish corridor with 5 guys and 7 girls.

Copenhagen! Ten of us made a trip to Denmark and took a bus trip of the city in a red double decker bus. This is the Rosenburg Schloss, one of the stops along the way.

Here I am on Ven, a beautiful island in the Baltic sea. A group of about 30 people went and we rented bikes and spent all day cycling the trails.