Monday, August 30, 2010
Quick Note... Breakfast in Scandinavia!
They eat the weirdest things for breafeast... deli meats, hard boiled eggs, and the weirdest "cereal"... also they put yogurt on everything, and love apple juice.. haha I am starting to get use to it... oy!
... 7 hours ahead in Helsinki, Finland!
Just got to Helsinki, last time I blogged I was leaving Stockholm... We took a ferry, which was a cruise ship and it went over night to Turku, Finland. We all drank from the time we stepped aboard the ship till about 2 hours before we docked. It was a good time. We all ate dinner together, then went to the duty free shop to buy alcohol, and then we all drank in our cabins, and then went to the disco till about 3am. The boat docked at 7am, but we jumped time zones so we lost an hour.
We spent the day and night in Turku... we had a relaxed schedule and just went on a few visits. Then we checked into our Hostel, which was alot like a summer camp, and just relaxed for the rest of the day. This morning we got up early and went to this beautiful chapel. It was very relaxing. We then went to an Aalto furniture making factory for a tour and were on Finland's Channel 3 news. Then we had a 2 hour bus ride to Vila Maira, which was amazing! It was so awesome to finally get to visit. Then we drove 3 hours to Helsinki, and we are now going to be here for 3 nights/4 days... this city looks fun/beautiful, so I am going to go out and find dinner and explore soon. But I wanted to give everyone an update!
We spent the day and night in Turku... we had a relaxed schedule and just went on a few visits. Then we checked into our Hostel, which was alot like a summer camp, and just relaxed for the rest of the day. This morning we got up early and went to this beautiful chapel. It was very relaxing. We then went to an Aalto furniture making factory for a tour and were on Finland's Channel 3 news. Then we had a 2 hour bus ride to Vila Maira, which was amazing! It was so awesome to finally get to visit. Then we drove 3 hours to Helsinki, and we are now going to be here for 3 nights/4 days... this city looks fun/beautiful, so I am going to go out and find dinner and explore soon. But I wanted to give everyone an update!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Day 2.. Stockholm
So today was fun.. we went to the Stockholm Public Library, and had the most amazing tour guides. The guy took us to a good place for cheap lunch and I had the most amazing salmon. We then went to the Stockholm School of Architecture and had a lecture by a Swedish architect. We then went and visited his building, and then we were free for the night.
So Julia and I shared a bottle of red wine. We hung out with a bunch of people for a while and then finally went out into the heart of Stockholm and found an expensive bar. It was alot of fun, but we only stayed for two beers and then went back to the Hostel and went to the Cash Bar. It was alot of fun, minus the Prussian guys that wanted like all the girls in our group. Luckily we ended that. Now its pushing 1am, I just made a few phone calls thanks to google phone, and I am going to head to bed soon.
Tomorrow we are going to the Wood lawn Cemetery and then an art gallery, and then boarding an overnight ferry to Finland. So tomorrow is our last day here in Sweden. It was a lot of fun, but I am ready for another country. I don't know when I will have wireless again so stay tuned!
So Julia and I shared a bottle of red wine. We hung out with a bunch of people for a while and then finally went out into the heart of Stockholm and found an expensive bar. It was alot of fun, but we only stayed for two beers and then went back to the Hostel and went to the Cash Bar. It was alot of fun, minus the Prussian guys that wanted like all the girls in our group. Luckily we ended that. Now its pushing 1am, I just made a few phone calls thanks to google phone, and I am going to head to bed soon.
Tomorrow we are going to the Wood lawn Cemetery and then an art gallery, and then boarding an overnight ferry to Finland. So tomorrow is our last day here in Sweden. It was a lot of fun, but I am ready for another country. I don't know when I will have wireless again so stay tuned!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
In Stockholm!
So this is my first blog.. it took a while, but I am finally in Sweden. My first flight left Boston at 5 PM and it was a lot of fun. They fed us really good food and kept on serving the alcohol. Needless to say I showed up in Frankfurt, drunk, at 5 am in the morning. It was weird loosing 6 hours. Then we continued on to Berlin and met up with our Professor, and got rid of our bags. We then had to wait around for a few before taking a flight to Stockholm.
When we got here, we checked into our hostel, which is really nice with wireless internet, so I am rooming with Julia. Its weird staying in a place where the toilets and showers aren't in the bedrooms. But the place is still really nice.
After we checked in we went on a brief walking tour of the water front. We then all split off to find dinner. The Swedish don't use the Euro, that use the Kroner, that we now just refer to as the Corona.. but its is very confusing and things sounds like they are really expensive, when they really aren't. But I went with a few people and we walking around their big shopping street and got dinner. And now I am back at the hostel and I haven't slept in over 24 hours, so I am probably going to pass out here soon. It's only 830 so I am going to try and give it some time.
Tomorrow we are touring the library and meeting up with a Swedish architect to get a modern view on the city. Tomorrow is our last night in Stockholm before heading to Finland.
When we got here, we checked into our hostel, which is really nice with wireless internet, so I am rooming with Julia. Its weird staying in a place where the toilets and showers aren't in the bedrooms. But the place is still really nice.
After we checked in we went on a brief walking tour of the water front. We then all split off to find dinner. The Swedish don't use the Euro, that use the Kroner, that we now just refer to as the Corona.. but its is very confusing and things sounds like they are really expensive, when they really aren't. But I went with a few people and we walking around their big shopping street and got dinner. And now I am back at the hostel and I haven't slept in over 24 hours, so I am probably going to pass out here soon. It's only 830 so I am going to try and give it some time.
Tomorrow we are touring the library and meeting up with a Swedish architect to get a modern view on the city. Tomorrow is our last night in Stockholm before heading to Finland.
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