From Norway we visited Sweden, catching a bus (very nice country side) from oslo into Karlstad... i was keen to visit Charlotte who had been to AUS a few times and had stayed briefly with my family in Oz.... so we went to Sunne. very small town and got to know some of Charlotte;s and her BF Thomas' friends including some real groovy artists/glassblowers. they even let Brady and i try our hand at glassblowing, fun stuff!!!
also we tried some underground X.country skiing there too, i crashed a few times, having totally forgotten how to snow plough! not my sport definately!
sweden was grand, we met some real cool locals who made us feel right at home....and Sunne we also saw the (big) home of former England football coach Sven Erricson (excuse spelling, sorry Sven!) ...this is one of Sunne' claims to fame !
so next stop from memory in Sweden was Gotenburg in the south. here we found a rad HI hostel where typical Swedish order/comfort and great living standard shone through. was a nice place and for me a highlight was some X.mas carrols we stumbled upon in a random church near our hostel one night....the voices in the chior were SOO pure it was bliss to my ears ! such harmony, made things feel a litttle more christmassie' so to speak, for us two roaming aussies (X.mas is NEVER the same away from home/family)
here was also when we were able to upload fotos. next was Denmark ....see 'update 3' for Copenhagen adventures !!!
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