Sweden has been almost as Eve predicted, with the exception of Stockholm. A vast flat and boring green land. That is not to say that it isn't pretty, as it surely is. It's just that not a hell of a lot seems to be going on in Sweden except for, possibly, sauna's and big brested women.
Stockholm on the other hand is glorious, a pancake of old beautiful architecture spread across a whole herd of islands that look like they have just migrated from some fairy tale. This is definately the highlight i was hoping for (as travelling by whinger... er i mean car, for 7 days can be a little wearing). I feel as out of the 8.9 million population of Sweden perhaps 8.7 million of them live in Stockholm. it is suddenly POPULATED!!!! omg but i feel like i have been travelling on the frontier for the last couple of weeks, and this is a sorely needed break.
Norway has been glorious, you guys wait till you seem some of the photo's i've got. I've had all sorts of trials through Norway, from high prices, to incorrect roadsigns. A good example of this is a day in Loen when Eve was keen to hire a bike and head out to ride round a fjord to see a glacier. "It's okay, it's only a mere 24km, easy for us to do in a day". I frowned in consternation and then said " What the hell, why not. Balls to you Mark, we are off for a jolly good ride." Well that bit isn't quite exact but you get the drift.
So anyway it seems like 24 km (there and back) to the Norwegians actually means 40km, a lot of it uphill. My arse was SORE!!! i mean the devil must have designed the bike seat i was on, because only lawyers and used car salesmen deserve that type of pain.
The one consolation was that the scenery was perfect, and the ride really was fun, though we did bump into mark near the glacier.
