What this is
Sarah and I are planning a trip to Sweden, departing on September 29 and returning on October 11.
Among other things, we're going to try to take a fair number of photographs. Since I've just about had it trying to get my old photo site to work (okay, I haven't been trying that hard), I figured I'd follow in the footsteps of my big sister and give this Blogger thing a shot (especially because it apparently makes photo-sharing pretty easy).
Note that this doesn't replace my regular updates thing (yet).
More about the trip
This trip to Sweden is Sarah's idea, originally. About a month ago, I was messing around with the Wikipedia article for The Real Group (a really good a cappella quintet from Sweden), and Sarah got a flash of inspiration and, sneak-like, spent about two hours planning out a surprise trip to go see them in concert in Sweden (because the group hardly every tours in the U.S.).
Aside from being an outlet for our modest Real Group fandom, this is also a chance for us to have a real vacation, and in Europe even (Sarah has really enjoyed previous travels in Europe, but I've never been there). And, as an added bonus, this will definitely be the furthest north that either of us have been (Sweden's latitudes are roughly comparable to Alaska's). We're going to skip the whole "day trip to the Arctic Circle" thing, though.
We have at least a passing interest in Sweden itself. I've been learning some Swedish (just a very little bit), so it'll be interesting to get some firsthand exposure (even though most everyone there is fluent in English). And, as we read more about the people of Sweden, they sound like our kind of folks (minus the whole socialist welfare state thing and the "play it safe / entrepeneurism = bad" attitude). Reality will certainly be somewhat different, but we're anticipating good things.
I've even harbored a couple of wild thoughts in the back of my head that maybe we're being called to be missionaries to Sweden or something, but that's purely imaginary at this point. Another "wait and see" sort of thing.
So, yep, we'll see how things go, and hopefully we'll share some nice photographs with you along the way (we may even upload them during our trip). While we're over there, I may still be contactable by cell phone, so feel free to give that a shot.
Travel plans
Without giving too many specifics, we'll fly into Stockholm (via Frankfurt, Germany), spend a few days there, drive a rented car down to Lund (possibly taking a day or two along the southeastern coast), catch some concerts, drive back up to Stockholm (possibly stopping along lake Vättern), spend a couple more days in the city, and then fly back. All of this will be interspersed with plenty of sleeping in late, wandering around trying to read street signs, and general gadding about.
Among other things, we're going to try to take a fair number of photographs. Since I've just about had it trying to get my old photo site to work (okay, I haven't been trying that hard), I figured I'd follow in the footsteps of my big sister and give this Blogger thing a shot (especially because it apparently makes photo-sharing pretty easy).
Note that this doesn't replace my regular updates thing (yet).
More about the trip
This trip to Sweden is Sarah's idea, originally. About a month ago, I was messing around with the Wikipedia article for The Real Group (a really good a cappella quintet from Sweden), and Sarah got a flash of inspiration and, sneak-like, spent about two hours planning out a surprise trip to go see them in concert in Sweden (because the group hardly every tours in the U.S.).
Aside from being an outlet for our modest Real Group fandom, this is also a chance for us to have a real vacation, and in Europe even (Sarah has really enjoyed previous travels in Europe, but I've never been there). And, as an added bonus, this will definitely be the furthest north that either of us have been (Sweden's latitudes are roughly comparable to Alaska's). We're going to skip the whole "day trip to the Arctic Circle" thing, though.
We have at least a passing interest in Sweden itself. I've been learning some Swedish (just a very little bit), so it'll be interesting to get some firsthand exposure (even though most everyone there is fluent in English). And, as we read more about the people of Sweden, they sound like our kind of folks (minus the whole socialist welfare state thing and the "play it safe / entrepeneurism = bad" attitude). Reality will certainly be somewhat different, but we're anticipating good things.
I've even harbored a couple of wild thoughts in the back of my head that maybe we're being called to be missionaries to Sweden or something, but that's purely imaginary at this point. Another "wait and see" sort of thing.
So, yep, we'll see how things go, and hopefully we'll share some nice photographs with you along the way (we may even upload them during our trip). While we're over there, I may still be contactable by cell phone, so feel free to give that a shot.
Travel plans
Without giving too many specifics, we'll fly into Stockholm (via Frankfurt, Germany), spend a few days there, drive a rented car down to Lund (possibly taking a day or two along the southeastern coast), catch some concerts, drive back up to Stockholm (possibly stopping along lake Vättern), spend a couple more days in the city, and then fly back. All of this will be interspersed with plenty of sleeping in late, wandering around trying to read street signs, and general gadding about.
posted by Matt Libby at 11:16 AM
2 Comments:
Sounds like a fun trip! I'm glad to see you're not trying to pack a two-week trip into anything other than two weeks.
WFL a.k.a. "Dad"
Dear Matt and Sarah, I wish you all the best when traveling to and through Sweden! I will pray for you both as the Lord brings you to mind! I am looking forward to seeing how the Lord uses you both in Sweden! May God bless you as you go there and give you opportunities to share the love and gospel of Jesus! Love you both! Smiles, Buen Viaje! Que Dios les bendiga! God Bless! Susan
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