This I forgot to put in my last post from Norway, but I did laundry at John’s place.  I didn’t realize that there wasn’t a drier, so I’d left it in the washer overnight, thinking it was a washer and dryer.  However there was a problem with the washer, and it leaked all of the water onto the floor.  There was about a quarter inch of water on the floor, on the second floor of the apartment, when John and I discovered it.  There was a drain, which should have collected the water, but it was raised about a half inch above the floor, and was unable to take in any water without us squiji-ing the water up to it.  I dried my clothes on a clothes rack overnight, hoping they would be dry in the morning.  When I woke up, before I left, I threw them in a bag, and they were all damp, but at least they weren’t wet anymore.  I figured I’d dry them out at some point and maybe wash them again.  OK, all caught up.

I took the train to Copenhagen, and it took about a day.  The trains don’t go direct, so I went from Trondheim, Norway to Ostersund, Sweden.  This took about four hours, and I had a long layover in Ostersund.  The train to Ostersund wasn’t nearly as beautiful a route as I thought it would be.  I did get a good view of the Fjord, but it was a bit foggy since it was so early in the morning.

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I wish I spent more time in Stockholm and went up North a bit.
What is Bandee?
I spoke with John, and hope he can meet me at the train station, he might not be able to since he has class at the Academy.  I don’t speak any Norwegian, and this could be interesting.  I hope they speak english
I wish I had an iPod touch.  Just being able to take advantage of the free WiFi would be worth the price
I’m trying not to seem too American, and have been told I don’t seem like one, whatever that means…
The top Swedish hockey league is finished.  I wish I could have gone to a game here, but even the 2nd tier league isn’t playing in Stockholm.  That stinks…
Swedes recycle paper cups at McDonalds.  There is a seperate bin to dumb the used ice in too.  Why don’t we do that here?
I met a really nice lady in the Stockholm Train Station who translated my ticket.  I was close on my translation, but she was a big help.  She told me about how her daughter did a similar trip after she was an Au Pair in New Zealand.  I think that’s a pretty awesome job.
Hostel having bad internet connections is not a bad thing after all, it does force me to go outside more!  And who really wants to check in on work anyway!

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