Writing this is a train, and won't have a computer until I go back to the USA, so pictures will come about July :D
It seems like this will be everything! Not just
After a day of baking and packing, I left late in the night (0040) and walked to the bus stop to go to Stockholm and get my parents. My bus ride, about 0140-0630 worked well, my parents (and sister) could not say the same as their flight was late, the train from the airport was broken, and they didn't know how buses worked. So they showed up about 1000, and we looked about Stockholm a while, and went home (my home: Jönköping). We then did a bit of packing for the next day and I finished up the Swedish supper of meatballs, potatoes, gravy, and lingonberry jelly. They got to meet my house mates and also my friends Adam and Emilia (which I realized that whenever I tell a story from Sweden, one of these two names are involved ;p). After this, Adam, Emilia and I all went to Aka, danced the night away until 0100, and proceeded on to Emilia leaving (needing that sleep thing..…pssshhhh) and Adam and I went and had a guys night, having fun and seeing the sun rise at a nice 0400 and cooking bacon and eggs like champs....and maybe waking up my family at 0600. (This being Thursday, 29th of May)
Thursday
Interesting day....... Which you will soon know why!
Precursor, I've learned that you don't fall asleep with people that have no idea what they are doing.
I said my goodbye to Adam, and we headed out to the bus to the airport, and I fell asleep, for I had not been to bed yet. So I told everyone what stop, and slept. My father woke me when we were there, I thought it was a bit odd, but hey, sleep was more interesting and got off, we went to the pressbyrån, when I learned we were in Norrköping, not Nyköping, like I had hoped. So we took a bus to Nyköping, then my first taxi to the airport. Once that was past, my parents learned the 20 minute check and run method I have perfected. Got our flight, and after. Much worrying, the connecting flight, and in Wien!
Friday 30st May
.....well...there was sleeping in :p
We did finally get going though and followed the instructions of two of my Austrian friends I have (had?) In Sweden. We saw the old city parks (including Mozart's grave), multiple palaces, and chocolate cake! :)
That night we went to a concert of Mozart and Strauss musik. There was not too much more for the day, but we were very impressed with the subways of Wien.
Saturday 31st -- Sunday 1st June
Salzburg
While in Salzburg we did a bit of hiking, sightseeing, and went on a really cool bike riding tour with some very fun people (the tour guide even enjoyed, even if we did go about an hour over time. We were planning on getting a train at 1500, but were late exploring, and got one at 1756, where my family had their first experience standing on a train, but we all ended up getting to sitting by 2030, which I got to do because of a nice German girl I met and talked to a little, and she ended up getting me a seat on the train by her and her friend, we only talked about 20min before they went into German mode, but it was very nice to seat, and very nice of them!!! We are now going towards Dornbirn, the home of some of my ancestors!
I'm right now in a train again and it's the 10th of June, so I have a bit to catch up on!
Monday June 2nd
Dornbirn
In Dornbirn! We woke up early this day and went to Liechtenstein!!! It was an interesting journey though..… we went to the train station and went to the city closest the border, Feldkirch, and asked the lady at the information desk in the bus station directions, it was only supposed to be walk to the end of the street and turn left. So we did, and the turn was very near, so we walked, and walked, and walked. We started to think that we had passed the border already. I. Went inn a store and got chocolate and my mother asked how far away Liechtenstein was. We had about 1 more km and bam!! There is was!! So it was only 4 or 5 km, but that lady at the bus station needs to learn direction giving skills!
We then walked to the city hall and met the town government of Dornbirn*
*side note: the town near my happens to bee a sister city of Dornbirn, and they were there about 2 weeks before, and my parents went and met them already, so just my sister and I met these people for new.
They (the Dornbirn people) took us to the house that my great great grandfather lived in before he came to the United States! Pretty sweet, not everyone can do that! So we took photos, confused the current residents (not relatives, it was a young guy who had just bought the house and was adding on and fixing it). We then went back down the hill (yeah, this house was on a HILL) and went to lunch, where the city of Dornbirn had me have snitzel (I can't check spelling of this right now :( sorry), so I got my final Austria food to try before we left! The Dornbirn people then took us to a lift (cable car) and we went to the top of. A low mountain and could see all of Dornbirn, and also Switzerland and Germany, (also Lake Constance(? Again, spelling)).
So we had our fun on the mountain, and on the way down my sister was took she had a nice tongue (she was making faces at my dad.... This was a funny thing for me, my sister didn't like it as well ;p). And continued on, got our bags (included the now 'dreaded yellow bag' which contained much of our food, but was very awkward and heavy). Got on a very uncomfortable night train, and went to Roma!
Tuesday June 3rd
Roma
We arrived in Rome!! From the train station we walked to where we were staying....behind the Vatican. To say the least, my parents were unhappy with this walk, which they termed more as a march. After we got to our place, we went and saw St. Cecilia's Basilica, and the roman ruins (Colosseum, forum, such like). I figured it to be about 17 or 18 km (10-11miles), which I didn't think was bad, but they thought so, but we went to the cafe I found under the tracks and had geloti! It was after this that my family started referring to me as chefe Jeffey, and to this trip as being the Jonathan boot camp. (Chefe-boss, Jeffey- Jeffy from family circus). It was quite a lot done in one day! But we had Italian pizza!
Wednesday June 4th
Roma
This day was Vatican day, we saw the Pope in the address in the morning, went through St. Peter's, and the gift shopping and postcard writing. And pasta this day!!
+ added fun story! While in St. Peter's Square, there are tons of pesterers that try and make to take and pay for their tours. One came up to me and a asked if I knew English, so I said a little, and when I was asked from where have I come from, I answered Sweden (javisst!). It so happened I picked the only guy who knew some Swedish, but no worries!-- his brother was fluent! Oh boy! I understood what was being said, but just said nej a lot ;p. I got back to my family and told them this story and said I shouldn't say other languages, so I said naiho (spwling issue--but hi in Cantonese). In which an Asian man turned around and started speaking to me!! I just shook my head as he continued, and he tried again, mom says he was listing off places I could be from, I was to busy being confused! Jestem zedisorientowy! (Spelling again :p)
Thursday June 5th
Roma- Firenze
We tried going to the Vatican museums today, but we ended up not having enough time and had to go straight to the train for Florence. We got to Florence and the head man at our hotel took out a map and told us what all to see, how to get there, and a bus back at the end. So we did these things, seeing much of the town, the old bridge, found a great pizza place and ended the day on a hilltop to see the sunset over the city. This is when we took the craziest bus ride ever!!! It was a smaller bus, but the driver drove like it was his Fiat! Pretty sure we were going to die on that one! But we made it and feel asleep!
Friday June 6th
Firenze
We took it a bit easy this day, we had seen all we wanted the day before. We ended up going to Pisa and coming back, in time for random meandering and ended up meeting one of my friends from Furan, Gigi, the hong kongian! We went to that same pizza place, ate more than I though possible, more random wondering, and then my family went to the airport for that had to fly home (in which they had their own adventures). And it so happened Gigi and I were both going to Rome and the same time, so we got tickets on the same train, and waited in the train station until 0500, which ended up colder than I imagined it would be! We had some fun though before hand walking along over the town, and also in the train station, and I learned to write a little Cantonese!
Saturday June 7th
Roma
We got to Rome about 0830 and went straight to the Vatican....ish. I got a bit lost this time, but we got there!!!! We spent this day in the Vatican museum (so much bigger than you think!!!! It took us 3 hours to go through it!). We each got in for 8 euro, totally worth it! We then went out and got food (yay!!) And went off to find our hosts. I ended up having to walk there after trying a bus....as usual for me. I got there (stayed with the priests again!) And rang the first, said someone would be sent out, I think they missed me, rang the second, told me to ring the third, and with the third I got in (same priest that let me in at midnight last time!).
Sunday June 8th
Roma
Gigi and I met and had Pentecost Mass with the Pope!! Sorta, he was inside St. Peter's and we were in the square, but it was still Mass with the Pope! Gigi had not seen him yet, so we were waiting afterwards, but then were walking away when we heard something, and I remembered it as Papa's voice. So we went back and blam!!! There he was in his window! So we went and saw him! We then went and toured the castle of the holy angel (Michael) and went back to St. Peter's, where we got to go downstairs and see St. Peter's bones! We then, javisst, went and ate ;). After this we split up and went to our homes.
Monday June 9th
Roma
In the morning I had my postcard day. I thought I finally had this bus think figured out, but ended up going the wrong way, so and hour and a half later I got to the Vatican! Got my stuff done, and went back and had lunch with the priests, and afterward, Fr. Neil took me to St. Paul outside the wall, and I said hi to Paul (my confirmation saint), and got a cross there that Fr. Neil blessed for me. We went back, I packed, then supper, and I went out with Fr. Neil, got back, and finished packing and slept.
Tuesday June 10th
Train, all day, not quite everyday
Woke up at 0430, and started walking at 0445, lovely way to start a morning! I was trying to get to the train station by 0600 to say bye to Gigi, and that was looking bleak, but I heard something come up behind me and I looked, a bus that said termini! Got on and I was looking about and almost ran into Gigi! Got to say bye, and I ended up leaving earlier than I planned, I thought 0700 or 0730, I got on a train at 0620, and when I got to Milan, I asked an infomation woman and she said I should take an earlier train to Basel, so I did, and here I am, writing for you on a train in Switzerland. I just hope my host family got my text!-- I'm getting in 2hours sooner than thought! But the ride has been very fun, I was sitting next to a couple from the United States and he had traveled everywhere with an environmental green program. Only an hour more to go on this train! Hope that all goes well!!!!
What he was talking about reminds me of this..... http://xkcd.com/1379/
Enjoy!
(* warning:this is put up after, I do have internet on the train.....or at least I can't get on)
Do widzenia!
Blog ya later
Basel
Can't believe I am already past my time in Basel! It was an absolutely fantastic time! As you can guess, I'm on a train, so time to write about it!!
My hosts while in Basel were a family of four, and the mother had come from the same area I am from, and, as I learned later, we were even connected in another way. When I was leaving, I left early.....so I made it to Basel rather early. I had told my hosts 1730, but was there at 1530, I had texted them, but being that my phone is scared of trains (I just learned this on this trip, I didn't receive any texts back until I was in Basel, in a park, eating my lunch, at about 1600. So I went back to the train station and waited, and after chasing a lady (I had the description "red hair and freckles" figures there would be so many when I was trying to find one!) And asked if it was she, not sure she understood me at first, but when she did, she just laughed and said no. After a bit more, I stood next to the stairs and waited, and told her so (I used the classic turn it off-turn it on trick on my phone, and it worked!) And I saw a lady come near me, look about, and go to the information desk, so I decided to ask, it was her!!!! She showed me the way back to their house and they feed me! No better way to a young guy's heart than through his stomach! (Some girls are like this too I have learned, and this seems like the prefect time to say I have been cooking for myself and others for five months, and good things have been said ;p). The rest of this night I spoke with the Mrs and Mr and told them about my adventures and we talked on some other topics, they loaned me books to read about Switzerland and gave me ideas what to do the next day, the Mrs then took me out about town on a tour and went back and I slept!
Wednesday June 11
Basel
Another day, another adventure! I woke up and headed out after chatting with the family a little bit. I started in the general direction of the Rhine and continued until I met it. Since I was near the bend, I decided to go to France, why not? I tried....and ended up on the tip of the harbor (this makes it very hard to continue!) And had to go back and tried again, but I found the way! I went through Germany to get to France, so had breakfast in Switzerland, second breakfast in Germany, and lunch in France! While in France, I walked all the way to St. Louis! (The Cardinals weren't there though). After France, I walked back and adventured the opposite side of Basel (the part across the Rhine from where I was staying) it was many more industries and living places, while the side I am on was the old town and shops. Then I went along the Rhine and saw all the people swimming/floating down it, and continued to trace back the water until I ran into a dam and locks and walked to the tip of the island in the Rhine. From here, I was only ~~600m from the black forest! (But there was a river in my way of getting there :( ). I continued on with my meandering, and found part of a castle, bits of the old town, and the zoo. I was, at this point, very tired. It was 1915 and I had started the day at 0815. So I went back, took came of some things for farther in my trip, talked with my hosts, got more suggestions for hiking and slept!! (I like sleeping sometimes, but don't so a whole lot of it ;p).
I put up a map of this crazy hike later!
Thursday June 12
Basel
I had taken my hosts mother's suggestion for today. Go to Mariastien. It is a place where Mary was said to appear to two children and now there is a monastery there and special chapel. It was supposed to be an easy tram ride, but after i tried that, it stopped too early. So I would try again, and that didn't work, so I went to the last stop and tried to figure out why, where some guy was saying something in German, once I figured out he was speaking to me, I told him I can't do German, then he told me, in English, that the tram ends here, and to get to Flüh, I had to take the bus, so there I went! Once I got to Flüh, I started in the way the sign said for Mariastien, but decided that it would be and went baxk and asked. In the store i asked, I'm not sure the attendants fully knew English, but luckily the one customer there understand and took me outside pointed, and told me to go up there (she didn't skeap in English very well). So I went on my way and went through residential area, and finally to the thinking path, where they had large stations of the cross, the 'cliff' face with candles on it, and a chapel. I continued on to the town of Mariastien and saw the monastery and chapel, while I also spoke with a brother there for a little while, sent post, and hiked more! Then I saw a castle.....so I hiked to it and climbed it too! (And totally fell on my behind on the way down!) After all this adventure, I went back to my hosts, but while on the tram I showed how lucky I am. I fell asleep and woke up exactly at my stop ;). Back at home I started a bit of packing and organizing for later in my trip. Then my host mom appeared, so I borrowed a special bag of theirs, and went swimming in the Rhine!!! So much fun! It was my luck that I went down to the river where all the naked old guys were though, luckily they had crosswords(I think, I wasn't into looking) over their family jewels. It was quite an experience, I liked the swimming, had a flight with a boat, and watched people burning like bacon ;p.
Once I pulled myself out of the water, I sorta went back to the house. I got lost a bit, but used it as adventure time.
We ate, my host parents left, and I stayed and spoke with one of their sons and learned a bit more about the school system of Switzerland.
I then went back out to adventure the city, and heard music, being me, i went straight to it. There was a really cool drum corp style band that was VERY powerful playing and I listened to them. There was about 40 of them and it was very fun, then I learned I had walked into someone's pensioner's party, oops. Then in the same place was a children's choir concert, so I went in and listened a bit. They sang all American pop music, but of course announced in German. It was very odd, but the soloists did a very nice job on English (they sounded like they were from home, but they were only ~~~~13 I would say). I thus continued my adventures through town, and ended at my host's to pack and sleep. Friday was to be sad (and is) I very much enjoyed Switzerland!!!!
Friday June 13
Train again.....to where?? Duh duh dun!
Woke up, finished packing, ate, said my goodbyes, went to train station. Those are the mornings I hate (really anytime you must say goodbye.....that's why there is 'until next time'). I went to the train station, and the best one for me was leaving at 0807, I got there at 0812, so owell, I decided on making my own route, and asked if a train was good for me, and I was answered by the nicest train information person I have had (and it was a dude!), so I hopped on a train to Zünich!
I'm not done with my travels yet, but I'll give you a hint what it has looked like so far.
Basel - Zürich 0833 - 0930
Zürich - Schaffhausen 1040 - 1121
Schaffhausen - Ulm 1141 - 1353
This last one is the one I am on right now, but it was 5 minutes late! My connection is at 1409, so hopefully I can get it! If not, I guess more adventures for me! But my host mother had warned me German trains were quite good at being off time, sometimes up to an hour. The Germans are losing their touch, the swiss trains are nearly perfect! ;D
Write more when I'm on my next train!
That last train moved at the speed of sloth! But I had the easiest check ever! I held it up, he glanced at it and said okay ;). But we made it on time! And my connection was latttttteee! Time of departure 1409, time it got there and pretty much departed, 1423 (so not that late, but I'm used to swiss trains now....even the Italian trains did well). So now I'm on my way to Muenchen, or Munich for us ;).
Tell you what happens later! -- I'm there until Monday midday!
Do widzenia (pa!), blog ya later!
I'm waiting for a jet plane, I hope it will take me to Norway. (If you could put that in to the song, congrats!) So I thought I might do some more writing. This time in Munich has been fun, but has had some interesting points!
On Friday I arrived and just walked to the hostel, where I met Emilia eventually. We just stayed there that night and watching the soccer game going on and told about our adventures we have been having (Emilia will probably have a real post up before me, you can check here's out). I picked Spain, and she, the Netherlands.... To say the least, I had a very bad pick.
Random thing: when I asked if the tap water was good to drink, the staff man told me "yes, it's the beer water, we try to keep it safe" ;p
Saturday June 14
Munich
We did some sleeping, but then adventured around town and found the place for the Color Run. We don't think we found the right stuff, there were only 5 buildings that looked old, and way too many people. So we walked a bit, went to Mass, and playing some basketball. Basketball is apparently mine as much as volleyball is hers.... Who knew? We then watched the soccer again, I Costa Rica, her, Uruguay. I had a bit more luck this night. But we argued just as much as anyone who actually cared!
Sunday June 15
Munich
Color run day! Emilia and I met in Munich just for this, and it was fun! I also never realized how easy 5km could be...... I'm still not sure how I was able to do it....and I think if I wanted, I could have ran faster (but why? And I have no idea how to pace myself ;p). Some dancing was done, went and colored the showers of our hostel and about here we received our interesting news.
1) We were to couch surf that night, but he had lost his keys in London before he came back.
2) He was super cool dude, and he had us stay with one of his friends, where there happened to be a fondou party
3) first time experience for both Emilia and I!
4) it was a very fun night
5) my time in Norway got a bit more interesting
It truly was a good night, there were all kinds of people there, a guy from Wales married to a Brazilian, two German girls, our host, included in three German guys, a French Canadian guy, an Aussie girl, a mexian girl, and Emilia and I. Much talk, and just as much food was passed around. And I guess Emilia is from the USA now.
Monday June 16
Munich - Norway
Early this morning we left early to the airport and Emilia left for home, actually, just did ( I am writing this right at her departure time). I have a bit more time to wait, and a few things to order out for Norway ;p. Hope all goes well! Will see you soon Norway!
Pa! Blog ya later!
In a train to Oslo now from Stavanger. I have learned the rule of travel for sure, not everything goes according to plan.
I got there on Monday and went to my hostel, and met two new people, an older man from Germany named Walter, and a Korean kid named Kim. (With more I couldn't say). I had it so I would got to priekestolen with them the next day!
But it was still light out, so I went and adventured town a bit, until is was slightly dark......at 2330 :p
Tuesday June 17
Norway
I went out to get my train ticket, and was going to meet the other two as the ferry. They took a bus, and I beat them walking! We went by ferry, then bus, then 5k hike to get there! But it was worth it! Kim wouldn't get anywhere near the edge, but Walter and I did, and got some tourist photos! We both went to the higher area as well, and he went down before me, and when I went down is when things got messy.
To make a long story short.
I got hurt.
There are nice people in the world.
I didn't do anything more in Stavanger.
Going on a train to Oslo, get a patch, get a photo where my grand grandfather was a ferry man, and head back to Jönköping for a lot of sleep! This is the plan!
Back home now! Time to finish my write up!
Wednesday and Thursday
Norway
Stavanger
I was in the hospital getting my jaw fixed, but don't worry, everything was all fixed and all good!!
Thursday night I took a train to Oslo.
Friday
Norway
Oslo
Friday I adventured through Oslo, and managed to to get a picture of the ferry boats! I also explored a good part of the city and found myself a patch for Norway. I then continued on with my journey by bus to Gothenburg, then a train to Falkoping, and finally a train to Jonkoping and bus home! Where I made myself chicken soup I could eat and surprised Monica back at the house with my being there, and explained my most interesting story of how I hurt myself!
This is the transcript I wrote to my friends after it happened:
(and kinda like I tell it too)
I was hiking on preikestolen (I was sorta hiking with an older guy I met) and went to the higher bit and was coming back and I fell
Hard
Some very nice people came along and helped me (for I was bleeding everywhere) and I thought I lost a tooth
So we left, went down the whole path, bus and on the ferry I. Looked in the mirror
My gum was completely split between two teeth
So I went to the ER when I got back, they found nothing too wrong and sent me to the dentist
so I went to the dentist (supppppppper nice lady) and she was mad at the er and she cleaned my my other face wounds herself and was going to sew my gums together, but found that jaw is fractured as well, she then booked a hostel for me (cause I had been running about to fix this) and got together for me to have oral surgery Wednesday morning to put my jaws and teeth back together.
But plus!
I did get to some hiking, and. ,all of preikestolen
I still have all my teeth
I'll have some awesome scars on my face ;p *I don't, I healed too well ;P*
The older guy is woke me tuesday night to make sure I don't have a concussion
It'll be fixed wednesday
I have one wicked experience to tell about ;:p
Wednesday
I went to the oral surgery area, and after being told that the day was busy and had my xrays, I was having surgery at about 10. At noon they were talking to me already and told me I now have 2 plates on my jaw bone and my nerve is fine, and I should be well in about 6 weeks
They were all super nice to me over here, and the doc who put me under was having the most fun, saying he had some really good drugs for me, and that I was a true viking, because I did this on top of the rock, and hiked all the way down, bus, and ferry and then got to the hospital ;p
All is well, my face looks the same (but I haven't shaved), and I have more things in my left hand than I though I ever would.
I can still talk by the way, so muhmahahahahahah!
Thursday
Ordering this up for me to leave on my train tonight (I'm happy I did tonight and not tomorrow)
In the end, this has been an adventure in itself. I've had super good docs and nurses (I think I made most of them laugh, which I consider a good sign, a happy person takes care of you better!). And one nurse I talked to in Swedish, ha! It was kinda hard to think in after being in Italian and German though
and we stayed up quite late talking!
Saturday
Sweden
Jonkoping
I did a pick of pick up {I had to check out on the Monday} and then Anne {the German who lived next to me} was showing up. So we walked to the city and she went off to celebrate the rest of her Birthday and when I got back it was time for me to go again!
After some transportation issues {buses don't work the same in the summer....so I did a bit of walking!} I got to church for a midsummers party grill out!
Sunday
same
Mass and packed!
Monday
same
Checked out of my room in Furan, did some shopping, and went on one final hike behind Furan.
Tuesday
Jonkoping- on my way to the airport
Bus-train-train-train-plane!
Iceland!!!!
Adventures!
I got to Iceland about 1600 ish and got a bus ride to my hostel I was staying at and went to the room {mind you, this was with all my luggage} and picked out a bed. It was here I met the people I would hang with for the next 48 hours. I met Micky, a guy who was going to start a bike ride of the island the next day, and when he got back, hand in his Doctoral Thesis! There was also Nicole, Canadian who was beginning her 40 day trip of Europe, Zara, English who had been working a music festival, Max, Canadian {? I believe so}, Jesse, German who had been in New Zealand and nannied in the USA for a year, and going back home after 3.5 years. There were also some guys from the USA the second night who were going off to hike, and some other passer throughs that I managed to talk to, because that's what I do. That first night I got settled and found food {very important!} that I could eat, talked with the people in the hostel and we went to a different hostel and listened to some live music {which was a very interesting take on jazz}. I then went out with the German girl Jesse to explore the town. It was very confusing though, for it was always greyish, so we stayed out until 0100am, and somehow she was very good and stealing my camera and getting some interesting photos, which you will soon enjoy.
Wednesday
Iceland
Reykjavik
Being me, I don't do well with being stuck in one place. So I found a way to make use of my time in Iceland, and did something super safe......and climbed a mountain. I tried convincing the English girl to go with me, but she said no {which is a good thing, as you will see}, no I went by myself.
Once I was getting off the bus, I ending up walking next to a guy, and we introduced ourselves, and ended up hiking the whole way up {and down} together! He was a danish guy who had been studying in Canada and just finished his tour of the USA, and I just finished in Sweden with my tour of Europe back to the USA, so we were almost switching {but in neighboring countries}. We had a lot of fun and I learned a lot, including what Greenland really is.
Back to the story! We were hiking up this path, and started to get into a cloud about half way to two-thirds way up, we thought this would not be an issue,so we continued. We ended up being inside a cloud {could see about 12m...if lucky}, but this cloud was raining and blowing. Not many people can say they were inside a cloud forming rain! We made it up to the top of this peak at 991m though! We signed the guess book, and started our way down. On the way down we met one of the oddest guys ever, he greeted Rasmus and I as 'ladies' and asked us where our bikinis were, for he was the hero of this story. He continued on his way, and we continued to be confused, so went down. This downward march brought us to the bus, that we had to wait an hour for, so we got to talk a bit more, then went on the bus when it arrived {after doing hand talked with the first driver}. We ended up in the wrong station and I we got on different buses and I left with the trashiest of byes {wave}. So if you are reading this Rasmus, cya man!
That night Nicole, Jesse, and I went to Cake Loki and tried some Icelandic food. Nicole had a shot {of something that smelled like bad wodka}, shark, and dried fish, Jesse, soup like I. It was a good experience, and we had fun talking. We ended up keeping them open and hour later then they were supposed to {oops!} and headed on back to our hostel, and we part took of some Icelandic ice cream I got. {I have a magic ability to get people to eat things ;P}.
Thursday
Iceland - Airport
I had a bit of time before I had to go to the airport on Thursday, so I did a bit more exploring and picture taking. But then it was time to leave {I quite started to like it}, but everyone else I had met had left much earlier that morning, so it wasn't so bad. Got in the airplane and settled for my six hour flight {at the window!!} and another kid was at the aisle. He turned to me and introduced himself, next time I know, we had talked for 3 hours straight about history, travel, band, movies. It was very cool to meet someone on the plane and be able to easily talk so long, and he was only a bit away from my home, so I made a friend on the plane ride home, thanks Jordan.
Then I made it, with my mom holding a sign for me once I got through customs {who looked at me, asked about drugs and alcohol, and proceeded not to care about me, I like my super power of being uninteresting!} and we went home! to where I slept! yay!
But I still miss all the friends I made in Sweden and in my travels. One day though, I shall see you all again!
do widzenia! Goodbye!
blog ya some interesting travel things later!
{and pictures!}
