So I was in Sweden for vacation

[MissHoneychurch]

two fantastic weeks without internet and TV. Just nature, culture and books. Very relaxing. I was in Stockholm, Gotland, Smaland (where our cabin was), Öland. I took a lot of pics. Once I uploaded them you will see some. Not all, because I took between 700 and 800 pictures. The curse (?) of a digicam.



So, what did I miss in those two weeks?

[Guava Jelly]

1. Yay!! You're back!

What did you miss?
Skinner had a Kitten giveaway.:D (kidding)
Sticky fund drive
Biden
Nothing much honestly.

I can't wait for the pictures.
:)
Guten Morgan miss H! :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Good morning GoP

I heard about Biden in the radio on our way back. I was sitting in the back of the car, my mom was driving. When they talked more about it she turned up the volume because she knew I am interested in it ... LOL

I need to sort through the pics. I know there are some really good pics in my camera :)


:hi: :hug:

[Guava Jelly]

15. I'll bet you have some great pictures

You have a good eye. :) (The rest of you is nice too) :D

[Callalily]

3. Well, good morning!

Long time! So you've been in Sweden - very nice. I too can not wait for the pictures.

Suspect you had a nice time.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

4. Simply!!!!

:hug: :hi: :loveya:

Yes, I had a fantastic time. So much new experiences. Sweden is a beautiful country. The people are very friendly. I liked it a lot.

[Callalily]

5. Sweden would sure be a great

place to visit. How was the food?

Oh, and good to see you again. I was just thinking about you the other day, wondering if you're still posting here.

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

7. Food is good

if you know what to eat. And if you like fish (which I don't). Oh ... and their Kanelbullar :9 (http://scandinavianfood.about.com/od/coffeecakessweetbreads/r/cinnamonrolls.htm)

I wasn't anywhere near Internet access. None at all. It was like a totally different world. Also, we didn't watch TV, so we were away from all the bad news that we are hearing every day. It was truly a vacation from everything.

[Callalily]

9. Oh, those look yummy.

Would be great with a cup of coffee.

I LOVE fish! So maybe I too should vacation in Sweden? :rofl:

During my last vacation I didn't have internet service either, but did have access to a TV, but only watched for the weather.

It's nice to be out of touch with the world for a while.

Gotta go hit the shower.

[MissHoneychurch]

14. They are yummy!!!!

I couldn't get enough of it. I love cinnamon anyway, so the Kanelbullar were heaven for me :)

It was a real vacation. No news whatsoever. We had German TV but didn't feel like turning it on since it didn't help us with the weather forcast in Sweden :rofl:

You would really like Sweden. I met a nice American couple (who lives in Luxemburg). We talked a bit and they were going to vote for Obama. (My mom talked to them first and asked them if they were Democrats or Republicans :rofl: )

[Callalily]

16. Luxemburg, Wisconsin?

Serious? I've been through there a million times. What a small world.

Your mom must be a stitch! Would have liked to see the expression on the couples face when she posed that question. Glad to hear that they are voting for Obama!

Also glad you had a great vacation.

[MissHoneychurch]

17. Luxemburg, Europe

:blush:

[Callalily]

20. LOL!

I'm at work now, so gotta leave here.

Wishing you a great day!

[AirmensMom]

19. Hey SF!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[Callalily]

26. Morning! Nice to see

you. I'm at work and shouldn't be on here. :blush: But glad I caught you!

Wishing you a great day.

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

28. Thank you!

Same to you. I hope they don't make you do TOO much work at work. :D


:hug:

[Maestro]

6. Oh how jealous I am.

To think of the wildlife and beauty of Nature I could have seen. What a trip! Looking forward to the pics.

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Oh yes, there is a lot of Nature there

woods woods woods. It was so green!!!

And I saw elks, deer, rabbits and I think a seal.

[malta blue]

10. Hi there!

I am happy to have you back :hug:

That vacation sounds amazing, I am slightly jealous :blush:

I got a puppy while you were gone:




and was blessed with this fabulous rainbow on the same day:

[MissHoneychurch]

11. What a cutie pie

:)

We saw some really nice rainbows in Sweden too ... and I actually took pics of it. Yours is amazing!!!! You should try to get it into the DU calendar 2009!!!!

[malta blue]

12. I can't wait to see your pictures!

And this DU calendar? I know nothing about this....how can it be that I have been here this long and NEVER gotten a DU Calendar!?

[MissHoneychurch]

13. I will post them here in the Lounge

so I am sure you will see the pics.

Here is a thread about the calender for this year

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=280&topic_id=45445&mesg_id=45445

Last year was the first time that the Photography group made the DU calendar. It was sold over the Café press shop.

[AirmensMom]

18. Me!

:bounce:






... You DID miss me, right? :hide:




Welcome back! Can't wait to see the pics!


:hi: :loveya: :hug: :yourock:

[MissHoneychurch]

22. Of course I missed you

did you get my postcard yet?

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[AirmensMom]

24. Yes!

Oh, it was so pretty! I think it came last Friday or Thursday and I looked at it while I watered the gardens. Thank you!

:loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

25. Did you just look at it

or were you able to read my handwriting too? :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

27. Both.

:rofl:

I mean ... I could tell it was from you. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

29. Hey at least you could read my signature

that is a start :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

31. And the mailman could read the address!

:bounce:

What else matters? :shrug:



:rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

32. I really was doing my best with the adress

wouldn't want the postcard to get lost .... now I hope you have it at some place exposed and show it around :D

[AirmensMom]

33. I have it right here,

next to my computer. Should I scan it and post it on DU? Front and back? :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

37. If you wish to

embarrass me

:rofl:

[Haole Girl]

21. Glad you had a relaxing trip

And looking forward to seeing your pics! :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

23. Hey KC2

:hi:

It is amazing how nature can relax you. We slept a lot in those 2 weeks. The fresh air, good food (homecooked by ourselves) ..... Sigh ... I wanna go back :)

[Brewman_Jax]

30. Welcome back!

:hi:

:hug:

Sounds like you had a great time!

[MissHoneychurch]

34. Hey L_A

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

I had a fantastic time .... work, everyday life, politics ... everything far far away ... it was so relaxing.

How are things with you?

[Brewman_Jax]

38. Fine, here

having a nice round of rain today. The soccer football pros played 2 games in 2 days (Saturday and Sunday), lost both. :(

[MissHoneychurch]

41. Keep the rain

it rained all day Saturday when we were driving home from Sweden to Frankfurt. It rained 12 hours out of 14 hours drive. It was a stressful drive.

Did you watch the Olympics? I barely saw anything. The games were while I was in Sweden (with no TV). Can't say I feel like I missed out on something.

[Brewman_Jax]

46. Not much

haven't watched the Olympics since they let the pros play. I did see some of the gymnastics, swimming, volleyball, and track events.

[YankeyMCC]

35. I visited Visby in 2006

It was for business but I got to stay in the old city. I never had Sweden never mind an island in the middle of the Baltic as high on my list of places to visit if I ever got to Europe but wow did I enjoy my time there and I would love to go back and see more of the country.

[MissHoneychurch]

36. WOW

great pic!! I know EXACTLY where you were standing when you took the pic ... I took a couple of pics from there too :)
And you even got the Gotland Ferry on the pic, wow!!!

Visby is beautiful, so is Gotland itself. Did you get the chance to see the Raukars?

[YankeyMCC]

39. I did not

What are the Raukars?

That picture was taken on my morning 'commute' from my hotel to where I was working. :)

I really didn't get to see much other than old city in Visby, walking around my hotel. Mostly shops and old cathedrals and such, still the people and the setting were both great and just whetted my appetite for more.

I remember eating lunch in one building that had been there since the 12th century...I love that sort of thing.

One funny story is one evening the people I was working with invited me out for dinner with them and, I don't know if they normally did this or thought it would suit me better, they suggested a restaurant that was some sort of "Irish Pub" themed chain of the sort you see all over the place in the US (I forget the name). Now I have nothing against going to these sorts of places now and then when I'm home but I looked at these people and said "You've got to be kidding. I'm in a city nearly 1000 years old in a new culture I've never visited before we can do better than that can't we?"

[MissHoneychurch]

40. Isn't it amazing how many church ruins Visby has?

Raukars are .... here is the Wiki entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rauk

We were in Visby for some hours only (2 days on Gotland all together). Our ferry to Oskarsham was leaving at 4pm. The weather turned rainy while we were there. I hope my pics come out OK anyway.

[Kajsa]

42. Hejsan, MissHoneyChurch!

I'm so glad you enjoyed the Swedish countryside and many small
islands in the archipelago and coastline.

I haven't been back there in eleven years and miss it like crazy!

The long summer nights with the sun out all night is something to experience.
Did you ever try the yogurt-type breakfast dish- Fylmjolk?
The closest thing I can find here is liquid kefir- love the stuff!

Thanks so much for the GREAT link to Scandinavian food recipes!

I had the link in Swedish, through Svenska Dagbladen online.

There was no problem in translating them, but some of the ingredients were
hard to find, even with my son working at IKEA here in OC,CA.

Thanks so much for posting this, I'm glad to see you are back.

Hej Då!

:)

:hi: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

43. Hej Hej

I definitely enjoyed every part of it.

Isn't it funny how you can translate the Swedish in writing but when they speak it is like a language from another star? :)

I will post pictures later on, so keep an eye out for it :)

I didn't try the yoghurt .... I have to admit I prefer milk to my musli. But my mom and her bf had it almost every morning and liked it. We don't have that yoghurt in Germany either. I printed the recipe for Kanelbullar already .... I loved those :9

[Tuesday Afternoon]

44. Hello MissHc !!

I wondered where you were. I have been looking for your name. On a personal note, I entered the August photo contest (dilapidated structures). I lost, of course. It was fun though.

Nice to hear that you had a good time. Sounds like a wonderful trip! :hug:

on edit: Can't wait to see the picture thread :)

[MissHoneychurch]

45. Well hello there

:hi:

Yeah, I vanished, didn't post that I was going ... shame on me :hide:

You didn't lose ... you just didn't win .... :)
I am always happy when I make it to the final round ... that is winning for me already :)
I will check which picture you entered.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

47. Yeah! That's it!

I didn't win:D

Silly of me to think I can compete with my disposable camera ;)