Currently 0 degrees, -6 with windchill. There were still no tours last night, so no northern lights :( Instead, I bought myself some beer and moped in the hostel watching Simpsons (the one constant of international travel is that wherever you go, they have the Simpsons on TV). The alcohol situation here is amusing - you can buy light beer (3.5% max) at the supermarket, but wine, spirits and fullstrength beer must be bought from the government outlets. Light beer is actually quite cheap - it only cost $3 for 500mL of Heineken.
Yesterday I visited all three of the tourist attractions of the town, the Sami (Lapplanders) Museum (2 rooms, no reindeer), the City Hall (which they proudly told me won an award for Most Beautiful Building in Sweden in 1984!!!), and the Church. Photos later maybe. I gave up after that and huddled in the hostel room where it was warm. I don't understand how people can function when it's so cold :(
... I just checked the forecast for Stockholm, to where I am flying in 3 hours. Currently 4 degrees, maximum of 7... you're kidding me. I was planning on posting all of my warm clothing back to Sydney once I got back to Stockholm, but now I'm thinking that might not be such a good idea...
Now, how to kill 3 hours before my flight...
Post your warm clothing back to Sydney....in October....in Europe- are you joking? Not a good idea at all !! That would be like only having shorts when you take a trip to Melbourne in summer (rolling around the floor 8-)
ReplyDeleteShame that you didn't get to see the Aurora after all your efforts but you're certainly having an experience by the sounds.... take care and keep us posted (note I'm running late this morning)
Mum x
I had to read that three times before I understood..:)
ReplyDelete'You bought a Moped?!?'
Hope you have a blast on your next stops.
I wish I had a moped, then I could drive to Berlin...
ReplyDeleteI've been hanging around most places in just a t-shirt and a light jacket in 10-15 degree weather, and it wasn't supposed to get much colder except in Kiruna, hence the plan to post back the warm clothes. All good anyway, the ski jacket is coming in useful against the rain, hail and snow in Stockholm.
ReplyDeleteAn "experience"... yeah... one that involves a lot of hanging around in Stockholm Central Station... :P