Oslo you were Stockholm, so I thought I`d come visit

Hei,

I know it`s been a while since a post, but again, extended internet access has been patchy.

After leaving Copenhagen, I rode the fast train up to Stockholm for a last few days with my parents before they had to go back to the US. During round 2 in the city I met up with a friend I had shot guns with in Vilnius. She was doing the Scandinavian trip that I was doing except in reverse. With her a friend I had made on the trip, but definitely not the last time.

After Stockholm I met up with another friend who lives north of there in Uppsala. This marks a new phase in the European Excursion as I now am on a campaign of staying with friends instead of in hostels. I hung out with her and her flatmate and another friend who showed me around the city (which mostly consisted of a huge church, a castle occupied by a mayor, and a modern art garden). We also explored a phenomena called `student nations`. To my understanding they are student organizations (sort of like fraternities that students are forced to join) based on geographic locations around the country that have bars in the basement that serve beer at student prices. It was great. By the way if anyone asks I`m still a student.

After Uppsala I traveled to Oslo to stay with a Norwegian friend I went to Carlson with. He showed me around Oslo which is a super beautiful city with awesome statues and gardens. The only downside is the prices of everything. I heard that things were expensive, but I never really realized that it would actually be expensive. For example a beer is around 13 dollars and that's the lowest quality one on tap.

Soon I will be headed for the land of beer again, Germany, to meet up with another friend who I met on my previous trek through Europe, Holger. Life is good.

Ha det bra,
Eurokid