Sweden Logistics, non game talk, and pannies

[Wyldnwoody44 997]

Per PA's (reasonable) request. 

 

Let's leave the other thread for sabres stuff and etc and this for, pics, transport, etc etc... 

Mods, feel free to move any appropriate content here :)

[Neo 699]

Pin It!    Field Trip!

[LTS 827]

I'll finalize my logistics tomorrow morning I think.  It's looking a lot like the public transportation option from the airport since I'll be paying for the 7 day pass anyway. @steveoathkind of talked me into it, despite the transfer fee.  The express is just too much.

I'm still up in the air what to do on Sat-Tues.  I'm heavily leaning on Malmo on the 10th for the St. Martin Goose Festival.. who knows.

O'Leary's at 7:30pm on the 7th.

MODO has his arrangement on the 8th.  I'd have to go look it up at this point.

 

[Wyldnwoody44 997]

I'll add, the subway stations in Stockholm are masterpieces of art, I suggest taking a trip underneath the ground and check out the 14 major ones. 

https://www.visitstockholm.com/art-in-the-subway/stations/

 

Drottingholm palace looks cool. 

Sigtuna: the first town in Sweden. 

I have limited time in the area since I'm jetsetting to Denmark for a bit. 

 

P. S. This Is a man who is whooped 😂😂

[Eleven 2,137]

Again, I am just so, so jealous!

[New Scotland (NS) 1,278]

Hey @Wyldnwoody44, 

If you end up in Copenhagen will you say hi to Rosie for me, eh?

[steveoath 275]

6 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

I'll add, the subway stations in Stockholm are masterpieces of art, I suggest taking a trip underneath the ground and check out the 14 major ones. 

https://www.visitstockholm.com/art-in-the-subway/stations/

 

Drottingholm palace looks cool. 

Sigtuna: the first town in Sweden. 

I have limited time in the area since I'm jetsetting to Denmark for a bit. 

 

P. S. This Is a man who is whooped 😂😂

👆 This. Sigtuna is real nice, we stayed there last year for a week. I would also recommend Uppsala for those venturing out. The museum at the university is great, especially if you have jnrs with you. 

Underground stations are cool. My favourite is the one that looks like an old school video game. 

[Wyldnwoody44 997]

I'm currently in Tromso, saw the aurora last night, not the craziest display but it was dancing about. Much snow up here and Temps around 8 F. I'm spending a few more days in the arctic circle before Stockholm. Sunrise at 9am, sunset at 2pm. Feels like home 😂😂 I'll post some of the aurora pics later 

[LGR4GM 2,435]

jealous. Awesome sounding trips! Have a blast and say hi to all our Euro Sabres fans. 

[Brawndo 2,796]

I forgot that sunset is around 3:30pm this time of year in Stockholm 

[LTS 827]

I'm gonna do my best to get a Uppsala/Sigtuna trip in.  Shouldn't be hard.  I had contemplated Malmo but 4 hours out and back might make it impossible to pull off.

I might just head out the Archipelegos and see what i can see.

It's so close now.. the excitement.. it's real.

I did add a whatsapp account, so if anyone wants it, just PM me.

[Neo 699]

Someone needs to visit the MODO pad ...  which appeared to be awesome.

[steveoath 275]

Just to check.... The Saturday game is 7pm local time isn't it?

[MODO Hockey 670]

16 hours ago, LTS said:

I'm gonna do my best to get a Uppsala/Sigtuna trip in.  Shouldn't be hard.  I had contemplated Malmo but 4 hours out and back might make it impossible to pull off.

I might just head out the Archipelegos and see what i can see.

It's so close now.. the excitement.. it's real.

I did add a whatsapp account, so if anyone wants it, just PM me.

Do not visit Malmo ever unless you have to. It is a very broken city, bagdad basicly, bombs and rapes and shootings all day long.

If you wanna see Sweden as it should be seen, you need to visit the northern parts. Unfortunatly.

[LGR4GM 2,435]

Random question from an ignorant American, how close is are the Swedish and Finnish languages? I am curious how easy it would be for Dahlin to understand Jokiharju if he just started going off in Finnish. 

[Zamboni 678]

30 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Random question from an ignorant American, how close is are the Swedish and Finnish languages? I am curious how easy it would be for Dahlin to understand Jokiharju if he just started going off in Finnish. 

https://www.quora.com/Are-Norwegian-Finnish-and-Swedish-similar-languages

 

quick google search 

[LTS 827]

5 hours ago, MODO Hockey said:

Do not visit Malmo ever unless you have to. It is a very broken city, bagdad basicly, bombs and rapes and shootings all day long.

If you wanna see Sweden as it should be seen, you need to visit the northern parts. Unfortunatly.

Lay it on me tour guide!

I'm not going to Malmo, so we're good.

[Eleven 2,137]

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Random question from an ignorant American, how close is are the Swedish and Finnish languages? I am curious how easy it would be for Dahlin to understand Jokiharju if he just started going off in Finnish. 

They're basically completely unrelated.  Finnish has more in common with Hungarian than it does with any of the Nordic languages.  Some loanwords may have crossed the border in either direction, but that would be about it.

Edited November 5 by Eleven

[Wyldnwoody44 997]

Some skating around in Northern Norway ⛸️🇳🇴

Meh skates, and out of practice, but so fun! 

[LTS 827]

It's getting real... packing up the suitcase tonight.  Tomorrow is going to be a long.. day?

[LTS 827]

Well.. *****.

Lufthansa just canceled all flights in Germany due to a strike.  Wonderful.  Now to try and figure out a resolution here.

[LGR4GM 2,435]

4 minutes ago, LTS said:

Well.. *****.

Lufthansa just canceled all flights in Germany due to a strike.  Wonderful.  Now to try and figure out a resolution here.

Are you in Europe? Can you train it to somewhere else and fly in from there? 

[LTS 827]

No, I am still in Rochester.  I was supposed to leave in 2 hours.  Right now it's not looking good.  Sitting on hold most of the time to get a run around...

We'll see how all this plays out.

Train from Munich to Stockholm was like 18 hours.. 🙂  I looked.  The flights are expensive too.  Tacking on more money, just to get there, really ruins the economics of the trip.  Better cutting my losses.

[Wyldnwoody44 997]

Ugh Noooo, how about Iceland air, layover in Reykjavik and then to Stockholm? 

Pop onto Google flights and see what it comes up with, it's the way I usually go 

Edited November 6 by Wyldnwoody44

[Wyldnwoody44 997]

Loving me some Northern Norway.... North of Tromso in the Lyngen Alps, went to the Northern most distillery in the world, had some tasting, unique stuff.... Then spend the day driving around the mountains and LOVING the views!