Three days ago Anja and I packed the car full (very full!) and started driving north. About 1300km later we're in Kiruna now!
The axe museum and shop in Gränsfors Bruks were closed (surprise, surprise - it was Sunday…). However, we managed to get into the museum using our special people-skills. Thanks to the lady working at the restaurant!
Yesterday I couldn't resist to go to a salmon fishing spot which was mentioned in a tourist guide. It turned out that you have to rent the equipment (because of diseases) for 30 SEK and pay for the fish you catch (69 SEK per kg, including guts :)). Well, it's not very difficult to get a salmon on the hook when there is plenty of them caught in a cage, even if your equipment is a fishing rod with the top broken off. At least it was delicious ;)
After a day of driving in the rain we're in Kiruna now, the northernmost city of Sweden, famous for ore mining. We had some delicious elk and reindeer meat together with - I'm tired of saying it - creepy expensive beer.
The highest mountain of Sweden (~2000m) is quite close, but the weather forecast doesn't promise nice hiking weather. Therefore, we'll probably head Lofoten (Norway) maybe with a short stopover in Narvik - just to see how it looks in summertime :)
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Showing posts with label money. Show all posts
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Monday, 20 June 2011
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Ho Chi Minh City
After our unplanned 5 days stop in Thailand, we finally arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, yesterday.
The first thing we discovered was that the people here - in the majority of cases - drive on the RIGHT (yes, it is ambiguous) side of the street. I even used a seat belt the first time since Austria!
At the moment we have already shot some photos, but I will wait until there are some more different and interesting ones before I will upload them.
When Johannes took a photo of me in front of a "hammer and sickle" symbol, a smiling man showed up and stood beside me to be on the photo. After that, he took a fruit out of his bag, hit it with a big knife, put a straw (Strohhalm) into it and gave it to me. It was a coconut. I was paralyzed by his quickness so I could not refuse and had to buy it for 50.000 Dong (about 2,50 Euro). Anyway it tasted quite good.
About the money: 1 Euro is about 20.000 Dong. We withdrew about 50 Euro, so we are walking around with millions in our pockets ;)
The first thing we discovered was that the people here - in the majority of cases - drive on the RIGHT (yes, it is ambiguous) side of the street. I even used a seat belt the first time since Austria!
At the moment we have already shot some photos, but I will wait until there are some more different and interesting ones before I will upload them.
When Johannes took a photo of me in front of a "hammer and sickle" symbol, a smiling man showed up and stood beside me to be on the photo. After that, he took a fruit out of his bag, hit it with a big knife, put a straw (Strohhalm) into it and gave it to me. It was a coconut. I was paralyzed by his quickness so I could not refuse and had to buy it for 50.000 Dong (about 2,50 Euro). Anyway it tasted quite good.
About the money: 1 Euro is about 20.000 Dong. We withdrew about 50 Euro, so we are walking around with millions in our pockets ;)
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Ready for Takeoff?
Of course! At least I have no choice:
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m. the weekly flight to Kathmandu (Nepal) will take off!
The newest Picasa Web Album "last packing" shows which amazing amount of things fit in my rucksack. It has now about 15 kilogram (about 30 pound).
An useful information: The Raiffeisenkasse told me, that the expenses for drawing money everywhere in the world (except in Euro countries) amount 1,82€ plus 0,75% of the drawn money. So you pay 2,57€ for withdrawing 100€ once at a cashpoint.
There is not much left to say, except the last meeting in the Wochinger today at 07:00 p.m. Everyone who would like to come is welcome!
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m. the weekly flight to Kathmandu (Nepal) will take off!
The newest Picasa Web Album "last packing" shows which amazing amount of things fit in my rucksack. It has now about 15 kilogram (about 30 pound).
An useful information: The Raiffeisenkasse told me, that the expenses for drawing money everywhere in the world (except in Euro countries) amount 1,82€ plus 0,75% of the drawn money. So you pay 2,57€ for withdrawing 100€ once at a cashpoint.
There is not much left to say, except the last meeting in the Wochinger today at 07:00 p.m. Everyone who would like to come is welcome!
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