After a stop at the posh, yet government-owned, liquor store and about 2.5 hours in the large hyper-mart of a grocery store, we loaded bags upon bags into the trunk and the back seat of my roommates Euro car. Welcome to...crossing the Norwegian border to buy groceries! Life here in Oslo is just so expensive, the locals will drive 1.5 hours across the border, into Sweden, to purchase a shopping-cart full of food for the next couple months. I was so new to this practice, my roommate kept saying, "You know we DO have a freezer," inferring that I should buy enough ground beef to equal a hereford bull. After a 3 hour roundtrip shopping spree, I was spent...literally and figuratively. I think I saved about 300 kroners=37euro\54$.
Showing posts with label Sweden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweden. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Who Let the Dog's OUT??
Dog-sledding safari & overnight lappish hut adventure...like nothing I have ever experienced!Ashley (my friend from Colorado) & I continued our adventure up north in a doggy-dog world. The 2-day trip for 1,300 SEK ($185US) was much cheaper than staying at the ice hotel and much more adventurous than sipping v
odka from an ice cup.
odka from an ice cup.Top 10 things to do on an overnight dog-sled trip with Ash & Leasa:
1.)
Learn how to dog-sled 
and set up dogs on sled.2.) Drive a snow-mobile!
3.) Chop wood to keep the huts warm (or at least try-see video)
4.) Sled (or sledge if you're euro) like mad-divas...
5.) Eat rudolph the reindeer (even if you don't eat red meat, come on...it's only 10% fat.)
6.) Sit in sauna (fully clothed) for 3 hours and slowly 
strip down as it heats up.
7.) Sleep in a (heated) lappish hut (see video).
strip down as it heats up.
9.) Cross country ski...ah!
10.) Drive the dog-sled into a brilliant sunset.
Ice, ice baby!
In the far north of Sweden, you will find a hotel made of ice...pure ice, baby!CLICK HERE TO SEE ICE-BAR VIDEO (filmed by Ash)
Just the icy facts, dude:
Internationally acclaimed
ice-sculptors! Not only is this a novelty but it is an artistic novelty. Famous ice sculptors from around the world travel to this small arctic town and design the guest rooms with wa
ter on loan from the Torne river. Every room is unique!
Absolut ice bar! They se
rve you absolut vodka drinks in cups made of ice from the Torne river water.
Slumber party! Th
e hotel is a cool -5/-8C (17-23F ) and guests prance around in these HOT one piecers that LA designers would die for. You stay in special arctic sleeping bags...but I just can't imagine when your bladder wakes you up at 4 a.m. and you must get out of your warm cocoon to walk to the bathroom (that is located through a set of reindeer fur doors). No thank you! Did we stay? No, we decided to go dog-sledding instead!
Show me the money! This is a tota
l tourist trap (it sure trapped me), so they can charge an arm & a leg. To stay a night in one of the artistically sculpted rooms it will cost you 3,300SEK per person/night ($473US)... Fo
r an ice-cold absolut drink in the bar, plan to throw down 120SEK ($17US ) and to refill your nearly-melted ice cup is only 80SEK($11.50US). Did we throw down some vodka, yes!
Internationally acclaimed
ice-sculptors! Not only is this a novelty but it is an artistic novelty. Famous ice sculptors from around the world travel to this small arctic town and design the guest rooms with wa
ter on loan from the Torne river. Every room is unique!Absolut ice bar! They se
rve you absolut vodka drinks in cups made of ice from the Torne river water.Slumber party! Th
e hotel is a cool -5/-8C (17-23F ) and guests prance around in these HOT one piecers that LA designers would die for. You stay in special arctic sleeping bags...but I just can't imagine when your bladder wakes you up at 4 a.m. and you must get out of your warm cocoon to walk to the bathroom (that is located through a set of reindeer fur doors). No thank you! Did we stay? No, we decided to go dog-sledding instead!Show me the money! This is a tota
l tourist trap (it sure trapped me), so they can charge an arm & a leg. To stay a night in one of the artistically sculpted rooms it will cost you 3,300SEK per person/night ($473US)... Fo
r an ice-cold absolut drink in the bar, plan to throw down 120SEK ($17US ) and to refill your nearly-melted ice cup is only 80SEK($11.50US). Did we throw down some vodka, yes! Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Off to kiss the reindeers!
I am heading north, 145 km north of the arctic circle to Lapland! I will take a bus, boat, taxi & train (click here to see a map of my trip) to journey to a quaint little Swedish village called Kiruna, where I will meet my dear friend Ashley (from Colorado). We are going on a dog-sled safari & hangin' out at the ice-hotel where they serve really COLD vodka. More later...be back Tuesday, Feb. 27. Cheers...
Monday, November 20, 2006
Day Trip to Malmö, Sweden
During our trip to Copenhagen, we decided to take a quick 20 minute bus ride over the ocean on the 5-mile Oresund bridge to visit Sweden.
Malmö is a sweet little town on the water with 270,00 residents. When we arrived it was rainy but the
quaintn
ess still shined brightly through the waterdrops. We made our way to the main square and discovered the ornate city hall. Everywhere we went the Christmas decor was lit up or at least being worked on (see photo). The Scandanavians take their Christmas decor serious, afterall...this is home to Santa Claus! And Sweden is also home to some amazing tennis stars, inclu
ding our friend Björn Borg...who owns an undie store that is really expensive (see photo and be sure to click on his name to be directed to his HOT website). We had spicy hot thai food, visited the chocoloate museum and were entertained by the musical characters all along the pedestrian mall. Before we new it, it was 3:45 p.m. and we were boarding the bus back to Copenhagen.
Malmö is a sweet little town on the water with 270,00 residents. When we arrived it was rainy but the
quaintn
ess still shined brightly through the waterdrops. We made our way to the main square and discovered the ornate city hall. Everywhere we went the Christmas decor was lit up or at least being worked on (see photo). The Scandanavians take their Christmas decor serious, afterall...this is home to Santa Claus! And Sweden is also home to some amazing tennis stars, inclu
ding our friend Björn Borg...who owns an undie store that is really expensive (see photo and be sure to click on his name to be directed to his HOT website). We had spicy hot thai food, visited the chocoloate museum and were entertained by the musical characters all along the pedestrian mall. Before we new it, it was 3:45 p.m. and we were boarding the bus back to Copenhagen.
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