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Thank you, Kerstin, for this wonderful surprise party.

Kerstin is Fredrik’s nearly-aunt who knows Fredrik from ever since he was born. We asked her to come to Mexico to be at our wedding and as a gift she invited us for dinner to her house in Gålby just outside of Köping. We expected a quiet dinner with Kerstin and Kurre’s family (Kristensen), who we went with. However, once there we saw some, from our side, unexpected guests, Anna (our travel buddy) from Gotland and her brother, Robert. What a surprise!!! Half an hour later I thought I saw a ghost when Pelle and Stefan from Örebro stood in front of me. We didn’t expect to see them, all the greater was the joy.

It was a beautiful night. The sun didn’t set until late. We had a barbecue and rhubarb pie as dessert. Weeks before in South America I dreamt of rhubarb pie and at Kerstin’s my craving could be satisfied. It was delicious!!!!

Many thanks, Kerstin!!!!

Lots of love,

Sabrina and Fredrik

We arrived in Sweden on the 14 of July and were amazed by the green and spacious landscapes, the fresh air, the tranquility and the somewhat cold blowing wind. We felt cold, but no wonder after having experienced constant warm climate for 3 and a half years. It felt great though to be back in Sweden.

For those of you who are not that familiar with Sweden, the country is located in the northern parts of Europe (you probably knew that already) and has roughly the size of California or Spain and twice that of the United Kingdom. Only about 9 million people live in Sweden, which means there is a lot of space! The Nordic country has vast areas of forests, beautiful lakes, scenic coastlines and idyllic islands. The wilderness areas of Norrland (northern parts of Sweden) have the legendary midnight sun in summer, where the sun never sets for several weeks, arctic mountains, marvelous hiking trails and….. lots of mosquitoes.

The day we arrived at the Arlanda airport in Stockholm (Sweden’s capital) we got a ride by Kurt, Fredriks uncle, who took us to Köping, Fredriks birth and hometown.

Köping lies in the province of Västmanland on the western shore of Lake Mälaren, Swedens third-largest lake. It is situated in a mineral and timber rich area known as Bergslagen. There are several forests at the outskirts of the city which has 20.000 inhabitants. Here you can do many sports and outdoor activities.

Fredrik’s mom, Helen, and dad, Lars, live in Köping as well as a big portion of the rest of the family and relatives. We stayed at Helens and Jonnys and enjoyed winding down after all that traveling on the American continent. We loved eating Swedish food (we probably gained about 3 kilos each) and spending time with the family. From time to time we went jogging in the nearby forest and enjoyed eating out for lunch with grandma (Mormor), Marie. We also visited Lars and Marita and their dog Sigge at their cute little summer house, now permanent home, at the Lake Mälaren.

We enjoyed it to the full!!! Who wouldn’t?

Lots of love,

Sabrina and Fredrik

PS: Kära familj, tack så mycket för den här gången. Vi kommer gärna tillbaka.

Dear friends,

It has been a while but we are still here informing you about our adventures on our Big Trip through the world. We have spent 11 fantastic weeks in Sweden and Germany, our home countries, where we enjoyed to the full being with our families and friends. Have a look at the following reports to learn more about what we experienced in each country.

Love,

Sabrina and Fredrik

Amigos,

we are in Barcelona now, after 29 hours of travelling. It feels good to be back in Europe. Everything is so clean and modern and everything is so expensive. It will take a while to get used to the new environments.

The weather is beautiful, sunny and about 27 celcius. It is still bright outside although it is 20.00 o´clock. I guess that is what the European summer is like, we had almost forgotten.

We will stay with friends, José, Ana and Sofia (their little girl). Though we haven´t met them yet. We are waiting for them.

Tomorrow we will enjoy the beautiful city of Barcelona and the day after we will fly to Stockholm.

Bye for now!!!

Sabrina and Fredrik

We are back in Lima but this time it will be our final stop before flying to Europe.

We arrived Friday in the afternoon and went by taxi from the bus terminal to Miraflores, one of the nicest areas of Lima. The hostel that we had picked for our stay in Lima was full so we had to look for some other place to stay. We walked around in the neighbourhood and found a quite good-prized hostel (80 soles/US$27 for a double) where we got a huge room with three queen-size beds, own bathroom, windows and cable TV. We thought what a great deal, super location, good prize for the area and the room has all what we need. In the morning I realized that they even have room service. I checked the “menu” and found out that amongst ceviche, sandwhiches and juices you can also order Viagra, condoms and other small necessities. How classy!!!! Then we understood where we had ended up and why this place had so inexpensive rooms. Well, since we liked our room and the price we decided to stay.

The weather is awful in Lima. All day the city is covered by a melancholy mist giving the sun a hard time to get through with its rays. It is autumn now and that is what the weather is like according to the Limeños. We are looking forward to the European summer!!!!

Yesterday we took a tour (on our own) to central Lima. We took a bus to the Plaza de Armas where we walked around a bit. For lunch we went to L´Eau Vive, a unique restaurant that has meals prepared and served by a French order of nuns (the profits all go to charity), and afterwards we went to the monastery and church of San Francisco, which is famous for its catacombs and its remarkable library. We finished our tour at Plaza San Martin from where we took a bus back to Miraflores. At night we went to see “The Pirates of the Caribbean 3”. I fell a sleep several times so I am not sure if I really liked the movie.

Today we had an excellent breakfast buffet at Mangos and we will probably go for another film tonight, The Good Shepard. I hope I won’t fall asleep again.

Tomorrow in the morning we will fly to Guayaquil in Ecuador and from there we will carry on to Madrid.

We’ll keep you informed about our adventures in Spain.

Lots of love,

Sabrina and Fredrik