30 oct to 8 nov, gothenburg "yoo-te-bor"

Skansen Kronan

these are big recycling bins in the neighbourhood.
in both finland and sweden, most households separate their trash into different bins which is a very good practice that all countries should follow. it is common for them to have 4 to 5 small bins at home for metals, papers, plastics, compost (food waste) and glass.

a pirate ship?

here we are... there were lots of new houses being built here... must be expensive to live by the coast

walking across a 2 or 3km bridge to the other side

stayed at Ibrahim's place during our visit here. Ibrahim is a malaysian who took a ferry from penang to madras, crossed pakistan, afghanistan, iran, turkey into europe in the 70s. he had since moved to sweden many many years ago after marrying my friend Anja. He still retains his malaysian accent and prefers malay curry and rice. our stay with him was just as wonderful as with Anja.

17 to 30 oct 2007, stockholm + visby (gotland)

back in stockholm to catch a bus to Gothenburg

halloween this weekend

alien tomato

anja took us out for a walk to watch the sun set

beautiful glass painting inside the church

Santa Maria dornkyrka (church) - the last cathedral left in Gotland. free concerts were held here sometimes

beautiful red roses growing outside a house... another house has pink ones!

Visby is a labyrinth of cobblestone streets surrounded by a 3.5km 13th century medieval town walls

picked a bunch of wild vegetables for lunch

greenhouse

clearing the chimney

another day out with anja

a church ruin

walking within the town walls

windmills that were used to mill flour in the olden days. they are no longer in use now... i've got a major dandruff problem in estonia. thanks to this shampoo... it solved the problemsunset view from Anja's house

trying to find a nice-looking pebble for keepsake

Anja brought us out for a coastal walk. She grew up in Visby and loves this peaceful home ground a lot.

it was drizzling when we arrive

on a 3hr ferry ride to Gotland island

arrived stockholm by ferry at 6.30am