Stockholm to Hamburg
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
I take a night train from Sweden to Hamburg. On my way I meet two students from Mexico, a Swedish accountant and an Australian couple.
In Falkoping, Sweden
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
This time my Eurail adventure brought me to Falköping in Sweden. In this small town I was excited to find traces of my great-great-great parents.
Stockholm to Falkoping, Sweden
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
I´m on my way to Stockholm central station, only to take a train to a small town in Sweden called Falkoping. I´m going to research my great-grandmother´s ancestry.
Helsinki to Stockholm
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
In my cab ride to the Helsinki train station, the taxi driver is listening to a radio report about how many Finns drowned in lakes over Mid-Summer weekend.
It´s a bit of a parlor game, I´ve learned, to guess how many Finns will teeter to the point of oblivion on this long holiday weekend. [...]
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