Sweden - Round One

Hej hej! Our entry into Sweden was across the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe, the Oresund Bridge. It's actually a combined tunnel and bridge but at just over 7.8km, it's certainly in the big bridge category. We brought as much alcohol over as we thought we could get away with (and carry), since Denmark has way cheaper booze (still not cheap though). Turns out there was nothing to worry about. Not only did we not get checked for booze, we didn't even get passports checked, since we're now in the EU.

It's great to be back in my country of birth, especially as that means we've got hookups galore here! First few days were spent in Malmö, checking out the local sights and catching up with old friends. Then we headed over to Brantevik, on the east coast of the south of Sweden to see some more family friends. This is a very small village, where a lot of people have their summer houses, so it was a nice place to relax. On the way there we stopped off at a beach, the southernmost point of Sweden (words can't even describe the excitement there!) and a couple of incredible car dealerships (for all you car nuts out there, this included a Porsche 959, a McLaren SLR and several other rare and expensive beauties).

Sweden, and Scandinavia in general so far, has a really nice vibe. We've met quite a few locals and had a couple of good nights out (booze prices severely limit this part of the travel experience!). Everyone is friendly, relaxed and helpful. And they're all good looking!

There are a few things on my to do list for Sweden and we've made a start on getting through them. We've had some delicious gravlax (there's nothing quite like Swedish salmon), falukorv (a tasty sausage) and good, strong Swedish coffee. A few days ago we visited Ikea! That place is brilliant, nice, clean Swedish design and everything's cheap (well for here anyway). Still got a few things to tick off the list but we'll be back here for a few weeks after a stint in Norway.