Sweden to Finland

June 5:
We locked up our bags and walked all over the city of Stockholm. It was awesome and very old. Later on we caught another bus to Uppsala, about 1.5 hours away. We walked all over the city looking for a place to stay. We finally found a hotel in town. It was a nice room and we got a good nights sleep. Nathan slept over 12 hours.

June 6: SUNDAY
On Sunday we got a late start, had a great breakfast, and missed everybuss to church. So we walked, not knowing were the church was but eventually found it. We made it for the last half hour. We met 2 ladies that bought us lunch that were really intrested in missions. One was RoseMary and the other I can't remember. We got to meet the assistant pastor also. After lunch with the ladies we took the bus back to the hotel and checked out. We caught the train back to Stockholm.

In Stockholm we baught tickets on an all night boat ride to Turku, Finland. Instead of taking the bus to the ship we walked. On the way we noticed some men on horses near the parliment building. We went to check it out and found a whole bunch of people waiting around anticipating something. Finally, a horn blew and the horses all got excited and acted like they would jump if they had to stay in one place any longer. The next thing we know the KING of Sweden and wife and kids are being escorted away in horse drawn carriages! It was awesome to see and one of his daughters was really beautiful and around my age. After they all passed we walked through the old town of Stockholm where the streets are really narrow and old looking. Many buildings dated back to the 1600’s.

We finally came to the ship and waded throught all the cars waiting to drive on. We finally boarded and made our way to the top deck of the ship. The view was great. At 8pm we started to move. The ride and views were awesome. There were so many islands. It was like the land had shattered like glass and water filled the spaces between. It was like that all the way to Finland. Every island had a small cottage on it and many mansions lined the banks. I stayed up on the deck as long as I could. It eventually got really cold and I went inside to find Nathan. There were some gippsies on board and they were quite a sight. They had some pretty funky clothes on and really stood out. Once inside we had a great dinner and tried to go to sleep. It was so uncomfortable and sleep was next to impossible.

Paris to Norway

June 1:
On June 1 I landed in Paris and then on to Oslo, Norway. From the airport to Olso I rode the train into town and met my first Norwegian friend. We spoke briefly and said goodbye. I couldn’t find Nathan that day so I went straight to the Hostel and got a room. I walked the city that night exploring the town. I found heroine addicts in the city park, prostitutes on certain streets, tourists, and locals having a good time. This time of year the day never completely leaves. It doesn’t get completely dark even late at night.
June 2:
Today I got up and went to the train station to look for Nathan. I couldn’t find him so I checked my email and found a note from him saying he was at the hostel I stayed at waiting on me. I emailed my contact in Norway, Michael. He was happy to hear from us and offered to take us out. I found Nathan at the hostel and we had a good nap. We later walked around town again that night and prayed for some really messed up people on heroin in the city square. I met my first Kurd and a long haired Mexican backpacker.
June 3:
Met Michael and checked out of the Hostel. We had a great dinner with him and took the bus out to his place. I was tired but he took us on a great bike ride to a fjord near his house. It was amazing and beautiful. Little cottages lined the rocky banks.
June 4:
We rode the early bus back into town with Michael and he showed us where the bus station was that we would need later. He gave us 77$ and said good bye. That was a great blessing. We went into town to do some filming and got into a heated discussion with a Palestinian man. He hated America, Christians, and Jews. However he loved Hitler. We then caught a bus to Oslo Christian Center. We met some people there and had a good time of fellowship. We then came back to Oslo and bought tickets on an all night bus ride to Stockholm, Sweden. It was kind of a miserable ride and didn’t get much sleep if any. The scenery was beautiful though.