[EviLore]

Hotels are selling out for the weekend, one after another, while I look. There are like a dozen left. Yikes. I'd better hurry :|

[Sealda]

Actually hotels in Sweden are terribly overpriced. I have been to hotels that charge 1000 sek per night and in 2007 or 8 was equipped with a 13 inch crt tv... The worst thing is that there are so few hotels in general and they are all semi expensive and overpriced.

[Minamu]

Giant Bomb has a great video about their infamous surströmming :D
http://www.giantbomb.com/video-thing...mming/17-2882/

I've never tasted it myself...

[Technosteve]

Pindrop quiet. I need Daniel Craig's wardrobe. And snow.

Lisbeth is mine waifu

[jakershaker]

Actually hotels in Sweden are terribly overpriced. I have been to hotels that charge 1000 sek per night and in 2007 or 8 was equipped with a 13 inch crt tv... The worst thing is that there are so few hotels in general and they are all semi expensive and overpriced.

That's the cost of visiting the best country on Earth ;)

And 1000x the recommendations to Palmyra kebab. Soo awesome.

New recommendation: Svenska Sushiköket för the best sushi, out at Midsommarkransen T-bana.

[fanboi]

Nobody recommends surströmming? Sverige, I am disappoint. .

I did!

[synt4x]

I still say you should try to get someone to make a surströmming pizza. I suspect you'd have to be way up north for anyone to agree to that though.

Yeah no, don't try it.

[RSP]

You're in Uppsala? Had a blast at the student parties when I was there.

[Wallach]

I did!

Shit ain't right, man.

[fanboi]

Shit ain't right, man.

Its godsend!

[RSP]

http://www.saluhallen.nu

Go there. The largest gathering of beautiful large-breasted blondes you're likely to run into.

[Meadows]

All of this has put me off Sweden. I mean COME ON! I knew the CoL was high but fucking hell.

[antipod]

Since I posted a smörgåstårta in the SweGaf thread I should mention them here as well. EviLore really need to go to a café and order a piece. As close as a national dish there are.

It is one of those things we swedes make or buy for (really) special occasions and not really an everyday food.

[Fritz]

I always figured Sweden is for summer houses in the country. And those are as affordable as anywhere really. And, cant you put up a tent virtually everywhere? Isn't that some kind of ancient law? You still have to go Meadows, it's awesome!

I remember I was in Bastad during the Swedish Open once and it was...just beautiful.

[Alx]

All of this has put me off Sweden. I mean COME ON! I knew the CoL was high but fucking hell.

I'm having second thoughts too... I intended to tour northern Europe next month and expected to spend a lot of money in Norway already, but it looks like Sweden will dig another hole in my budget.

[SquiddyCracker]

I'm having second thoughts too... I intended to tour northern Europe next month and expected to spend a lot of in Norway already, but it looks like Sweden will dig another hole in my budget.

Heh, Norway is even more expensive.

[KAOz]

I always figured Sweden is for summer houses in the country. And those are as affordable as anywhere really. And, cant you put up a tent virtually everywhere? Isn't that some kind of ancient law? You still have to go Meadows, it's awesome!

Indeed you can. Allemansrätten is awesome. As long as you don't destroy the ground, or pitch the tent in someones yard you can do it anywhere. Except maybe in some nationalparks since they might have some different rules.

You need to know about Jantelagen though! The Law of John T. :P

You shall not think you are anything.
You shall not thing that you are as good as us.
You shall not think you are smarter than us.
You shall not insinuate that you are better than us.
You shall not think that you know more than us.
You shall not think that you are good for anything.
You shall not laugh at us.
You shall not think that anyone cares about you.
You shall not think that you can teach us anything.

Not making this up. This is KIND OF part of the culture in the Scandinavian countries.

[antipod]

I always figured Sweden is for summer houses in the country. And those are as affordable as anywhere really. And, cant you put up a tent virtually everywhere? Isn't that some kind of ancient law? You still have to go Meadows, it's awesome! I remember I was in Bastad during the Swedish Open once and it was...just beautiful.

Yes, we have our allemansrätt so you can put up a tent everywhere except private area near houses. Private land? No problem. Just have to move the tent each and every night and not leave any waste.

[Keen]

Since I posted a smörgåstårta in the SweGaf thread I should mention them here as well. EviLore really need to go to a café and order a piece. As close as a national dish there are. It is one of those things we swedes make or buy for (really) special occasions and not really an everyday food.

Does thinking it is disgusting make me a bad swede? :p
Tho no one I know has it for special occasions, although I did have it at a funeral, which seems fitting.

I'd say it's more of a regional thing than a national thing, much like kroppkakor is for Öland. I'd rather have köttbullar with lingonsylt

[antipod]

Does thinking it is disgusting make me a bad swede? :p Tho no one I know has it for special occasions, although I did have it at a funeral, which seems fitting. I'd say it's more of a regional thing than a national thing, much like kroppkakor is for Öland. I'd rather have köttbullar with lingonsylt

Nah, you're not a bad swede. Just a tasteless one! :P

J/K, smaken är som baken, and you might be right for it being regional though I'm from Östergötland but living in Järfälla and knows lots of people that consider them for special occasions.

Anyway, it's something very swedish and if you are visiting a country I think those things are what you should experience. Not going to the nearest McDonald's :)

[The_Joker]

are you sure that you are looking right? i just looked for a room and found a few 4* hotels in stockholm within 5 km to centrum for something around 150€ ...one was even 120€

[Arjen]

All of this has put me off Sweden. I mean COME ON! I knew the CoL was high but fucking hell.

Just book in advance, you can find some decent deals them. Alcohol and food is a bit more expensive, but it's not that crazy and defenitly won't leave a hole in your wallet if you just go for a weekend or something.

[Keen]

Nah, you're not a bad swede. Just a tasteless one! :P J/K, smaken är som baken, and you might be right for it being regional though I'm from Östergötland but living in Järfälla and knows lots of people that consider them for special occasions. Anyway, it's something very swedish and if you are visiting a country I think those things are what you should experience. Not going to the nearest McDonald's :)

I'd say the opposite :p

Isn't it just white bread slathered in mayo with some salmon and tomatoes/cucumber?

[antipod]

I'd say the opposite :p Isn't it just white bread slathered in mayo with some salmon and tomatoes/cucumber?

You can say that about most things, that <insert something> is just <something> with <something>... :)

It's not just mayo; there are many layers with different fillings. There is also whipped cream mixed with the mayo and the garnish is more about personal taste than something set in stone. And it's about letting the cake soak for a day before adding the garnish to make it moist. While the ingredients themselves aren't typically swedish the cake itself is (was invented by someone in Örebro I think back in the 60's). Try finding one abroad. :)

Same with smågodis. You find candy everywhere but selling it as we do smågodis is typically swedish even though it has spread around a bit nowadays.

[Ledsen]

You can say that about most things, that <insert something> is just <something> with <something>... :) It's not just mayo; there are many layers with different fillings. There is also whipped cream mixed with the mayo and the garnish is more about personal taste than something set in stone. And it's about letting the cake soak for a day before adding the garnish to make it moist. While the ingredients themselves aren't typically swedish the cake itself is (was invented by someone in Örebro I think back in the 60's). Try finding one abroad. :) Same with smågodis. You find candy everywhere but selling it as we do smågodis is typically swedish even though it has spread around a bit nowadays.

I bought a small bag of smågodis in NYC, would've cost like 30 SEK in Sweden... It was about $15 :( :( :( :(

[EviLore]

Slept a ton. Healthy :D

The hell's there to do in Uppsala?! Haha, I need to be either in a much bigger city or up in the mountains somewhere if I'm in Sweden, I think. After the weekend's festivities, I'll work on the latter.

[maquiladora]

You shall not think you are anything. You shall not thing that you are as good as us. You shall not think you are smarter than us. You shall not insinuate that you are better than us. You shall not think that you know more than us. You shall not think that you are good for anything. You shall not laugh at us. You shall not think that anyone cares about you. You shall not think that you can teach us anything.

[Yoshichan]

Slept a ton. Healthy :D The hell's there to do in Uppsala?! Haha, I need to be either in a much bigger city or up in the mountains somewhere if I'm in Sweden, I think. After the weekend's festivities, I'll work on the latter.

Do you think you'll hang out in Stockholm later on?

[strafer]

Slept a ton. Healthy :D The hell's there to do in Uppsala?! Haha, I need to be either in a much bigger city or up in the mountains somewhere if I'm in Sweden, I think. After the weekend's festivities, I'll work on the latter.

honestly, there is nothing to do here, thats why i hate it here.

[EviLore]

Do you think you'll hang out in Stockholm later on?

I'm in Stockholm this Friday-Sunday, after that no plans either way.

[Ledsen]

Slept a ton. Healthy :D The hell's there to do in Uppsala?! Haha, I need to be either in a much bigger city or up in the mountains somewhere if I'm in Sweden, I think. After the weekend's festivities, I'll work on the latter.

In Uppsala? Party with students, they make up like 10% of the population and have ~13-14 pubs only they can enter (if they serve non-students they lose their alcohol license). If you're not a student or don't know any? Well... nothing. Have you spent any time researching places to go if you decide to go north to hike in the mountains?

[Micerider]

There's a ton of hiking to do in Sweden but you might have to cover long distances to get where you want, so don't hesitate to rent a car.

Now, if you want really nice hikes (sometimes extremely nice even) without having to cover too much ground, you can fly to Madeira after Sweden.

You can make a day long hike and fall back to Funchal everyday while never doing the same track for at least a weak, going from mountain pikes to Lush valleys or a through a chaotic volcanic rock sea-side. Renting a car to move freely is recommended too, but is also only an option, as most area are covered by busses.

[Yoshichan]

I'm in Stockholm this Friday-Sunday, after that no plans either way.

I would love to meet up with you Saturday or something ._.

[SquiddyCracker]

Slept a ton. Healthy :D The hell's there to do in Uppsala?! Haha, I need to be either in a much bigger city or up in the mountains somewhere if I'm in Sweden, I think. After the weekend's festivities, I'll work on the latter.

Play tourist.

Check out the castle and the church (they are easy to spot), snap some photos, eat at Max.

[strafer]

Go to vaksala torg and yell; Im fron GAF

[Zeppelin]

Play tourist. Check out the castle and the church (they are easy to spot), snap some photos, eat at Max.

Order the frisco meal.

[The Spacepope]

Damn, I'm not in Uppsala right now. I really wanted to look you in the eyes, calm and resolved from a thousand fights.

Also, I got some slutty friends you could talk politics with.

[EviLore]

Damn, I'm not in Uppsala right now. I really wanted to look you in the eyes, calm and resolved from a thousand fights. Also, I got some slutty friends you could talk politics with.

We can do a skype video call if you want ;b

Always down for politics, too!

[EviLore]

I would love to meet up with you Saturday or something ._.

Sure.

[SquiddyCracker]

Order the frisco meal.

Mm, I think I'm off to Max.
I'll keep my eyes open for a random Evilore.

[PantyPhantom]

So will there be a GAF-meetup in Sthlm? If yes is it open for us finns too? Wouldn't take long to book a flight from Helsinki to Sthlm.

[SquiddyCracker]

Of course it starts raining.
Umbrella time!

[EviLore]

Don't fly in just for a gaf meetup, mang. Let me come to you ;b

And yes, rain just as I'm headed out the door :|

[Forsete]

You need to go above the Arctic circle at least or I am disappoint!

Visit the Abisko National Park, that is a goal of mine at least.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abisko_National_Park

It should be stunning this time of year.

Map: https://maps.google.se/maps?q=Abisko...15000&t=v&z=11

[Yoshichan]

Okay so EviLore, we're currently three people from Örebro (me, Corky and KAOz) that wants to meet up with you on Saturday, hope that's cool! There's also Haxxor who lives in Stockholm that we might pick up as-well~

[Keen]

Okay so EviLore, we're currently three people from Örebro (me, Corky and KAOz) that wants to meet up with you on Saturday, hope that's cool! There's also Haxxor who lives in Stockholm that we might pick up as-well~

Unless I'm sick, I'll probably be at Blommor & Bin on Saturday so stop by there

[Clydefrog]

$225/night ARE YOU SERIOUS, STOCKHOLM?

hahahhaha

[SquiddyCracker]

Alright, I played tourist guide and gave Evilore an quick tour of the city.

[EviLore]

Unless I'm sick, I'll probably be at Blommor & Bin on Saturday so stop by there

What time's that gonna start?

[Keen]

What time's that gonna start?

It's from 12 to 10PM

Here's a link to the facebook event listing