Sweden

As far as scenery goes, Sweden has been one of the nicest places I have seen in Europe so far. And much to my surprise, the locals speak very, very good English... even much better than a lot of Americans do. Beyond that, our travels in Sweden have been amazing. We got to take a six-hour ferry ride up from Germany, which I never thought could be so fun. We set up our acoustic guitars in a room and just played for hours. Many people walking by seemed both entertained and confused.

Some pictures from the ferry:








The ferry arrived pretty late in the evening, so we dropped all of our gear off at the hostel we were staying at. According to the others, it was one of the nicest hostels they had ever stayed at. Whether or not this was the case, I was just happy to get a nice bed and a shower.

Since we had the night of from playing, some of us drove into town to check out the local scene, and we stumbled across a huge venue, much like the Avalon used to be. It was a little expensive to get in, but it was well worth it. Good music all night. We lost Mike for a little bit, and met some pretty... interesting.... people. But once again, another amazing night.

The following morning we had to wake up early to drive up to Stockholm. I was sincerely impressed with the club, as it was a teen center and one much better than anything I had seen in America. It was great to see these people giving a place for youth to go to and have a good time.

The show was much better than the first night, and we put on an intense performance. There was a good crowd who seemed to really enjoy the set. We learned a few Swedish phrases along the way too. I definitely would love to go back to Black Sheep.

We have one more night to go in Uppsala, Sweden. I'll write again as soon as I get another chance.