Day Nine - World Culture Museum, Swedish Hockey, and a great night

With Bryan at a black light exhibit

Yesterday was great. After recovering from another good night on Friday night, Braatz, Jon, Bryan, I finally got going and went to the museum of world culture. The free museum featured an exhibit on 'Kimono Fusion.' We all really enjoyed it and took hundreds of pictures. The best part was actually a children's exhibit, but we checked it out nonetheless and had a great time.

The Scandinavium Arena at night, after the game

We had to be back to the hostel lobby by 3 to meet for the Frolund Indian's hockey game. On the way back, I stopped and got lunch at Cafe Cava. None of the cafe's in Sweden have let me down. When we got to the hockey game, it was nothing like a US game. The fans here were crazy and the stadium was a show, especially when the teams came onto the ice. The Indians scored early and often en route to a 5-1 victory. The atmosphere was just like a NFL game but in an arena, so it was louder. The fan section's bass drummer kept the arena as loud as possible all game. Even without fighting in Swedish hockey, the game was still entertaining with some great action and an even better viewing environment.

After the hockey game we had dinner as a group at a nice restaurant. Dinners ranged from grilled reindeer to whole crayfish, and it seemed like every plate they brought out was something that I had never tried. After dinner JJ took us to the Gothenburg tower hotel to go up the 23 stories to the tower bar, the tallest building in Gothenburg. The view from the tower was amazing over the lit up city at night. Another cool feature of the tower bar was the all glass elevator. It felt like the giant drop at six flags as we descended quickly to the bottom with a great view of the city the whole way. 

It was our last Saturday night in Sweden and we weren't about to waste it. A couple of our friends went to a club called Park Lane the night before and loved it so that's where wanted to go. We left around midnight and found a long line out in the cold. After making friends with everyone in line, Jessica and I somehow got in and Park Lane did not disappoint. The club was packed, had great music, and was a really great time. While on the dance floor dancing to the Euro club music, the curtain pulled back and a live band came out of nowhere and played a few songs; they were awesome. We danced until very early in the morning before leaving, stopping by a extremely busy McDonald's at 4am and took the tram back. Another successful night in Gothenburg.

Getting a later start than we wanted today but hopefully we will have another awesome time.

Go Packers!