After seriously catching up on sleep, Bryan and I took an adventure to Brunnsparken and Nordstan, the shopping district of Gothenburg to check out the local shopping scene. Most of the stores outside were closed so we went in the indoor mall and saw this:
Yes, that's right. A pole vaulting meet in the middle of the mall. The pole vault shown was good for second place. We took a long tour on the train after getting on the right train line going the wrong direction and saw some great scenery along the way.
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| Our group at dinner on the Linneplatsen |
On a side note, most people in Sweden push prams instead of strollers to transport their children. I've never seen a pram in America and really have only heard about them in 60s and 70s music. I think they are awesome.
The real story of today was last night.
We met some very fun people from Australia, Lei and Charlie who both had their Norwegian girlfriends with them at our hostel, in which they were enjoying a night away. We went to the local pub and then again headed to the Avenyn to a club this time with only a 22 age minimum.
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| Gothenburg's Ferris Wheel overlooking the river |
The club was called Bersa' (accent on the a) and it was a cultural melting pot of Australians, Norwegians, Americans, Swedes, and any other nationality that you could have thought of. It was a great time.
We finally got back to the room just before the game. The packers had the nerve to not start their game until 2:45 am Swedish time which left me awake til 5:15. By the way, Great win: see you all in the Super Bowl.
Our first real day of work begins tomorrow as we will go the University of Gothenburg to hear a presentation on sports marketing by the world famous JJ Shields as well as a day planned full of other amazing academic activities.
The pictures that I'm taking are great and I can't wait to show everyone once I get home.
That's all for now. Can't wait to wake up tomorrow to have another Swedish experience!
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