Wed-nes-day

Yes yes, I know that it is now Thursday but I was far too tired to document the details of yesterday's adventures. Anyway!

Marcus and I managed to get up at a more decent time today, though that was mainly because we were going to Liseberg: Sweden's biggest amusement park. Marcus came and woke me up at 11 but as soon as he left, I plopped back down onto my bed. I almost fell asleep when my alarm clock went off, scaring the shit out of me XD When I went to go find Marcus, turns out he had gone back to bed too! Haha. Anyhow, we got up --eventually--. For breakfast I had toast with a very interesting shrimp spread on it. Very different but very good :3

Liseberg logo and its scary green mascot

After that, we still had some time before we had to leave so Marcus decided to teach me how to death metal growl. I wouldn't do anything at first but eventually I just jumped in and gave it my best. Turns out I'm not bad for a beginner :D Our throats were a bit raw after-wards but it was awesome! Might continue the lessons today.

Hope to sound like this sexy beast someday!

With every passing day, I'm getting more and more comfortable with the Midefelt family. It makes me really happy :)


Marcus and I had to walk to the ferry so we could get to Liseberg since I didn't feel like driving after what Simon did to me when we were trying to drop him off at home XD We ended up running for a little while since we barely had enough time to get there! But my knee started hurting like it always does and we had to stop :/

One of many ferries to the islands

But! We still made it in time to catch the bus we needed so it was all good. Emil went with us as well, which is huge since he seemed pretty adamant that he wasn't going to go. It was really awesome having him there though. Such a cool dude. We took the bus into Gothenburg where we met up with Thomas and Simon at the terminal. We decided to stop into a 7-11 to get some drinks before heading out. I was tempted to get something I recognized but I figured I'd never be in a 7-11 in Sweden any time in the near future so I got a drink with the name Festis on it. For those who want to know what they look like, here are some pictures.

 

The one I bought looks more like the one on the left in the first picture. It was strawberry and yumberry flavored... or something. Marcus bought a Festis--under Emil's guidance-- that was guava and banana flavored.

Banana and guava flavored... Blech!

Yea, I can just see the looks on your faces XD It was preeetty bad, haha. Of course, it was kind of good too... Either way, Marcus never finished it and ended up throwing it away at Liseberg. He was not very happy with it, hahaha.

Moving on!

We accidentally took a tram that we thought was going to Liseberg but was actually heading into a really bad neighborhood of Gothenburg. As soon as we realized what happened, we jumped off on the next stop and took the RIGHT tram to Liseberg. We all gave Simon a hard time for telling us the wrong information but only jokingly ;) We made it to Liseberg around... 5? I think? We were supposed to meet William at the entrance but he called and told Marcus that he was going to be a half hour late. So we decided to go in and find him later when he got there.

Gothenburg tram map. I'd get lost too XD

It was a tad intimidating to buy a pass for myself. Marcus keeps telling me to stop worrying and I think I have for the better part. But I found out how to buy a pass (akpass or something like that) and we were able to ride all day. It was kind of expensive but I think it was worth it for the six hours or so that we spent there.

I think the best part of the day was the Flogging Molly concert that we went to while we were at Liseberg. THAT was awesome! But we arrived a little late and had to stand pretty far back. Damn Swedes are so freakin’ tall that it’s hard to see! But we could still hear everything really well so it was fine ^^ We managed to get really close for the last two songs though. Simon at one point tried to get me and Emil to jump with him but my feet were killing me so I just wanted to stand. Simon, however, decided that I was going to jump ANYWAY and slung my arm over his shoulder and lifted me off the ground for about three hops XD He apologized later but I thought it was fun. Thomas took some pretty good pictures/video so hopefully I’ll get a chance to snag copies of those later! We even managed to get our picture taken with some of the Flogging Molly members though we all look ridiculous XD Even so, probably my favorite picture of us, haha.

Flogging Molly!

Best worst picture. EVER!

Finally got to meet William and Anna too! Really cool people :) There was one moment where I thought a fight was going to break out between William and a complete stranger though. That was interesting. We had just gotten some ice cream and were walking around and these two dudes walk up and screamed in our faces. I shrugged it off—though it was pretty annoying since the same thing had happened a few moments ago with another pair of guys—but William seemed rather angry and yelled something at them in Swedish which, when translated into English, goes like this: Come at me!! Come on!! You wanna piece of me?! BRING IT!!!” To which the opposing guys immediately turned around and both William and the guy who yelled at us got up in each other’s faces and started… not shouting… but acting very confrontational with one another. I was tensing up and ready to jump in but fortunately, the two parted and we continued on our way. Even though it was startling, I have to say that I like William a lot more for it.

Simon, Anna, and William

All-in-all, a very eventful and fun day ^^ Thomas seemed a lot less shy around me and started warming up. I think that’s what I loved the most about yesterday. I’ll also love William’s remark as he sat next to me on a ride: “I’m going to sit next to my friend so you’re not alone.” Makes me smile :) 

We all got quiet on the bus ride home since we were all pretty exhausted after walking all evening. Ugh. Everyone except Emil and William was nodding off. The ferry ride home was cold as hell! All the Swedes were fine, of course. Simon even took his jacket off! What the hell! Connie ended up picking us up at the ferry –minus Simon who biked home and Emil who walked—which I must say was pretty darn awesome of her. I made sure I thanked her when we got home. Then Marcus and I had dinner at 1 in the morning XD My eating schedule is so weird now! Haha! But Connie is such an amazing cook! I thank her for every meal she makes but I need to make sure she knows how great her cooking is! Thomas made coffee for himself and me and we all talked for some time in the kitchen before finally heading off to bed.

So there’s my Wednesday in a nut shell! Today’s plan is to relax and play some games. I’ll also be talking to people back home since I haven’t done so yet for a lot of people. Heh. I’m a bad person :> I did try to call home last night but I forgot the extra zero I needed and ended up calling some unfortunate Swedish people… oops! At like… 3 in the morning too XD Ah well. So yes. Very chill day along with some updating and such. My feet are STILL killing me from yesterday so it’s a good thing we won’t be doing too much.

Until the next update!