Goodbye Göteborg

I have just finished the first leg of my European adventure- The Way Out West festival in Göteborg, Sweden (pronounced Yettí-Booty to the locals. Although they make it sound much cooler).
 The 15 hour flight that went from Seattle to Iceland, Iceland to Stockholm, and Stockholm to Göteborg went smoothly with all luggage, including my massive bike box, arriving safely. April (a friend from Montana who now lives in Stockholm for school) was waiting for me in the airport. We then made our way to the couchsurfers house to drop my bike off. Stephan's house was easy to get to via tram. April and I became very familiar with the tram system here and utilized it for our entire stay.

Thursday night I was a bit jet lagged to say the least but made our way downtown anyway. However, after a few hours of walking around in the rain and long lines to get into the concerts we decided to make our way back to Stephans house to get some sleep.

Friday, the first day of the festival, was very action packed with Panda Bear, Wu Tang, Local Natives, the National, Miike Snow, Iggy and the Stooges, LCD soundsystem and MIA all back to back. The whole day was awesome with Miike Snow and M.I.A taking the cake for best shows. And also LCD. We then headed back to Stephans to recharge with some Vodka before heading to a bar to see Sleigh Bells. The night was very hectic and blurry from then on. Ending with a nice sunrise tram ride back to Stephans house where there was dinner waiting for us in the fridge. (Stephan, you are the man!!) He also cooked us breakfast everyday! I am forever grateful for his hospitality.

Saturday was pretty much deja vu of friday with Chemical Brothers stealing the show. Another sunrise tram ride back to Stephans capped the night... or morning I should say. Now it is Sunday and April left this morning with no more than MAYBE two hours of sleep. Your a trooper April. I ran some errands to put some final touches on my bike before heading south along the North Sea Cycle Route this evening. The city was VERY lively today with a Futball game and a Culture Festival. Simon at Sportson bike shop helped me out a ton with maps and bike parts. Takk Simon.

Well, its off to Copenhagen, Denmark to catch a train to Dusseldorf to meet up with Janine.
Welpppp........... See ya later