Lulea, Sweden
It snowed this morning while I was working out, and it's rumored to be cold out there. Josh and I are going to see Gammelstad regardless. This is the old part of Lulea which is also called Kyrkbyn or Church Town. The houses are all built around the church, and people would travel from far away to stay the weekend in their cabins near the church for special occasions.
We are also going to the Dollar Store if all goes well with the bus system. I'm interested to visit this Dollar Store (that's the name of it), as I have yet to pay with dollars. Sweden pays in kronor (or Swedish crowns). It also has the subtitle of "Might fine prices," which also intrigues me.
I will report back later!
Addendum: So we made it to the Kyrkbyn. There was actually a funeral going on when we got there, so we visited the NederLulea Kyrkan Museum while we waited (which sounds really terrible, I know). We got to visit the church, and the church manager is a really sweet old lady who doesn't understand English, but she knows how to say a few things. We told her we were pharmacists, and she told us she and her husband used to be farmers. Cute, huh? I told her we were apotekare (pharmacists in Swedish), and she understood that after I said it a few times. I think I haven't got the emphasis on the syllables just right...This just one view of the many streets lined with old red houses/cabins that make up the church town. There are also newer houses built amongst them. These old cabins are still used, but only occasionally as they do not have running water.
This is the big tower in front of the church door.
Lovely picture of the church from the side...minus that car in front =/
the pulpit. beautiful!
There is a really beautiful organ in the church which has 4,200 pipes! There is also an alter, a baptismal, and a pulpit which are all pretty and old.
Next, we waited on the bus for awhile and went back to town for a fika. Josh is officially addicted to coffee now, by the way.This is a picture of a giant ball of iron ore in one of the roundabouts that symbolizes the iron industry in Lulea.
Then we got on another bus to go to the Dollar Store: Mighty Fine Prices Every Day! Sadly, they didn't accept dollars. Nor was there anything in there for a dollar. BUT there was a wallet to hold my cards when I don't want to carry my whole purse with me. I also bought a copy of HP Goblet of Fire--note to self: there are regions that those DVDs play in, and my computer and the DVD don't match =/. I'm rather disappointed, but luckily it was cheap. I'm hoping I can get it to play somehow...That's been the day. We're going to try to visit the organ factory tomorrow. There is one in town, and they don't have guided tours. A girl at the Kyrkan Museum gave us the number and said she was sure they'd let us visit anyhow. So hopefully someone there will speak English and want us to come visit before our bus passes expire... keep your fingers crossed!
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