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Spike in Gothenburg Sweden, October 07
DAY TWO
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Hej!
I had a fun day today! But first I had to go to work.
Ms. Deevy's brother took me to work with him. He
is visiting the place where Volvo trucks are designed
and tested.
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He took me
to work on a trolly. As soon as we got off, we could
see the Volvo buildings, some trucks, and a lot of
people going to work. I stopped for a picture.
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Volvo
Factory
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Most of the
day, I hid in his computer bag. At lunch, we had
a Swedish meal of pea soup and pancakes with strawberry jam
- it was good! Some people put mustard in the pea soup! They
serve this in the cafeteria every Thursday. During lunch, one
of the Volvo guys invited us to visit his house after work.
He
said that he had two children!
We stayed at work pretty late, but finally we drove 20
kilometers, or 12 miles, away from the city of Gothenburg. We
stopped to pick up the man's daughter, named Lovisa, at her
friend's house. Lovisa is a very pretty and kind girl who is
7
years old. She's in 1st grade! She speaks only Swedish, but
is learning a few words in English.
Next,
we drove to her yellow house which is at the end of a narrow
road and surrounded by trees. Soon after we went
inside, I came out of the computer bag & Lovisa gave me
a big hug!
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She took me upstairs to her bedroom, and introduced
me to her other dog friends. I learned that the Swedish
word for dog
is "hund". Here are some pictures of Lovisa
and me in her bedroom with her friends.
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Lovisa
& Friends
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Soon, Lovisa's brother Jacob came home riding his bicycle.
He is 11 years old and is learning to speak English
quite well.
Next, her mother came home and brought some pizza for
us to eat. After the pizza, we sat by the fireplace
and ate some
chocolate cookies that Lovisa had baked!
I
stayed until everybody was tired and falling asleep.
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By
the Fireplace
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I was tired
too! Finally, Lovisa's father took me back to my hotel.
Tomorrow I will travel again, but I'll send more pictures as
soon as I can. Bye!
Spike
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DAY ONE
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God
dag!
I
just arrived at a far way city called Gothenburg! It's
in the country of Sweden, in Europe. Since this place
is pretty far north, the days get very short in the winter.
Even now in the fall the days are getting short. I went
out to see some things right after I got here.
It was 4:30 in the afternoon, but it was already getting
dark! It was also a light rain, so I got my paws a little
wet. I couldn't stay out long, but here's what I saw...
Near my hotel in the city, there are canals that are more
than 300 years old. These are like roads for boats.
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People used them long ago to carry things around the
city in boats, since there were no trucks and buses.
There are no boats in them anymore though. They are
really nice, with stone walls and cool old bridges.
A lot of people were out walking along the canals,
going home from work & school. In the first picture,
I'm sitting on the wall of a canal, and you can see
some people walking across the bridge behind me.
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Here
I am sitting by a canal
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Next
I went to see things along the river in Gothenburg.
The river is called the Gota alv. Since Gothenburg is
close to the ocean, ships from the ocean can go right
up the river. I saw a really cool sailing ship called
the "Viking", and got my picture taken in
front of it. Did you ever hear of Vikings? They were
famous sailors a long time ago, and this is one place
where they lived. This ship was named in memory of them.
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This
ship is called "The Viking"
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There's
also an opera house along the river. They have shows
there called operas, which have a lot of singing. There's
a picture of me outside of the opera house. There are
boats all around it!
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Reporting
from outside the
Opera House
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I
wanted to go inside the opera house to see it, but there
was a sign on the door that said I wasn't allowed in!
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Oh
no! No dogs allowed
inside the Opera House
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Look
at that picture! I was able to sneak in anyway, and I
got to see the lobby where people buy their tickets. That's
the last picture for today.
I don't know what I'll do tomorrow. We'll just have to
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I'm
being a wee bit naughty...but here I am inside the Opera
House!
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Adjö så länge!
Spike
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