Journey to Lapland

Sweden is part of the Skandinavian penisula. (Un)forunately Växjö lies in the very south of Sweden. Because of this the winter hasn't arrived in Växjö yet. It is raining all the time which is quiet disappointing.
It would be a shame to make Erasmus in Sweden without experiencing the real north. Therfor me and few friends decided to make a one week trip to Lapland. Our journey takes us up north behind the polar circle.

Original map by Boris Chomenko

First we traveled to Abisko - the train ride took over 23 hours (1920km). This wasn't as bad as it might sound. We spent the longest part of the journey in a night train. It was very comfortable (at least for those of us who booked a bed instead of normal seat). Abisko is a national park near the norwegian border. We hoped to see some northern lights and maybe take a ride with a dog sledge.
We did both! (to be continued...)