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| puppy husky! |
6th March 2006 Monday Free-and-easy was the programme. We took our own sweet time to organize our 16-hour train expedition to Kiruna. Connex departed from Stockholm Central at 1800. We had dinner in the train and went straight to bed. Eng had stomach discomfort during the journey but he recovered by the time we arrived at Kiruna. We crossed the Artic Circle in Sweden along the way by noticing some posters and signs of indications.
7th March 2006 Tuesday We alight at Kiruna, Lappland by 1030. It was bitterly wintry and attest to get used to the weather as it could be worse up North. We found our route to Yellow House (accommodation for the night) to unload our backpacks and headed straight for food.
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| yellow house hostel, affordable and clean ! |
I was craving for some Swedish meatballs (yes, the IKEA specialty) with mashed potatoes and they were indeed delicious. By 1400, we took a bus to the world renowned Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, the other one is located in Quebec, Canada. We were eager to witness the fairy tale land; the immense carving that is being rebuilt every winter. Check out its site if you need to know more but IMHO, the sculptures were remarkable but my feet were too numb throughout; imagine walking on ice with my thin soles from Clarks although I like my boots which I’d bought from the Christmas London sales. Shall not dwell further or else, this blog will divert from its origin 
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| ice hotel, smaller than i thought from the outside |
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| chapel next to the ice hotel, i thought it looks better than the hotel |
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| entrance to the hotel, made from reindeer skin and horns, canggih! |
dining area of the hotel with the infamous chandelier |
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| icy reception desk and its friendly staff |
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| Absolut Icebar, with everything made from ice including the glasses |
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| You get proper bed in rooms. From the pic, the bed is a combination of 4 Ice blocks as Legs, wood frame on top of the ice blocks, mattress covered with reindeer skin and pillows |
Wow! Legendary!! Hahaha!
did you guys try the ice absolut?
did you guys try sleeping on ice?
Tell me, tell me!
Comment by laymank — March 20, 2006 @ 3:51 am
errr sleeping in the hut with no heater was already a torture…damn cold, i wouldn’t want to try sleeping on ice…nanti arthritis ler…and it’s so expensive and u need to book 6-12 months in advance
Comment by Greedy Basset — March 20, 2006 @ 9:47 pm