Spring

Spring is here, 20 °C weather and more than two weeks of holidays. I spent the afternoon downtown, next to the river. The sunset was magnificent.

Vienna

I spent a day in Vienna with my girlfriend. It was a pleasant daytrip and I am happy to finally have seen this wellknown city. When I arrived to Austria we didn’t really have the time to stay in Vienna and look around, we headed from the airport directly to Westbahnhof and eventually Linz.

Anyway, here are some images from the short trip to Vienna.On the way we passed Fritzl’s hometown. Pretty awkward. The trip itself did not take long, a little less than two hours, and that is approximately how long it takes to go from Stockholm to Linköping.

 

 

 

 

The Danube. It looks much better in Vienna than in Linz. The color is different and it doesn’t smell as bad as in Linz.

Rainy Sunday

I've actually needed to remain silent for one week, that's why I haven't posted anything since last Sunday. I have been through something significant and beautiful. It is perhaps too early to label this experience, so I'll wait.

My throat hurts and I am sick, but it's OK. This week went fast and my business courses finally begun. You can't miss your first lecture in a course here, because if you will, you lose your spot. Missing any random lecture throughout the whole course could mean a failed grade. New experiences all the time. Nevertheless: It is interesting and inspiring!

Sweden played Portugal last night at Råsunda and the game ended 0 - 0. I am proud because Sweden played well against a strong team like Portugal, but I wish we had won.



Iran is to play North Korea and one of our best players throughout history has now declared that he retires from his international football career. Ali Karimi will not be wearing the Iranian jersey. After more than 100 caps and some 40 goals he is throwing in the towel. I can understand him. He has been in the service of the national team for over a decade and the federation has not been run be proper people once during this period. He has been banned by his own federation several times for violations that don't exist anywhere else in the world. It's a huge blow for Iranian football to not be having Ali in the team anymore, but I hope that his retirement won't be in vain. I hope that people realize that this is the price we have to pay if the current kind of people are to runt one of the holiest and most appreciated assets of the Iranian people.


It's Sunday morning and I am looking forward to a rainy day consisting of studying and a walk along the Danube. I think I'll make that a routine from now on. Last week it was truly beautiful.