I got back from Helsinki this morning...fun trip. Helsinki itself is no Stockholm (much smaller and less beautiful), but I suppose any European city is nice to see compared to a U.S. city. We mostly just walked around and explored, ate lunch, went to an open air market for some delish homeade dessert, and ended the day at a beautiful park overlooking the city. I must say that Helsinki was eerily quiet...it was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and there were almost no people walking around except for on the main street...very strange! View my pictures of Helsinki here
The ship ride was an experience in itself (I've never been on a cruise or anything), and we had a pretty good time partying the first night with the many other KTH students that also went on the trip. We ended up drinking a bottle of wine each, and singing karaoke (even funnier with a bunch of international students that speak a variety of languages). A big reason people go on these things is to shop at the tax-free store on the ship, where you can get things significantly cheaper than in Stockholm (Sweden has a 25% sales tax). Alcohol is especially cheap, because it can only be sold in Systembologet stores in Sweden (the Swedish government's alcohol monopoly); only beer with very low alcohol content (< 3.5%) can be bought in normal stores. So, as you can imagine, most students walked off the ship with the maximum allowed alcohol per person...1 liter of liquor, two 24-packs of (real) beer, and 6 bottles of wine...hopefully it lasts awhile!
Unfortunately, I think I'm getting sick - I've had a bit of a sore throat the last couple of days, and this morning when I woke up it was much worse. Something has been spreading through my apartment (6 of my roommates are/have been sick, and several others in the complex) for the last week or so, and it looks like it's finally my turn. One of my roommates went to the hospital yesterday to see what it was/get medicine, and it seems he has a sinus infection. I'm fixing to run to the store to get some soup, pudding, fluids, etc...hopefully it doesn't last too long, and hopefully it's not the swine flu!
Oh and I'm also not looking forward to this week because I have a report and presentation due to tomorrow and I also start my language class...Monday through Thursday is packed with 30 hours of lectures alone (tomorrow I have classes straight from 10 am to 9 pm, with just an hour break for lunch).
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