Sleepless in Borlange

Yah.. as mentioned in the previous post, we missed our bus n we hitchhike to a nearby town called Borlange. When we reached the bus station of Borlange, we searched frantically for a bus or train back to Stockholm today.. but unfortunately the earliest train is 1030am n earliest bus is 1230pm both on Sunday... n here we r stuck here on a Saturday afternoon 5pm.. sigh..

We walked abt Borlange, hoping that at least we can get smt out of this unfortunate incident.. however, its a rather boring town with most shops closed by 5pm.. its a very cold place as well.. much much colder than Stockholm.. dont noe the temperature but it feels very cold.. n my hands r very much exposed to this terrible cold.. usually i will wear my gloves.. but my gloves r frozen with ice during the snowboard trip.. n i m also carrying around a big lump of ice stuck on my sweater during my several rolls in the snow while falling n snowboarding.. now just hoping for them to melt soon.. sigh.. sianz..

We reached a shop.. finally.. a open shop.. actually we were looking for any shop to go inside so that we can get some heat n escape from the miserable cold.. how i wished for a portable radiator.. a wish that i would never have think of b4 i come to Sweden considering i lived in Sunny always 31 degrees Singapore.. this shop that we walked into is a candy shop.. it sells all kinds of candy.. n the shopkeeper is rather friendly n we tok a bit with him.. n in actual fact, i m wishing that he would take us in for the nite so that we need not sleep in a train station.. unfortunately the topic never came up.. we did buy a 7kr ice cream each from him.. its a new flavor i tink called "Love Potion" its made in conjunction with V-day i tink n there is a special promotion of half price.. it was originally 14kr..
Tinking abt how cool it is to eat ice cream that doesnt melt as u walked, i decided to try it out.. haha.. n yes it doesnt melt.. the outdoors is as cold as a fridge..
i walked for quite some distance n taking small bites, hoping to savor every bit of an enjoyable moment in this cold, miserable nite...

We reached the train station n we settled down on teh floor to play Bridge.. n waiting for time to pass til the next day.. i placed my frozen gloves on the radiator to melt the stupid ice that got trapped inside..

unfortuantely after a while, a guard came to chase us away.. saying the train station is closed for the nite.. we proceeded on to the bus station (they r side by side).. n we settled down for a while.. we wanted to use the toilet but just not happy to give the toilet 5kr for entry so Dom went ahead to try some method to beat the system..
i tink his original plan was to use a string (in this case we dont have a string, we use LL hair.. haha) to tie around a 5kr coin n to slot it in n pull it out when the door is open.. n then to jam the door so it doesnt close back n lock itself so that we can use it thru the nite..



we ok-ed the plan since we have pretty mcuh nothing to do.. i tried to read a Swedish newspapers while JL n LL took a nap on each other n our "industrious" dom went to carry out his plan..

unfortunately, the plan failed as the hair broke while the coin was inside.. n the 5kr is MINE!!.. haha ok loh.. then we just use smt to block the door from locking itself so we r able to use the toilet for as mcuh as we want.. some other ppl also came to use the toilet taht we jammed.. haha we r doing a public service..

After this mis-cue (seems like nothing is going rite today), we settled down to play Bridge on the floor.. After a few hrs of Bridge, we decided to sleep on the benches at 1030pm since there will be no buses after taht period n less ppl walking abt.. However, the suayest of thing happen.. another guard came to lock the bus station.. we explained our plight but he just said that he cant allow this or else the drunkards n homeless will come here to take refuge from teh cold as well.. yah quite true.. then ok loh.. we decided to end our suffering tonite by staying in a hotel.. the nearest one is Park Inn.. n we couldnt really be bothered to find another one.. cos its way too cold outside.. its a 4 star hotel. .we booked a one man room n shared it.. there is also breakfast in teh morning.. n we went together sicne they dont check.. it costs abt 600kr per nite.. so we make sure we had our fill of the breakfast.. very good breakfast though, scrambled eggs, bacon , all kinds of meat.. a lot of stuff, yoghurt, cereal, bread, cookies.. its buffet so u take wat u want.. there r even vitamins available freely.. we took our fair share of it home as well..


yah the nite spent in the room was good.. LL n JL shared the bed.. i took one mattress from the bed n slept on it on the floor while Dom slept on a comforter... (he refused to share the mattress with me so ok loh.. ) its pretty cold but quite comfortable with blankets n pillows.. other than the snoring, its pretty quiet.. :p haha.. i was knocked out soon after i lied on the pillow so wasnt bother by the snoring.. haha :p i took a shower the next morning.. wah so comfortable.. after a full breakfast n a rather good nite sleep (oops my title is a bit misleading.. i m not really sleepless in Borlange.. i slept quite well), we r rather refreshed n i have the mood to take photos again.. very few photos were taken last nite.. very depressed n tired..

haha a posed scandalous pic.. we didnt sleep like that .. :p




Our room 118..


At the hotel lounge


At the hotel restaurant where we had our breakfast..(the pic is not very straight due to the photographer for whom i took a pretty nice pic of.. haha )


We paid so much for a room.. so must take more pics.. to make up for our financial n emotional loss...



We went back to the bus station after we checked out. However, the bus ticket counter is not opened til 12 noon so we still have time n decided to see the town in the day.. B4 doing that, we took some more pics..
Posing with teh benches we intend to sleep on last nite..

LL's bench as she proudly proclaimed.. :p she was sleeping on this bench b4 being chased away..

1015am in the morning, the town of Borlange is like a ghost town.. no one at all.. i tink no one wakes up that early in Sweden on a weekend..




A parking meter..

Some more pretty random shots of this ghost town..




Where is EVERYBODY!?!?! its just 1030am liao leh.. as u can see from the clock on the top right hand corner..



Ok.. here r some shots with ppl inside.. (as usual its mostly my pic..)
Posing with smt which looks like a kangaroo n alien..

Me in the ghost town..

Me with a advertisement for Semlas.. i fallen in love with this sinful Semla since the Semla outing i had with LL last Tuesday.. :p

With a map of Borlange


With anotehr statue of Jussi Björling.. i tink he is a pretty popular person here.. is a singer.. n even have his own musuem here too.. :p No no i m not yawning.. i jsut imitating his pose..

Pictures with a big globe..

A group photo.. behind us n the globe is a smt like an entertainment centre with bowling alleys n internet lan game cafe..

Me posing like an idiot as usual..

Are they inside or r they outside... looks comfusing..

JL trying to take a pic in a red lump of dont noe wat plastic.. but was tricked by Dom n was pushed into it.. Dom asked JL to raise her leg while she sat on the outside of the ball.. n JL really did.. n all Dom had to do is push her a bit to make her lose balance n slip inside.. hahha.. :P What a mean Dom Dom.. :P


JL posing with the female hairdressing part of the salon..

Me with the male side..

Me with a Systembolaget sign..

Systembolaget is one of the few places where alcohol could be sold over the counter.. (Alcohol sale is heavily regulated by the Swedish govt..)
LL n Dom fighting as usual.. or rather LL is again trying to show off her Ultimate Fighting skills or Judo skills..

Tourist Center in Borlange..


Public toilet in Borlange (also 5kr entry)..

AFter the walk around the town, we went back to the bus station where we just stone n wait for the bus to come.. during this boring wait, we took some pics as well,, (be forewarned, the pics depicts the middle finger.. its just for some fun.. n no special meaning.. dont be offended..)

The bus ticket counter is finally open.. n we bought the ticket.. n it costs 150kr per person!!.. wah so EX!!.. xiong ah..
Posing with the dreaded bus ticket..

Yo yo.. wassup...

One group photo on the bus.. b4 the tortorous 3 hrs bus ride to Stockholm..