New Start!

Hi everybody!

As new students have arrived and weather is getting in a way that maybe people need some motivation or company to go out and spend some time in nature, so we are back!

at the moment what is being planned is a kayaking/canoeing trip on Mälaren around Björno!

Sounds cool I think.

But we will come back to you soon with more detailed information.

We have been on Local Newspaper

I just translated this article a few minutes ago, be aware that my english is not perfect, and it's late, so I actually didn't read it! hahaha erhm, feel free to correct me so. :) Constance

What do the international students on week ends in Sweden?Vlt met a gang who decided to hike between Hallstahammar and Surahammar.
The eight students from Mälardalen University arrived by bus to Hallstahammar on saturday's morning. They got to ask to be able to find the start point, near Motionscentrum.
- We were expecting to find a map of Hallstammar, but there is none, explain Mahgol Amin from Iran.
Despite the terrible weather, and the lake of a good map, every one's face were smiling.The students from Germany, China, France, Iran and czech republic were determined to hike on the 16 km long pathbetween the two places.
-We calculated at it will take us 5 hours. We will have a late lunch or an early dinner in Surahammar, says Mahgol Amin.
It's the seventh Hike that the group does in Västmanland and Södermanland. Some of the students use to hike in their homelands.Tomas Pop from Czech republic see a difference between the swedish and the czech nature.
- it's wilder and unspoiled here, Forest are deeper.'
December's weather isn't the same than in czech re. Not always snow.'
-But we have longer days he says.
Something which take all its importance when Mahgol Amin thinks we have been speaking enough.It's time to move on.
-Otherwise we will have to hike in the dark, she says.

15th Hiking 19 March 2009

I know it is a late announcement but late is better than never.

Here is the plan.

We take the train from Västerås to Eskilstuna at 7:35 and get off the train on the way in Kvicksund.

There we walk along the coast and reach Torshälla in 6 hours.

We should take the bus to Eskilstuna and catch the train to Västerås at 15:52.

Lode has done it two or three weeks ago and he said that it has been nice and ofcourse possible.

So once more don't forget your student cards and good food and mood!

The weather will be sunny but not that warm.

be prepared for the wind along the coast.

14th Hiking 11 April 2009

There are two options that we have one at the east coast of Mälaren (on Björno) and one at the west coast(Lövudden).

It is kind of easy to go to both but I know that there are some other students who have already decided to go to Bjärno so there is the upportunity of joining them.

I would say lets take this hike easy and basically walk just 6 to 10 kms and focus on a high quality BBQ!

Bring your BBQ material (Chicken, Meat, Vegetables, bread, mustard, drinks, music, camera and ...)

feel free to bring any thing for playing. cards, vollyballs, badminton or ...

so we'll meet at 10 in the centralstation and walk to either any of these two directions and take it easy at the Mälaren coast and enjoy sun.

If you woke up and decided not to go because of not having anything to bbq donät worry we might have a stop by lidle or ICA, Coop or Hemköp on the way to any of these.I will upload some pictures of Lövudden as well coz I know that you all know how Björno looks like.

13th Hiking 4 April 2009

Since I had not fixed my watch as the new summer time, we all missed the last hike as it was supposed to be. I hope it never happens again.Lets go to the planed hike for last week, this week. We should meet at the Central satation at 9:00 (Summer time! :) )and take the bus number 46 to Skultuna at 9:10.

The ones who came for the last hike (They are four whose names I have so don't try to cheat ;) ) will get their tickets for free but the others can try to buy their tickets from the machine or try to find out how they shoudl do it by their mobiles if they got there earlier otherwise we can find it out all to gether.

We get of the bus at one station before Skultuna (Skultuna Kyrkan)to make a little shortcut to the hiking track. We will walk around 20 kms on Bruksleden and enter Västerås in Rocklunda. I think it might take us max 6 hours so we can be in Västerås at 4 pm.

Maybe afterwards a fika in the city?

12th Hiking 29 March 2009

Since I did not fix my clock as the new summer time, We all missed the hike.

I hope it never happens again.Lets go to this hike this week.

We meet at the Central satation at 9:00 (Summer time! :) )and take the bus number 46 to Skultuna at 9:10.

The ones who came for the last hike (They are four whose names I have so don't try to cheat) will get their tickets for free but the others can try to buy their tickets from the machine or try to find our how they shoudl do it by their mobiles if they got there earlier otherwise we can find it out all to gether.

We get of the bus at a station before Skultuna (Skultuna Kyrkan)to make a little shortcut to the hiking track.

We will walk 20 kms on Bruksleden and enter Västerås in Rocklunda. I think it might take us max 6 hours so we can be in Västerås at 4 pm.

Maybe afterwards a ficka in the city?

11th Hiking 21 March 2009

Here we are with the 11th Hiking!

Today Nick, Romain, Constance, David and Hubert joined for planning the next two hikings.

I thank them for their contribution.

We decided to go to Surahammar at 10:45 from Vasteras central station by bus number 514 and start our 18 km hike to Hallstahammar.

We are supposed to be in Hallstahammar before 18:00 so that we can take the bus number 511 back to vasteras but if we can't or don't want (in case we have so much fun in the pub resturant in Hallstahammar) we can take the next train at 20:00.

Please bring enough water and extra socks and have good shoes on and bring sweets and godis :D

The weather is expected to be sunny-cloudy but no rain or snow and it will be +3 or more.

Next Hiking Planning 19 March 2009

Last two hikes we got lost!

I am not that good in finding the way and I think maybe my estimations are not that good so please come and join in planning the hike.

Lets meet up in Karen and if we needed internet to check the maps and routes and busses and trains we can go to a computer room.

Kåren 16:00-18:00

10th Hiking 14 March 2009

We go to Hallstahammar.

It is a 25 kms long hike.It might rain a little bit before noon and snow later in teh afternoon but it is warm: +3 C. :D

The plan is to get the bus in Hallstahammar at 16:00 to Västerås. Hope fully we make it but if not there is another bus at 18:00 and one more at 20:00.We have the rout on map so no way we get lost this time! loooooooool

Let's meet in the Central Station in Vasteras at 08:30 and start our hike. Please wear shoes that don't get wet easily and something to protect you from wind and rain.

Bring something to eat and extra socks. If you have a Campus and lighter please bring it with you so that we might make a small fire somewhere on the way.

You might find the detailed path in the website: http://www.bruksleden.se/

Hope to see you :)

9th Hiking 7 March 2009

So here is the plan. We go by train from Vasteras to Eskilstuna for free at 7:35. (So please meet us up at 7:25 in the main "hall" in Central station) Is it too early? Yes I know, but then we come back early as well. :) We will be there in Eskilstuna at 8:07. We will have a short tour to the river and lake in Eskilstuna till we can get the first bus bringing us to Sundbyholm at 8:55. We will be near Sigurdsristningen at 9:20. (the bus will cost 27 as mentioned in the website.) We will look at the wonderful carving and the castle and then a small nice peninsula in north of Sundbyholm and then start our 12 km hike to Eskilstuna. We should try to make it before 15:52 when our train leaves Eskilstuna to Vasteras. We will be back in Västerås at 16:25.You think we can make it? I hope so. Let's give it a try. ;)

OBS. Please don't forget to bring spare socks. warm clothes and enough food and water. I checked the weather online. It says it will be +2 but will feel like -2. cloudy with a little bit of wind.If you want to know where we are exactly going to visit, check this URL out:http://www.eskilstuna.nu/In-English/Start-page/Visitors/Sundbyholm/

next hiking planning 4 March 2009

As David, Petr and Tomas who were helping for planning the hikes so much are back to their home land, Czech Republic, I need your help for planning the hikings. Lets meet up for an hour before the Karaoke in Karen and decide on where and how and when we want to go for the next hike.You are all welcome, even the ones who don't have any experience in this field so that they can find some. :)

Kåren 18:00 - 19:00