QUADERN DE VITÀCOLA Diumenge, 25 Març 2007 Ens vam llevar molt d’hora per a poder agafar l’autobús Barcelona-Girona i anar cap a l’aeroport de Girona. En arribar a l’estació del Nord, vam agafar l’autobús, i en 30-45 minuts vam arribar a l’aeroport. A les 9 del matí ens van donar els bitllets i fins les 10:30 no pujarem a l’avió. El vol va durar 3 hores i en arribar a l’aeroport vam esperar les maletes. Quan tots ja les teníem vam anar a buscar l’autobús que ens portaria a Nyköping. El conductor de l’autobús era un home molt simpàtic, que en veure que anàvem tant carregats, ens va portar fins davant mateix de l’alberg, uns 300 m de l’estació d’autobusos. L’alberg era una casa de fusta del S.XVIII, coquetona i senzilla, amb habitacions de 2, 4, 6 i 8 llits. Un cop ens vam instal·lar a l’alberg vam decidir donar un vol pel poble i també comprar menjar per els esmorzars i sopars. Vam visitar el centre, un únic carrer molt llarg ple de comerços, tots tancats, ja que era diumenge. A la meitat del carrer hi havia l’ajuntament, un edifici modern que contrastava amb l’estil dels edificis del voltant. Prop de les 7 de la tarda vam decidir anar a sopar; un grup vam anar a un pub anomenat Oliver Twist, i un altre a un McDonalds. Després de sopar vam fer un altre tomb pel poble i després vam tornar a l’alberg a dormir. Dilluns, 26 Març 2007 Ens vam llevar molt d’hora per poder anar a l’escola “Tessinskolan”, però vam arribar tard. Al col·legi, els alumnes ja ens estaven esperant a la classe. Ens van presentar i als 10 minuts ens van separar en grups amb els suecs, que ens van ensenyar l’escola i després ens van portar al menjador a dinar. L’escola era molt diferent de la nostra: molt mes gran, amb aules totalment equipades, un gimnàs amb aparells, un teatre, una infermeria, etc. Prop del vestíbul de l’entrada hi havia una zona d’esbarjo per els estudiants, amb bar, i billars.. Després del dinar, que, per cert la majoria van trobar molt diferent al nostre menjar, un altre grup de suecs ens van portar de visita guiada per el poble. Ens van ensenyar el riu, el castell, algunes botigues i varem prendre un gelat (cosa estranya per a nosaltres al mes de març) al port, que a l’estiu està ple de terrasses i te molta animació. Més tard vam anar al alberg a dutxar-nos i preparar el sopar. Un cop havíem sopat, molts van anar a donar una tomb pel poble de nit.. Dimarts, 27 Març 2007 Ens vam llevar d’hora per poder agafar el tren cap a Estocolm. El tren va arribar una mica tard, i un cop vam pujar, van haver-hi problemes amb els seients, que estaven numerats El viatge va durar una mica mes d’una hora fins a l’estació central de trens. Després vam agafar el metro cap el B&B on passaríem la nit. Un cop allí, vam tenir una altre cop algun petit problema perquè tots volíem l’habitació de 12 llits i, a mes, ens feien treure les sabates i deixar-les al vestíbul cada vegada que entravem a l’hostal. En deixar les maletes, vam anar a buscar un lloc per a dinar; tots vam acabar en un McDonalds. Per la tarda vam anar directe a la part mes antiga de la ciutat, Gamla Stan amb l’Stortorget, el Nobel Museum, apart de fer algunes compres. Més tard vam tenir una reunió amb les professores, que ens van informar de que havíem de pagar 120 corones per pagar el vaixell del dia següent. Un cop acabada la reunió vam veure una mica mes del centre; l’església Jacobs, el Kungstradgarden, abans de toranar al B&B a agafar més diners i després sopar. La majoria optarem per menjar italià, però un petit grup va anar a un restaurant suec. Com que només havíem de passar una nit a la capital, molts de nosaltres volíem veure-la de nit, però tots els llocs eren per a majors d’edat, així que vam decidir tornar al B&B i petar la xerrada a les habitacions. Dimecres, 28 de març 2007 Ens vam llevar a les 7.30 i a les 8 vam esmorzar al bufet de l’alberg. La majoria no trobarem el menjar massa bo i ens queixarem dels llits. En acabar vam anar cap a l' estació a deixar les bosses a una consigna i després vam anar en metro cap a l’embarcador on havíem d’agafar un vaixell per l’arxipèlag. Tots ens ho vam passar molt bé! Van sorgir frases mítiques com: ''un imperdible no se puede perder'', va ser un moment per a recordar ! Cap al migdia vam anar al museu Vasa, a on es troba un vaixell del segle XVII. El museu tenia un restaurant, però quasi tothom va sortir a comprar menjar ràpid fora del museu, ja que el menjar a dins era bastant dolent. A les 15.30 vam agafar el bus cap al centre de la ciutat. Allí ens van deixar una hora per anar a comprar.. A les 17.00 havíem de trobar-nos tots per anar a l’estació central i tornar a Nyköping. Molta gent no va arribar a l’hora, i van sorgir problemes, però al final varem arribar a temps per al tren de tornada. En arribar a Nyköping, uns quants van anar directes a l'alberg per a descansar i d’altres ens vam quedar pel centre. Per la nit varem sopar tots junts a la cuina i després vam organitzar una mini festa. Va resultar ser la nit més especial! Dijous, 29 de març 2007 A les 9.30 quedem a la porta de l'alberg per anar al Tessinkolan. Un cop mes un petit grup va arribar tard. A l’escola havíem quedat per anar a classes de castellà. Ens van demanar que donéssim alguns apunts sobre Espanya i Catalunya, i després varem xerrar amb els alumnes suecs. Una mica abans del migdia, en acabar les classes, ens varem anar al centre a dinar. Per la tarda varem tenir una reunió amb les profes per a parlar de com havia anat el viatge i planejar la tornada a Girona el dia següent. En acabar la reunió ens vam deixar tota la tarda lliure per anar a comprar i donar un últim tomb pel poble. Després a la nit vam sopar tots a la cuina per torns. Més tard alguns vam intentar passar la nit sense dormir i altres es van anar a dormir d’hora. Ningú es va quedar tota la nit com s’havia dit al principi. Divendres, 30 de març 2007 A les 4.15 de la matinada vam quedar davant de l' alberg per anar agafar el bus que ens portaria cap l'aeroport. Arribem a la parada, feia molt de fred i teníem son Poc després arribem a l'aeroport i a les 6.30 embarquem per enlairar-nos a les 7.00. Durant el viatge quasi tothom va aprofitar per a dormir. Estàvem esgotats i alguns malalts. Tres hores més tard ja érem a Girona. Ja teníem les maletes i vam anar corrents a agafar el bus cap a Barcelona. Hi havia molta gent i va ser complicat. Al migdia ja érem a la capital i molts pares ja esperaven ansiosos la nostra tornada. Degut a aquestes presses, no es vam acomiadar com hagués calgut, va resultar ser tot una mica fred. Però la veritat es que ara que fa uns quants dies que vam fer el viatge, es troba a faltar una mica això d' estar tot junts, perquè el viatge va anar força bé!

DIARY OF THE TRIP Sunday, 25th March 2007 We woke up really early because we had to catch a bus that would take us from Barcelona to Girona airport. We took the bus at the North Bus Station and in 30-40 minutes we arrived at the airport. At 9 o’clock we were given the tickets and until 10:30h we didn’t get on the plane. We had a 3-hour flight and, after landing we waited for our luggage. Then, when everybody had their cases, we walked to the bus-stop outside the airport and waited for the bus that would take us to the city of Nyköping. The driver was very kind and when he saw us carrying such heavy cases he took us to the very entrance of the youth hostel, about 300 m from the bus central station. The youth hostel was a cosy, wooden, XVIIIC house, with two, four, six and eight-bed rooms. Once we had made ourselves comfortable, we decided to go for a walk around the town centre and also buy some food for our breakfasts and dinners at the hostel. We walked along a street full of shops, which were closed, as it was Sunday. We saw the Town hall, a modern building which contrasted with the style of the houses nearby. At about 19:00h we decided to have dinner; most people bet for Oliver Twist, a restaurant near the centre. The others went to McDonalds. After dinner, we went for another walk around the town and then back to the hostel to sleep. Monday, 26th March 2007 We woke up early again, because we had to go to the “Tessinskolan”, but we were late. When we arrived at the school, the students were waiting for us in the class. We were introduced to them and 10 minutes later we were separated in groups to go with the Swedish students, who showed us to the school and later took us to the dinning-room. The school was very different from our school, much bigger, with fully equipped classrooms, a gym, a theatre, a nursery room, etc. Next to the hall, there was an area for students, with the school canteen and billiards. After lunch, which, by the way, some of us found very different from our meals, another group of Swedish students took us to go sightseeing around the town. We saw the river, the castle, some shops and we had an ice-cream, which was strange for us in March, at the port, which in summer is full of people sitting at the terraces by the river. Later we went to the hostel to have a shower and prepare our dinner. After dinner, most of us went for another walk around the town at night. Tuesday, 27th March 2007 We woke up early to take a train to Stockholm. The train was a bit late, and then on the train we ran into some problems with our seats. Some of us sat at first class, but nothing happened. The trip to the Central Station lasted one hour approximately. Then we went straight to the underground to get to the B&B. We were asked to take off our shoes to get in the hostel, which was strange for us. Also, we all wanted the 12-room bedroom and there was a bit of a row about that. We left our luggage and then went out for lunch. Again, we all got into the first McDonalds we saw. We left our luggage in the rooms and looked for a place to eat, but everybody went to McDonalds. In the afternoon we visited the old town, the Gamla Stan, Stortorget, the Nobel Museum, apart from doing some shopping. Later we had a meeting with the teachers who told us we would have to pay 120 SEK for the ship to the archipelago the following day. We could see the Jacobs Church and the Kungstradgarden before going back to the B&B to get some money and then go out for dinner. Most of us chose Italian food, but a small group went to a Swedish restaurant. As we would only stay one night in the capital, we wanted to visit the city at night, but most of us were underage and were not allowed to go into pubs, so we returned to the B&B and chatted in the rooms. Wednesday, 28th March, 2007 We woke up at 7.30 and had breakfast at 8 at the hostel. Most of us did not like the food and complained about the beds. As soon as we finished, we went straight to Central Station to leave our luggage at a left luggage office until we returned to Nyköping. Then, we all went to the port to get on a ship to the archipelago. We’ll never forget the trip on that ship. We all had great fun! At midday we took a bus to the Vasa Museum to see the famous XVIIC ship. There was a restaurant in the museum but most of us preferred getting fast food from the stalls outside. By 15.30 we went back to town and there we had an hour to go shopping around. Although we had agreed to meet by 17.00 to go to Central Station for the train back to Nyköping, some of us got lost and then we had to rush to get in the platform on time. On arriving in Nyköping, some went straight to the hostel to rest and others went to town for some more shopping. We all stayed in the hostel for dinner and then had a small party. It turned out to be the most special night in Sweden! Thursday, 29th March, 2007 We had agreed to meet by 9:30 to go to the Tessinkolan. Again, a small group was late. Once there we went to some Spanish lessons and were asked to talk about Spain and Catalonia. We also had time to talk to a group of Swedish student. By midday we went to town for lunch and in the afternoon we had a meeting with the teachers to have some feedback and arrange our way back to Spain the following morning. After that, we all had free time to do our last shopping and walking round. We stayed in the hostel for dinner and tried to spend the night awake but nobody could do it! Friday, 30th March, 2007 At 4:15 a.m. we met at the entrance of the hostel and we all walked to the bus central station to get a bus to the airport. At the bus stop we were really tired and cold. We arrived at the airport, got on the plane by 6:30 and took off by 7:00. Most of us slept during the three-hour journey back to Girona. We were all exhausted, some were even sick. In the airport and once we all had our luggage we rushed to the bust stop. There were a lot of people and it was really complicated to get on the bus that would take us to Barcelona. We arrived in the capital at midday and some parents were already waiting anxiously for us. Because of that, we did not say goodbye in a proper way and everything was a bit cold. But the truth is that now that some time has passed since we returned from our trip, we miss all being together, because we really enjoyed our trip to Sweden!