Umeå

Today we sleep in, and it’s good to catch up on some sleep. Together with Salome and Lucas we make a delicious, leisurely vegan breakfast and enjoy the morning with our good friends. Salome and Lucas do some work for university, while we edit our photos. At midday the two of them show us their new home town. We walk to Lake Nydalasjön, which is close to their home. The lake is beautiful, with forest all around, a perfect place for walking, jogging or cycling. Next they show us their university. We stop at the sports centre and have an Asian bowl for lunch. The university campus is very big and modern. There is a pond in a small park, and the buildings are connected by glass walkways so that in winter, when temperatures are low, you don’t have to go outside to get from one building to another. In the city centre we warm up with coffee and pastries at Espresso House.

At sunset we walk to the river and play frisbee in a park until we get hungry and go to the restaurant GP’s (Guilty Pleasure Café). There we toast with cocktails and have a very good dinner: Truffle pasta and vegan burgers. The evening is cosy and harmonious, with good conversation. We go home late and very tired, but the cold air wakes the two of us up again, so we watch another episode of Stranger Things.