On 7th August, 2011, we started our trip for Lund at around 10:00. We bought some foods in Bremen for 1 day as it was Sunday. There we two ways to reach to Lund: one via Copenhagen and other via ferry. The first one was bit longer but we chose that because it was cheaper than the second option. It will cost only around 300 plus SEK for us but via ferry that might cost around 1000 SEK. When we choosed via Copenhagen where we have to cross Øresund Bridge, the longest bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden and have to pass highway under the sea. After crossing the bridge and tunnel highway, we reached Lund. I already booked Zoological Research Station of Lund University as suggested by Prof Jörg from Lund University. I had a map of the research station but without street name then it was difficult to figure out the location with the navigation system we are using in the van. I called to the contact person in the university but he was also not sure about the street name. When I called to the Prof. Jörg, we told us to wait at the same area and he will come there within 5-10 minutes. He told me that he is near by. After Jörg arrived, we greeted and drove to the research station. When we followed Jörg, we knew that we already crossed the research station; there was small road to the research station which we could not mark.
When we reached the research station, we meet Klaus, a post doc from Lund University. He has recently started his position and is living in the research station since some weeks. Klaus was very friendly, helpful and smiling guy. He guided us to the rooms and other practical information. We decided to meet the next day at 8:00 AM and Jörg left us.
We started our sampling from 8:00 AM in the morning on 8th August. Luckily the days were ok with some days with little rain. Some of the sites were very marshy and I was wondering about Sharmila who had no rubber boots. I borrowed from Research Station for me. Later Jörg told that he could look boots from his son in his home and finally he found one pair for Sharmila. She used those boots during whole sampling period. Jörg helped us to reach each and every site in Lund. He was with us during whole sampling time. Next day, some researchers from Upsala University joined us in the research station. They were there for two days. Later two from Turkey came in the research station. They are there for research on crow. Of those two, one did masters from Lund University and other recently arrived Lund.
On the last day, we went to see Lund University and Jörg’s office. The university is situated at the heart of the city. In Jörg’s office I saw a picture of students who did masters under Erasmus Mondus program. Of those students, one was my high school friend, Mr. Basanta Gautam, who is now in Finland. When I talked to Jörg about this, he said that the students completed studies before he joind Lund University.
Later in the evening we decided to have barbeque with Klaus and two Turkish friends. That was memorable evening with them in Lund. Next day we have to take train to Oslo at 22:55. According to the plan, we are supposed to leave our van in Europcar’s office in Lund. I and Jennifer went to leave car. It was little bit far from the central train station and it was raining so, we could not walk. Klaus told us that he could help us if we rang him. So, I called to Klaus and he came to pick up us to the train station. It was raining outside so, we could not go out however, me and Sharmila walked around city to things with one umbrella. We bought food for dinner in Subway.We waited in the train station until the train arrives.
The train route was from Lund C - Södertälje – Karlstad – Oslo. We have to change train twice: once at Södertälje and later in Karlstad. The train we were travelling was to Stockholm so, we have to get out in Södertälje at 5:33 AM and catch another train to Karlstad C at 6:33 AM and in Karlstad C, we had only 7 minutes for changing train. I was wondering whether we might miss the train but, luckily the train to Oslo was delayed because of some problem in the train. Later they found other train where we got free food and internet because the train was delayed by about 45 minutes. We arrived Oslo C at around 12:15.
In Oslo C, we booked luggage cabins for your luggage and went to the city for lunch. We had lunch in the restaurant. After food, Serina and Jennifer came to the station whereas; I and Sharmila went to see the Asian shops to buy ghee and many other things. We took train to Trondheim at 4:00 and arrived Trondheim at 23:00.
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