Country codes of euros in Swedish ATMs - take a wild guess

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » Fri Apr 25, 2003 6:57 pm

Annie_in_exile wrote:Well, at least it's better than Grannie Annie

BogPoet · Post by **BogPoet** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 9:28 pm

You don't know if there's such an ATM in Gothenburg, do you, Annie? I'll be there from the 21st to the 24th of this month. Maybe I could withdraw some myself

(And I'm taking a plane for the first time in my life - eheheh)

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 9:32 am

I don't know (doubt it, though) but maybe we should ask Esperantisto. He spent some time in Gothenburg this summer. Still, I think that the only place where an euro-ATM is likely to be found is the airport, and if I remember correctly, Esperantisto flew to Copenhagen and took a bus or train from there to Sweden.

Anyway, enjoy your trip! May I be curious and ask whether it's for business or pleasure?

Dakkus · Post by **Dakkus** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 11:22 am

Those S notes you got were probably from Finland. We've had a huge amount of pooled S notes here lately. The new notes in Finland are almost all S notes. If you would've gone to Sweden a bit earlier, you would've received P/P notes.

BogPoet · Post by **BogPoet** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:19 pm

Annie_in_exile wrote:Anyway, enjoy your trip! May I be curious and ask whether it's for business or pleasure?

Of course you can. It's actually a mix of both. As I said on the hobbies thread of the EBT users forum, I'm a Magic: the Gathering judge and I can sometimes get paid to judge at professional and semi-professional tournaments. There will be one at Gothenburg that weekend and I've been chosen to go and judge there. So, while I will be there because I really enjoy it, it will be two days hard work (and I will also get paid

) That was also the reason of my trip to Lyon a few weeks back and of my trip to München which will happen at the beggining of December.

No, it isn't only a kids game.

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:32 am

So, how was Sweden in November?

Cold, grey, windy? What about the ATMs, did you manage to find one which contained euros? And the tournament? Any contacts with fellow euro users? Please reveal all to us!

BogPoet · Post by **BogPoet** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:38 pm

Annie_in_exile wrote:So, how was Sweden in November? Cold, grey, windy? What about the ATMs, did you manage to find one which contained euros? And the tournament? Any contacts with fellow euro users? Please reveal all to us!

Well, it was a really fun trip. It was my first time flying which I thought it would be really scary, since I am terribly afraid of heights, but it was actually very pleasant, even when I was looking out the windows. Anyway, there were only two ATM's in Gothenburg's airport, both of them distributing Swedish crowns. I did get some bills in Gothenburg, though. First, I got reimbursed of my travel expenses in Euros, which is always nice and which netted that which is only my second €100 bill. Then, I exchanged all of my Swedish bills for Euros at the airport before boarding, which was not a very smart move, since none of the duty-free shops accepted Euros. So, I had to sit around in a café waiting for the call to the boarding gate, drinking a coffee bought with some of the coins I was saving up for my father's collection.

Sweden (or the part I could see of it), although prohibitevily expensive and terribly cold, is beautiful. I mean, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, it's night. What more could anyone want? (Yeah, I know what you're thinking, but I prefer the night to the day).

All in all, it was a great journey. It was also the farthest I've ever been from Portugal, which scores additional points

airis · Post by **airis** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:25 pm

BogPoet wrote: Sweden (or the part I could see of it), although prohibitevily expensive and terribly cold, is beautiful. I mean, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, it's night. What more could anyone want? (Yeah, I know what you're thinking, but I prefer the night to the day).

Up here in the north it is even darker. Today the sun did set at 2.19 pm. Usually it is cloudy so we hardly see the sun in December.
And in Nuorgam the sun did set yesterday and will rise next time in January 18th 2004. (It is the northernmost village of Finland and EU)

So plenty of darkness, but maybe it is too cold for you.

nodisch18 · Post by **nodisch18** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:44 pm

airis wrote:Today the sun did set at 2.19 pm

WOW that is early!

Isn't that a bit depressing?

airis · Post by **airis** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:42 pm

nodisch18 wrote:
airis wrote:Today the sun did set at 2.19 pm
WOW that is early!

Isn't that a bit depressing?

Yes, especially if the weather is cloudy, wet and foggy like during the last few weeks. Actually some people can suffer from "the winter blues".

BogPoet · Post by **BogPoet** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:27 pm

nodisch18 wrote:
airis wrote:Today the sun did set at 2.19 pm
WOW that is early!

Isn't that a bit depressing?

I actually found it pretty beautiful. If I could, I'd live at night and work during the daytime... So, that's a reason I wouldn't mind living there. The reason I would mind living there is the cold, of course.

airis · Post by **airis** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:23 pm

BogPoet wrote: I actually found it pretty beautiful. If I could, I'd live at night and work during the daytime... So, that's a reason I wouldn't mind living there. The reason I would mind living there is the cold, of course.

And you can get used to the cold weather.

Actually a few years ago a Spanish man lived in my home village. (His Finnish wife was teaching in the local school.) The cold weather didn´t seem to bother him. Actually he liked to help my father to feed the reindeers or my brothers when they were training the reindeers for races. He seemed to be happy all the time.

BTW I don't see your notes in Swedish note listyet.

airis · Post by **airis** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:09 pm

nodisch18 wrote:
airis wrote:Today the sun did set at 2.19 pm
WOW that is early!

Yesterday was the shortest day of the year. The sun did rise at 11.07 am and did set at 1.23 pm. Today the day is almost as short.
http://www.rovaniemi.fi/images/webcam/kamera3_00001.jpg
Edit: Sorry, today is the darkest day.

BogPoet · Post by **BogPoet** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:33 pm

airis wrote: Yesterday was the shortest day of the year. The sun did rise at 11.07 am and did set at 1.23 pm. Today the day is almost as short.

Ouch. Two hours and 15 minutes of sunlight? How do you manage? I know I couldn't. I hate winter for its darkness...

Ganymede · Post by **Ganymede** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:51 pm

BogPoet wrote:I mean, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, it's night. What more could anyone want? (Yeah, I know what you're thinking, but I prefer the night to the day).

BogPoet wrote:If I could, I'd live at night and work during the daytime... So, that's a reason I wouldn't mind living there. The reason I would mind living there is the cold, of course.

BogPoet wrote:Ouch. Two hours and 15 minutes of sunlight? How do you manage? I know I couldn't. I hate winter for its darkness...