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TO SWEDEN

We left from Vantaa25th and the boat left local time 17.30 and we just and just made to boat. We were at boat 17.24, only 6 minutes left!

It was terrible feeling to exaite do we reach the boat or not, gladly we did reach :)

Next day the boat arrived to stocholm 09.00 and from there we started our journey to Jönköping.

We had good map, so it went fine and we stopped for first time 11.00 to eat in highway resraunt and it was called Värdshus. It was nice place.

Värdshuset - the restaurange
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  After that we drove straight to Jönköping and we arrived to the Kinnarps arena 14.20, only 15 minutes before the warm up will start.

I just took my jersey and sheet were I has logo of Jokerit(my favorite team In Finland) and text Benda #83 (It has been over a year when I saw Benda last time and I have changed my self I wondered would he reconize me still).

I hang it during the warm up already front of me (we sat 1st row next to German players bench).

That draw tention of German players and expesially Bendas.

Soon after I saw his face I knew that he had sawn and soon he comes and tells me dont go after game away, I want to talk.

The game was really great and expecially that German won Japan 9-2!

After the game when buzzer rang, Benda went really fast to the ice and took the puck and then he comes to me and asks do you want this? sure I did and it was very great from Benda :)

It was really great to talk with him after long long time. It was really weard hearing that he was talking German, because I had never heard it, only Czech, english and few words in finish. He still remember some words in finish and it was surprice and funny hearing once again :)

Me
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Backyard of the restraunt

Kinnarps Arena
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After the game
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Jan coming forwads me
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soon coming up more about the trip...