The Moose Park

Ever since I arrived in Sweden I have secretly and sometimes not so secretly been searching for moose. Up until today I had been sorely dissappointed. Even out in the middle of nowhere where a moose could enjoy his days with virtually no interuptions I found no moose. So today as Anna and I left the glass world outside of Vaxjo (famous for its glass works) I was more than eager to jump at the idea when Anna discovered a sign for a moose park. We decided to give it a shot, especially since Robert (Anna's boyfriend back in Joplin who had just been in Sweden over Spring Break) had told me that there was no way I would see a moose because they hide from foreigners. So we went in to the moose shop (Ålg-shop) and found every assortment of moose paraphenalia you could dream of. After being assured that we would definately see a moose in the park we decided to pay the $5 to get into the park (hey I am almost broke 5 dollars is like the lottery right now). We were soon greeted by pigs, goats, and some very strange birds, but no moose. Then over the horizon what to my wandering eyes should appear, but a moose and not only a moose but FOUR moose!!! My trip in Sweden is now complete. We walked all over the park and saw six moose (or five and half if you want to be technical). We had a blast and probably took more pictures of the adorable baby goats then of the moose in the end but it was definately worth it. Some of you may be getting some very interesting souvenirs from the moose shop just so you know...