Greetings from Sweden

Published 6:45 pm Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Daily Herald assistant sports editor Tim Hintze is touring around northern Sweden and Finland on his bike for the next month. He will be filing occasional short dispatches from the road. Here’s his first after arriving in Sweden. For more on Tim’s trip and cycling in Europe, check out his story here

“Hej! Pronounced hey, means hello in Swedish.

“Eventful start. Problem with bike when I arrived in Sweden. Had to go to a hotel and find a bike shop. Got it fixed on Tuesday at Mom and Pop bike shop in Marsta.

“Hitting the road in the morning.

“Catch you later.

“Tim”