Lund, Bergen, Aarhus

[charisjulia]

I am a student of law in the University of Athens and next year I am 
considering taking advantage of the Erasmus exchange program and 
spending 10 months or so in a foreign country. The thing is however 
that the dead line for submitting the relevant application is March 
28th (next week!) and I am still uncertain of where exactly I would 
like to go. This of course is a bit of a problem. :--) And the 
University pamphlets and websites are not making my choice any 
easier. There're all "Come here, it's amazing, it's wonderful, you'll 
have the time of your life!" I'm swamped and I kinda need something a 
bit more solid than that.

At the moment I am mostly leaning towards Lund, in Sweden. According 
to all the information brochures and my professors' reassurances it 
is an excellent institution with a good reputation. And it's old; I 
like old. What's more I downloaded some photos from the internet and 
it looks, well, simply beautiful. It isn't too big a town and quite 
in the countryside, right? 

Photographs exhibited on tourist information sites however can be 
misleading, so I thought I'd try my best to get some inside 
information if possible ;--) Is there anyone by any chance out there 
who lives or has lived in Lund or thereabouts? Anybody who's studied 
in Lund? If so could I please ask for the benefit of your experience 
and knowledge? You know-- just a short note on Life In Lund. There 
are two things in particular  that  have been worrying me: the cold 
and the dark. How long are the nights in winter? And how dark does it 
get in the day? How would this affect daily life? Would it be 
possible to say go on a hike in the countryside  in winter? Another 
thing; is it easy to get about around there? Could I visit places 
like Stockholm, or Copenhagen or maybe North Germany without much 
difficulty? And entertainment; What does Lund have to offer in the 
way of entertainment?

Errr, can't think of any other questions right now, though I know I 
have millions. Anyway, they all also apply to Bergen in Norway and 
Aarhus in Denmark, which I am thinking of submitting as my second and 
third choices.

If anyone could offer any information it would be welcome and greatly 
appreciated,

Charis Julia.