Wednesday, October 29, 2008

stockholm... chapter 2

had dinner with mikal and his friend clara. tack se mycket pa middag, mikal! super fun thai/japanese place with DYSON hand dryers. seriously... they blew ;) drinks after at the top of one of two skyscrapers in stockholm. totally glass encased and absolutely georgeous! the best mojito in sweden.

got our business done at the embassy in the morning. we were expecting guards w/machine guns, but found the embassy staff and security to be very thourough, but nice. think airport security check times 10.

took the express tram from central station to the airport. kind of pricey, $30 per person, but super fast and super comfy. nice views of stockholm, though we were too tired to notice.

overall, stockholm is incredibly charming.. especially old town. it looks like a tim burton movie set. the photos really don't do it justice. we're planning to go back this summer and take more of it in.

safely home now in gothenburg, realizing that green was the wrong paint color.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

adventures in stockholm

always take the advice of your swedish friends... we should have taken the train to stockholm instead of flying. after finally finding the express train from the airport to the city, we realized that we left our bag at baggage claim. silly americans.

it took us 3 tries to get a hotel room with: electricity, non-smoking and a working television. then jeff jumped on the bed and broke it. it actually cracked in half. but we're not going to bitch about it, cuz they upgraded us to a luxurious room.

stay tuned... the night is young.

quote of the day (jeff): "being in stockholm is pockets of cool mixed with pockets of bullshit... and you've got to have a sense of humor about it all or you're going to go crazy down by the lake."

home sweet (almost) home

alright friends, here it is... our blog-o-rama. so much has happened until now, so we've decided to start from today. our container finally arrived yesterday, and having our furniture, etc. here makes it feel much more like home. our apartment is also being painted this week, so stay tuned for before and after pics.

roxy decided to growl at jeff when he gave her a toy, so he bit her. until she cried. now she's at a kennel. roxy: 0, jeff: 1