Scandic Hotel Ariadne Stockholm

... room. After I left, there was another party that was sitting next to us, and they started sinning ............................the traditional Swedish happy birthday song. Bruce was very proud of himself when he went up congratulated the twins and the daughter celebrating their birthdays. He told them that they had the best birthday of the year as it was also his birthday. He claims he has never met another person with his birthday. Well, a wonderful ending to a wonderful (birth)day.

After flying west to Montreal then East to Frankfurt then Northeast to Sweden, I finally arrived in Stockhölm... only mildly jet legged. I expected the prices to be high, and at first I was set back by the ten dollar deli sandwich on a kaiser bun... but I have learned to suck up the prices and there are ´´bargains´´ out there to be had... like a foot long sandwich ...

... cold and raining quite heavily we set off to find an internet cafe. If you ever go to Sweden know this.... There are no internet cafes. To get onto the web you need to go to a 7-11, of which there are plenty. They charge you for an hour of use no matter how long you wish to be there, and you usually have to stand right next to the front door the whole time, with bored shoppers looking over your shoulder at what you are doing. We had walked around in the freezing rain for ...

... all three countries anthems. After the game, we all decided to go to a bar, which was interesting because I met a very interesting and intoxicated Swede. He was cracking jokes all night, and I felt bad that I kinda of ditched the Londoners to talk to him. But I got bored and decided to find my way back walking which was a crazy long 40 minute walk over about 4 of the islands that make up stockholm. I had been talking to my host in Oslo and he said ...

... English so it's really not lonely like Paris. Though, I did notice today just how much I talk to myself when I've been on my own a for a bit. Anyway, tomorrow there's a 4-hour workshop on writing for performance, so I'm definitely going to ensure I wake up early and not miss it. I have to say, it's been nearly 3 weeks already (almost halfway over) and I still haven't been hit with homesickness in the least. I don't know if I will, but only time will tell.

... about the country from this place - shame as I'm sure Seden has a rich history. Beer was more costly than Finland, but plenty of bars - we didnt really utilise them though and just went to some Czech bar, which was good. Foodcourts provided our dining experience and were fine, free tap water was a good thing. All in all, Stockholm was OK but the best bit was getting there!

I just arrived after an 11 hour boat ride, that was more like a luxury cruise ship. Helena my travel agent hooked me up in a nice cabin on a huge boat. This would have been more fun with pals, but it was fun exploring and crossing the Baltic Sea, watching the sun go down at midnight!! It was also fun watching the Swedes get drunk on cheap beer from the duty free shop...Everyone is on holiday, so all are happy. I just arrived here in Stockholm and my body is still rocking so I'll write ...

... implementation of a consolidation center. Basically copy what Heathrow did with its airport retail logistics, if possible. The problem with this new requirement is that we had to contact important people to get their opinions on the viability of this project at their respective airports. So I found myself doing most of the contacting. I butchered almost every name I ...

Hej fram Stockholm, Sverige! So it is currently 4:25am, and I am sitting at a public computer in the Stockholm Central bus station. My train doesn't leave for another four hours, but I felt like writing from our fifth and final stop on our grand European adventure: Stockholm, Sweden! It's been one heck of a trip so far, but it's not over til it's over. In exactly 12 hours, I will be stepping out of the train in my beloved Hamar... hooray! But first, I must share ...

... high speed train that goes 200 kmh and is powered by electricity. I spent at least 10 minutes telling Gary how cool trains are. I think he regretted traveling with me at that point. There were these two smoking hot chicks on the train. Quite nice. We rolled into the central station and thats where our jaws got floored. It was out of control. I am suprised we found the subway to make it to our hotel with all these chicks walking ...