And so we bid a fond farewell to Sweden

[dianeduane]

It was a charming convention. I look forward to coming back some time (with Peter, this time).

Stockholm is a city I look forward to visiting again when I have more time. The light here is very special. (The dark, not so special. Or maybe it is, but I’m a little set against it at the moment, as last night I got off the T-bana / Metro on the wrong side of the square at Odenplan, and (having set off confidently in the wrong direction) spent the next three-quarters of an hour (a) walking around in the dark and the rain (b) while trying to read the city map (c) and trying not to look like I was reading the city map in the dark, in the rain (d) while being ten blocks from where I should have been.  No matter: I backtracked and found where I should have been.)

(It’s funny today. Last night, not so funny. But eighteen or twenty-four hours puts everything in perspective.)

Meanwhile, preparatory to heading back to my hotel, I find myself sitting in Gamla stan / the Old Town… in an Irish bar. They just happened to have (a) whiskey and (b) a ton of open outlets in the front of the place where I was able to plug in the computer and the phone.  

Home tomorrow. Which is good, as I miss the computers, and the cats. And the husband. (Feorag, also NB:  you have fans up here, and Fluff is kindly spoken of.) But in the meantime — thanks to all the Stocon folk for a memorable weekend. (And the cookbooks are brilliant, guys. Thanks again.) 

Comments

[fluffcthulhu.livejournal.com]

I had a most excellent time at a convention in Gothenburg and did eat many Swedish brains. Plus I have special minion suaveswede working for Me there.

[dduane.livejournal.com]

O Noble and very Tentacled One, your swift notice does your part-time Minion honour.

Your Swedish minions speak of you with great courtesy and pleasure and beg You to come eat their brains some more when you have a moment to spare. (There is also some discussion of eating pytt i pann, but I leave that to your Ineluctability to deal with, as sometimes You want hash and sometimes You don't.) :)

[fluffcthulhu.livejournal.com]

I have already let autopope know that, should he be invited back to Sweden, to remember that it is not him that they really want to see.

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

Midsummer is a wonderful time to visit, because there's a lot less of the dark then.

Admittedly, you'll want a room with the opaque blinds, but a lot of the hotel rooms have those.

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

How does an Irish pub in Sweden differ from one in Ireland?

[eavanmoore.livejournal.com]

The light here is very special.

I think that is generally true of northern summers. The summer light in Riga is also very special.

Farwell to Sweden

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for visiting us here in Stockholm on Stocon08. And about the books, next time you are in Sweden you can borrow Carolina's kitchen and make a Diane version of the dinner :-)

Also thanks for the "story telling" and discussions at Stocon08 with all the visitors, at Carolina's place, in the car...I thought this was great.
Ulf