So, Kristy has been really sick the last week or so, and we've been spending a lot of time at home. So that means more time in front of the TV, writing, and surfing the net when available. I'd have to go back and check my notes, but I believe we had a new record yesterday. 6 channels, 3 were televising skiing events. Today it's the Vasaloppet, the huge cross country ski race here in Sweden. It's on 2 different channels this morning, and people get so excited about it round these here parts. It is quite a spectacle, as they get thousands and thousands of participants (they were interviewing contestant number 18310 just a second ago) and spectators at this thing. And did I mention it's televised on 2 different channels?? I just watched someone running alongside the skiers bite it hard in the snowbank on the side of the course as they were trying to hand them water as they go by. Good stuff. I'd compare the whole thing to a Boston or NYC Marathon.
So in between watching skiing on TV yesterday and today, Kristy, Reese, and I went for a nice long walk down around Haga park, to find what is supposedly the oldest wooden building in Stockholm. We saw where it was on the map, and looked like it would be pretty easy to find. And since it was billed as a pretty big tourist attraction, we figured it wouldn't be a problem. It was. We finally found it during our walk, but didn't even realize it at the time, because it was not well marked, or even well kept. It was actually the residence of one of the Queens at one point too, or a summer home, or a getaway cabin, or something like that. The other unusual part about it was that, for a supposedly big tourist attraction, we could find little to no information about it on the internet.
So I guess there's no easy way to say this, so I'll just say it....I have a new watch. The old new watch was hanging by a thread, and when I looked at it most of the time, it was about 8 hours off. So when Kristy and I were out wandering around the other day, we stopped into Stadium, a local sporting goods store. Actually, it's a chain store along the lines of The Sports Authority. Anyway, I'm hanging with Kristy in the Women's Running section, and I see these watches. I took a closer look, and they were on sale for 110 Kroner (about $10). But they were Women's. So I asked the guy if they had any Men's. He said no. But as I'm looking around, I see that the same watch is marked 74 Kroner (about $10). I decided that since the watch was white with gray, and was full size, I could pass that off as a unisex watch. Done deal. Now I have to decide what to do with the old new watch. I can't just get rid of it.
Bandy is on TV, Hammarby vs. Sandviken...what a country!!
Gotta go.
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