Monday, September 01, 2008
Stockholm Diary #16: I Will Miss You, Sweden
I thought maybe I'd feel homesick during my month here, but really, the only things I missed were TiVo and NyQuil. As blog as my witness, I am never setting foot outside of the U.S. again without a supply of NyQuil (or its generic equivalent) in my toiletry case.

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Local youths (inexplicably wearing deely boppers) at Sergels Torg.

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Close-up of the "[Swedish] Idol" billboard. "The new judges evoke strong feelings." Click on the photo if for some reason you want to see an even bigger version. I like the fake "people" defacing the billboard.

Sadly, my camera called it quits a few days ago. It is pretty old, for a digital camera, and to be honest, there have been times I've wished it would break so I would have an excuse to go out and get a new one. The shutter speed was abysmal and the viewing window on the back tiny. I'm considering just sticking with something in the Canon PowerShot family -- any suggestions, feel free to pass them along!

Of course, one problem with Sweden is that there just aren't enough drinks here that taste like trees. I was reading the San Francisco Chronicle's Slow Food Nation blog, which contained the following passage:
Lacto-fermented probiotic drinks from Berkeley's Three-Stone Hearth, in flavors like antique rose and Douglas fir, were lightly sweet and sparkling and promised to aid digestion.
Yep, nothing aids digestion like the delicious, coniferous taste of Christmas tree!
posted by 125records @ 6:37 AM  
3 Comments:
  • At 1:06 PM, Blogger Janet ID said…

    For tree-flavored beverages, we usually just choose juniper. Safe travels home! Your faithful readers will probably miss Sweden more than you missed the USA.

     
  • At 5:07 PM, Anonymous Carrie said…

    A great Canon is the PowerShot 8.0-Megapixel Digital ELPH Camera-SD1100IS. Hannah has this model and it does so many cool things with color accent and digital macro, just to name a few settings.

     
  • At 2:01 PM, Blogger 125records said…

    Carrie, thanks for the recommendation -- the camera also got fantastic reviews online, so I've bought one. I'll look forward to posting some pix taken with it on the blog!

     
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