Stockholm! Vin Diesel! Tom from home!

Wow. Had a crazy weekend in Stockholm. What a beautiful city. The combination of a prosperous society with brilliantly intricate architecture was wonderful.

So I met Heather on Friday and we went right out to meet her friend Denise and a couple that she knows that lives in Stockholm. Always nice to have a guide. He took us to a great outdoor bar and the weather was wonderful. Everyone looked so glamorous. I've never been to Hollywood, but this is totally how I imagine it. Lots of big sunglasses and blond hair.

We ended up in a beautiful restaurant/bar/club called Hotellet. You can see pics of the bar at:

http://www.restaurangguiden.se/sth/ostermal/hotellet/main.htm

Ended up eating very late, so we were basically chomping on our chicken while a club was in full force around us. Fun, but a bit strange. Lots of wine of course. The scenery was quite impressive also. Heather's friends from her business school class in Copenhagen were great fun and we all got along well. Plus it was really great to see someone from home - especially someone as cool as Heather.

So for the rest of the weekend we walked around (a LOT) and saw the whole city. Stopped in the modern art museum (free!) and the palace. Had beer and great Swedesh meatballs...just called meatballs in Stockholm, of course.

Here's a few pics. I'll have more soon when Heather and her friends post theirs.

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On the flight back, Vin Diesel was sitting in first class 8 rows in front of me! Though it was a bugdet airline, so I heard him say "This is first class?" Ha.

Then in Heathrow airport, I'm about to get to the tube and two backpacking lads come up to me and say "Are you Dan?" I told them I was tired and didn't want to sign any autographs, but if they hurry, they might catch Vin Diesel getting a cab. Just kidding. It was Tom and Karl from home! They went to my high school and are just starting their post-college "eurotrip." Lucky guys. So we went out last night to a few bars in Clapham with my flatmate Natalie and her friend Sophie. Lots of fun. They apparently got very lost in the city center, so were pretty late. I guess London is a tricky city. It was really cool to hang out with them and I'm going to meet them again tonight, so I'll try to get a few pictures for our Moms. =)

Oh, and here's some pics of my flat and office I took last week:

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Cheers!
dAn