That's right, I will make you google translate the title.
I've officially been moved out of my apartment in Rennes for a week now! Last Friday morning I caught the early train to Paris, took the metro to Gare du Nord, took the Eurostar under the English Channel to London, caught a train to East Midland Parkway, and caught a bus to York! I spent a wonderful week (ish) with Lauren, a friend from Hope, sleeping on her floor, meeting her friends, and exploring the charming city. I have two new loves: clotted cream, and a British show called "Miranda", which is on youtube if you're curious. Start with season 1, episode 1, and do it right. :)
I arrived here in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday evening, and I'm spending the next week (ish) with some relatives that I met three years ago when my family did our family-tree trip, who thankfully speak English. There are two blonde girls, ages 7 and 9, who make me think of what it was like growing up with Gretchen. (As in, awesome and really goofy.) We've eaten a good amount of salmon so far (yay!), and this morning I took a bus into the city center and wandered around. I was mainly concerned with rediscovering my memories from three years ago, like eating a shrimp and egg sandwich with lemon and dill, or those wonderful ginger cookies I can't spell. My favorite part was when I turned a corner in Old Town and discovered the exact square that we'd seen last time on Swedish National Day. It's small, but there's a grocery store, a little cafe where we ate, and a short statue of some poet or something, and last time I'd taken a picture with little girls with flags in front of it! All in all, great fun. The younger daughter and I have been engaging in sneaky tickle wars while watching TV, and the older one has started playing the cello and has a concert tomorrow on a farm! Ja!
Well, I'm going to show my "aunt" Facebook, so I've got to go! Until we meet again, enjoy summer weather if you have any! It was terribly cold (12 degrees C) and windy today, but it's still light out, and it's 21:30. Night!
Saw first episode of Miranda. That's enough for me. I can relate very well to it, except that I'm not young, tall, feminine, or single enough. It is a bit naughty, too...
ReplyDeleteThank goodness your Swedish relatives fed you salmon and not lutefisk! The shrimp and egg sandwich sounds yummy as well.
The sun was still up at 21:30, eh? Reminds me of Seattle.
I try to forget the risque parts and am left only with the laughs... I agree, though, and am also grateful for comfort-zone seafood. Tonight we went to a VERY American-esque BBQ for a daughter's school. Everyone had hardcore picnic blankets and hot dogs with hot dog buns. It was pretty funny.
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