Stockholm 1

We left JFK at 4:40 on Tuesday the 13th and arrived at our layover in Amsterdam at 4:30 a.m.  We had to go through passport control and security again but after that had a few hours to kill.  We managed to squeeze out a few z's in the beanbag chairs.

We got to Stockholm later than expected due to an unruly passenger.  Some nutter toward the back of the plane started screaming a repetitive phrase at the top of his lungs.  It was an international crowd, and no one had any idea what he was saying.  So after 10 minutes in the air we turned around and went back to the Amsterdam airport.  The passenger was arrested, his bags removed, the plane searched, passengers questioned...and about an hour later we were back in the air and on our way to Sweden.

We took the high speed train from the airport to city center.  It was a little more than a cab but only took 20 minutes.  It was now 3:30, and the sun was setting.

 This is the view from our hotel room of old town.

 People fish Salmon out the river.

 Guitar Store

 We met up with Pär (pronounced "pear" with a rolling/purring "r")-a hardcore kid Kurt has known since way back in the day.  His band broke up last year, and he's getting his Masters of Business.  Which, by the way, is free here (university).

Then we had coffee and a pastry at a well known deli.

New York...followed by the Stolen Car

Then we went to the Pet Sounds bar.

Here is when I started to fall asleep.  Pär went to see his girlfriend so they could look at apartments and we had to wait for an Arsenal guy, Henry, that had bought some of Kurt's shirts and we were hand delivering.

So Henry got his shirts, and then took us to the most authentic Swedish restaurant and decided to join us.

Kurt had Atlantic Char with a mushroom sauce.

Henry and I went with the Swedish meatballs served with lingonberries and gerkins.  It was amazing.  And we all laughed about Ikea.  Now I don't know what time it is, or heads from tails so I'm going to bed.  Tomorrow we hope to see Pär again and explore the city while the sun is out.  It's pretty small and completely walkable.  I've seen several dogs, and the townsfolk are friendly.