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kbkI aten't dead! I am hiding in the currently-unoccupied dorm of my hostel for the next two nights - check-in started a little over an hour ago, and I got here and I got set up and I may not move, even though I only have half a pack of biscuits as potential dinner.
I walked, y'see. Quite a lot. Well, it felt like a lot when carrying two bags, though neither are particularly heavy. But my shoulder-bag was already ripping and it continued quite a bit.
I have pages of notes. Maybe I will transcribe them and ETA. But, to hit the highlights.
Stockholm is pretty. Especially on a day like today when the sun is shining. There is lots of water, as it is built on islands, and also there are fountains and things; this pleases me. A lot of the buildings are old and interesting, and there is public art, some of which is really weird, some of which is only somewhat.
I went on a little boat cruise, and the historical buildings and natural beauty was all very well and good, but what entertained me most was the dock with cranes painted like giraffes.
I then tripped over a curb because I was dragging my feet due to exhaustion, distraction and pain. And the bags threw off my balance - what little I have - and I went splat. Bruised knees and a hand. Oh, and my cable needle snapped. That seems to be the extent of the damage. I am very glad the laptop is okay, if only because I wouldn't want to ditch it and it would be a real bugger to have to carry this lump around without being able to use it.
Then I went to the Music Museum, which was ace. It is aimed at kids, I guess, but who cares? They have all sorts of things to play with! There's a theremin! And the temporary exhibition is drums, and there are all sorts, and there's a bunch of kitchen stuff to improvise with (and a video - "Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers" - as exemplar.)
OK. Now I'm gonna... excerpt this for family, I guess. Maybe play some freecell. It's gonna rock.
I walked, y'see. Quite a lot. Well, it felt like a lot when carrying two bags, though neither are particularly heavy. But my shoulder-bag was already ripping and it continued quite a bit.
I have pages of notes. Maybe I will transcribe them and ETA. But, to hit the highlights.
Stockholm is pretty. Especially on a day like today when the sun is shining. There is lots of water, as it is built on islands, and also there are fountains and things; this pleases me. A lot of the buildings are old and interesting, and there is public art, some of which is really weird, some of which is only somewhat.
I went on a little boat cruise, and the historical buildings and natural beauty was all very well and good, but what entertained me most was the dock with cranes painted like giraffes.
I then tripped over a curb because I was dragging my feet due to exhaustion, distraction and pain. And the bags threw off my balance - what little I have - and I went splat. Bruised knees and a hand. Oh, and my cable needle snapped. That seems to be the extent of the damage. I am very glad the laptop is okay, if only because I wouldn't want to ditch it and it would be a real bugger to have to carry this lump around without being able to use it.
Then I went to the Music Museum, which was ace. It is aimed at kids, I guess, but who cares? They have all sorts of things to play with! There's a theremin! And the temporary exhibition is drums, and there are all sorts, and there's a bunch of kitchen stuff to improvise with (and a video - "Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers" - as exemplar.)
OK. Now I'm gonna... excerpt this for family, I guess. Maybe play some freecell. It's gonna rock.
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Date: 2008-09-14 04:49 pm (UTC)