Sorry about yesterday, folks. The Swede and I drove a few hours up north for a little overnight change of scenery and failed to bring the proper blogging equipment. What we did not fail to do, however, is have a wonderful time relaxing, seeing some new things and enjoying the good company. We went to Falun, in Dalarna County, and stayed in a hotel right next to Lugnet skiing arena, which hosts the annual Swedish Ski Games and has two incredibly scary jumps whose magnitude this picture does not do justice to. We climbed to the top, congratulating ourselves on our strength and endurance and trying to imagine what kind of fool would try to ski down the nearly-vertical slopes.
We did some exploring around the town, had a swanky dinner at the hotel and chilled in the lounge for a few hours in the evening. Today, on our way home, The Swede selected a route on which he could share a couple of special spots with me. First was Laxön, or Salmon Island, where we walked around and enjoyed the beautiful scenery and warm, sunny weather. And air fished.
The last spectacle of the trip was just that. Intended to be a meeting place between Chinese and Swedish businessmen but, based on appearances, actually a little Chinese ghost town, Dragon Gate is the most ridiculous thing I've seen in this country so far. I daresay, it is practically American in it's monstrosity. But what is it, really? No, seriously, somebody tell me.
We're home now and even though it was only 24 hours, it was a grand trip.
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