> YES I'm on the move again. This time I'm in Stockholm. Been with my> dad, Carol, Kerry (step family) anbd Phil (Kerry's man).> > I stayed the last couple of days with my aunt Maud (and the above).> Ölle, Maud's man, has scarpered onto the islands to avoid all the> foreigners and get some peace. Six people in Mauds house makes it a> little over-crowded.> > Haven't done anything much really. yesterday we went to Drottningholm> which is where the royal palace is and we checked out a Chinese Castle> within the palace grounds that was built 1750ish. It was a present to> the Swedish queen from the king. It is quite funny to look at as it is> an impression of what the europeans could make out of China from> paintings of it. It has a Chinese feel about it but there is something> nagging at you that makes you thing "something is wrong here". This is> also evident in the paintings of chinese people . The faces are a> little to fat and the cheekbones in the wrong place for them to be> Chinese. It was fun none-the-less.> > Today I have bought a Swe-Eng dictionary in the vain idea I might use> it. I've been trying to find a bus company that does tours of Swe like> the many ones in England/Scotland/Ireland etc but they do not seem to> have any. Or more to the point I haven't found them yet.> > Never mind. Tomorrow I'm off north to Sundsvall and then further north> to see many of the relatives I met at Christmas and also some new> ones! I'll be going as far as Umeå to see Melker & co hopefully.> > Lucky for me I can go up there with his mum so I have a travel> companion to gossip to. And Sara is NOT known for her talking :-))).> > From there I'm not sure what I will do but I want to catch up with the> relatives in that area which basically comprises the Victorin family:> from grand old (meant in a nice way...phew) Hallan down to the> youngsters Torsten, Johan-Peter and Gunnar. I'm really keen to get> some blading tips from these boys as they (perhaps not Torsten) played> ice hockey for the WORLD FAMOUS Modo club. Well famous in O'vik and> Sweden anyway.> > There are many non-relatives that I have been trying to reach in> Stockholm without much success. I will be back in Stockholm probably> two more times so there is time to catch up with them too.> > For those of you that are in Sweden you can catch me on my mobile> number 009 44 958 494 062. It will cost you a normal local call to a> mobile in Sweden. I will more than likely call you back as the cost is> cheaper to me if I call you rather than you call me. BUT please DO> call me if you wish!!> > Chow for now and I will send you more info next time I find a machine.> Love and all that jazz > Puss o kram> Mark
