Wednesday, 10 May, 2017:
I've often been told by my Swedish friends that the weather here in Scandinavia can be a bit sketchy this time of year.
Hard to believe after the great day of weather last Friday when David and Gayle visited Stockholm but today I found out first hand that my Swedish friends were right.
We had snow on the windshield
of our ship returning from Rīga
It had snowed during the night as we crossed the Baltic Sea. Many of the islands as we entered the Stockholm Archipelago had had enough snow during the night that it was still quite visible on the ground and rooftops that we saw.
The sky was blue, bright and clear so the views of the islands were great again.
Colorful cargo boat heading
out to the Baltic Sea
Someone's cabin in woods
More than a cabin
Getting nicer
So we live on a small island
Our small island is
smaller than yours
Sun reflections
The woods look inviting
Island civilization looming
Finally back in Stockholm
To sum up my Rīga trip, the entire ferry/cruise ship experience was excellent. My room was spacious for a single and quiet too. The food and entertainment aboard ship were top notch as well. I good not have asked for a better Baltic Sea crossing experience.
And as for Rīga, I loved that city!
Meanwhile, back in Upplands-Väsby
This temperature reading at Noon on the town's library building of 3°C equals 37°F.
We had some snow flurries
that you might see here
These were happening in about five minute bursts from the time we docked in Stockholm until about 4:00 p.m.
It was nothing serious and the snow melted as soon as it hit the ground.
My go-to bus stop
It was 5:45 p.m. and time to board the first of my two busses to get to Södervikskolan in time for the 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wäsby Warriors practices.
We had 13 suited out tonight
for the U15 practice
U15 Head Coach
Jimmy Pluto Alonso setting up
the Kickoff Team
U13 Tackling Drill
U13 scrimmage
U11 scrimmage
Another great day for American football in Sweden!
Reading Is FUNdamental
An anthology of 13
different noir short stories
Some stories merited expansion into a full book, others were not so good.
I'd say it was an average read overall which is disappointing because the previous books in this "Name a City" Noir series which visits over 90 cities world wide have been a bit more interesting. These books ask writers from the country being written about to ink short stories set in the major city that is the topic of the book's noir discussion.
Given Sweden's well earned reputation in the noir book genre, I expected more from this book.
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