This Town's Kinda Pretty!

The weather's getting colder and this weekend I got smacked in the face with the sore throat and sniffles that seems to be going around. I've been pretty much sleeping and lazing around on my sofa yesterday and today, but I did go on a nice long walk yesterday evening, and snapped some photos of the city with my iPhone. (See gallery below.)

Between naps and about 60 cups of tea today, I also wandered down to the river's edge near my apartment and saw people kayaking. I really want to do that, but I haven't yet figured out where the rental place is. But I did come up with a funny plan: My friend Rebecca is coming to visit in a few weeks, and I think while she's here we've gotta do the city tour by Segway. The advertisements feature a pretty, well-dressed chick with a Louis Vuitton bag cruising through Norrmalm on a human transporter... but somehow I don't think the real thing will be quite so glamorous.

Speaking of comparing myself with attractive women: it's a good thing I'm already married, because if I had come here with the intention of meeting Swedish guys, I'd be totally striking out. I basically came to a place where, at best, I'd just look like all the other girls, except now my look currently includes funky glasses and a quirky haircut, which is the look older ladies in Stockholm start rocking once they realize they can't hang with the pretty young things anymore. Oh well--I guess this makes it that much easier to stay out of trouble! But I'm growing the hair back out and getting Lasik surgery as soon as I get back to the States.

A Walk Through Stockholm 8/31/08 7:16 PM