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February 16, 2011
 

22 Hours In Stockholm

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    Checkin at Cityterminalen
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      We got up super early to catch the train to the airport. We were excited because we got to sit upstairs on the double-decker train.

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    We then took a £5 RyanAir flight to Stockholm. We hadn’t expected snow and there was lots of it.

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    The sea had even frozen over and was covered in inches of snow. The things sticking out of the snow are buoys.

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    Facebook Checkin at Debaser Medis at 16 Feb 13:16
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      Stockholm is spread over lots of islands, so we walked down three islands from the bus station to the venue where we’d be seeing Bright Eyes later to get our bearings.

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    We then went to explore the old town which had lots of pretty streets. The swedish seem to have a thing for trolls and the phone boxes were really pretty.

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    We explored the island for a little while until it got too cold to walk anymore.

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    Checkin at Nobel Museum
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      We warmed up by learning about the Nobel Prize at the Nobel museum. It was a really pretty and interesting museum. Part of it was closed so we got to look around for half price.

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      All the winners have signed their autographs on the underside of the chairs in the cafe which is really cool.

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    It got colder as the sun went down, so we on the hunt for food.

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    We’d been recommended a place by @[500762860:Sarah] and Bruno promising “phenomenal food and amazing views” so we ended up doing a huge trek through knee high snow to find it. If you look closely you can see our footprints at the bottom of the steps stretching all the way back, along side the train tracks to the temperature tower in the background.

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    Checkin at Hermans
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      It was worth it for the amazing vegetarian buffet (of which we enjoyed three heaped plates) and unlimited teas and coffee.

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    Three hours later we left the warmth of the restaurant and headed for the gig.

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    Facebook Checkin at Debaser Medis at 16 Feb 19:49
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      @[105515746149949:Bright Eyes] were playing at Debaser Medis where tickets plus the plane fare was cheaper than going to see them in London. This was my first proper Bright Eyes gig so I didn’t know what to expect.

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      Bright Eyes @ Debaser Medis

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      They also played a little bit of @[114907015205985:Commander Venus] which was cool. I wish they’d have played some @[140748509273391:Desaparecidos] too. Some of the fans were a little scary. One girl was in tears on the floor after Conor jumped in the crowd at the end of the gig. I can understand why @[600581112:Sean] says he’s a little ashamed to admit he’s a Bright Eyes fan.

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      After the gig we had 4 hours to waste before the bus to the airport but we bumped in to Andy LeMaster and Clark (from @[41872766112:The Faint]) who gave us tips for places to eat and drink in @[113132652033783:Omaha, Nebraska]. We also met @[113240858688949:Mike Mogis] who was so nice, decided to give us a pep talk and kept asking for hugs to keep warm. Conor ran past leaving girls who’d been waiting in the cold crying, which wasn’t very nice of him at all.

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      Our Bright Eyes Christmas album is filling up with the names of everyone on it (@[12686145852:Maria Taylor] was the first to sign it years ago in Glasgow)… we’re trying to collect the set!

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    The money was really pretty but everything was so expensive. 100 Kronor = roughly £10. Luckily we were only in Sweden for 22 hours, so we didn't need a hotel. After the gig we caught a bus to the airport and flew back to London.

 
 
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