Alas, Babylon!

When the hour's late and fires low :: Remember back to long ago :: To an ancient age forever gone :: The glory of lost Babylon!

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:: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 ::

The Prodigal Son

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At the risk of being derivative, I've just posted this nifty little thing from flickr (see above).

So anyhoo, I'm back and in full effect after almost a month of Euro-travel, first to see my Polka dot in Poland (including the sights of Lublin, Krakow, and Warsaw), then back to Sweden to meet my parents and drive around Sweden. It was the best of times, it was the worst of the times, but overall quite good. Didn't want to leave my sweetie, but my parents and their travel agenda helped take my mind off the pain, and coupled with daily SMSs back and forth, kept us sane until I returned to Falun where I could actually talk with her.

Meanwhile, the parents, with their Saab rent-a-car, enabled me to see parts of Sweden that I most likely would not be able to using only public transport, including a ferry trip to Tallinn, Estonia as well as a journey through Swedish Småland, including the quite-simply-amazing Kalmar Castle; a drive up the western shores of Lake Vättern, Sweden's second-largest lake; a visit to the parish church of Hakarp, whose ceilings are painted with scenes depicting demons torturing naked women in hell; and a stay in Västenås Slott, a 16th-century castle/country manor complete with real suits of armor in the lobby!

Like I said, overall quite an enjoyable trip, though the weather turned crappy and rainy for my parents' stay here in Falun. Ah well, one can't have everything I suppose. I'll try to post more info about my travels (and some pics) in the not-too-distant future, but for now there's this nagging little thing called a master's thesis that hasn't been touched in a month that's demanding my attention. Curses!

Swedish word of the day: slott, which means "castle"

:: posted by Rob 10:22 AM [+] ::
3 Comments:

So what's the Swedish word for "swamp?"

By Anonymous, at 10:07 PM

Either träsk or sump. So there you go.

By Rob, at 11:14 PM

Danke. My slott in the sump thanks you too. hehe

Oh and by all means derivate away. I myself did the very same thing; although my infraction went uncredited. Too much fun clicking "Next Blog >>" at the top of blogger blogs I'm afraid. :)

By Anonymous, at 4:23 PM

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