{"id":1291,"date":"2008-08-03T22:14:23","date_gmt":"2008-08-03T21:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/2008\/08\/03\/and-so-we-bid-a-fond-farewell-to-sweden\/"},"modified":"2008-08-03T22:14:23","modified_gmt":"2008-08-03T21:14:23","slug":"and-so-we-bid-a-fond-farewell-to-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/2008\/08\/03\/and-so-we-bid-a-fond-farewell-to-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"And so we bid a fond farewell to Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a charming convention. I look forward to coming back some time (with Peter, this time).<\/p>\n<p>Stockholm is a city I look forward to visiting again when I have more time. The light here is very special. (The dark, not so special. Or maybe it is, but I\u2019m a little set against it at the moment, as last night I got off the T-bana \/ Metro on the wrong side of the square at Odenplan, and (having set off confidently in the wrong direction) spent the next three-quarters of an hour (a) walking around in the dark and the rain (b) while trying to read the city map (c) and trying not to <em>look<\/em> like I was reading the city map in the dark, in the rain (d) while being ten blocks from where I should have been.\u00a0 No matter: I backtracked and found where I should have been.)<\/p>\n<p>(It\u2019s funny today. Last night, not so funny. But eighteen or twenty-four hours puts everything in perspective.)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, preparatory to heading back to my hotel, I find myself sitting in Gamla stan \/ the Old Town\u2026 in an Irish bar. They just happened to have (a) whiskey and (b) a ton of open outlets in the front of the place where I was able to plug in the computer and the phone. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/images\/smile1.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Home tomorrow. Which is good, as I miss the computers, and the cats. And the husband. (Feorag, also NB:\u00a0 you have fans up here, and Fluff is kindly spoken of.) But in the meantime \u2014 thanks to all the Stocon folk for a memorable weekend. (And the cookbooks are brilliant, guys. Thanks again.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a charming convention. I look forward to coming back some time (with Peter, this time). 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