Andy and Jason in Stockholm

I had a great time in Stockholm this past weekend with Rotary Scholar friend Jason Sauer. We flew in on Friday and came back yesterday. Click here for some pictures. The pictures also include photos from a farewell dinner for my friend Yousuf, who moved to Oxford on Monday, as well as a few from formal hall at Queens' College.

Sweden was flat out cold. There was snow everywhere...probably the most that I've seen ina big city environment. The museums -- we saw the Nobel Prize Museum and the history museum -- provided a good break from the chilly weather. There were also a few giant indoor markets that we woandered through to warm up. Coffee is of course served in Stockholm as well, and that was a final warmup opportunity. You know what else is served? Tons and tons of hot dogs! Unbelievable...every corner seemed to reveal another hot dog vendor.

We stayed with my friend Niklas Ringby, who is a tall, sharp dressing Swede. And of course, Niklas has blond hair. That said, I was surprised that there weren't more blonds in Sweden. And as Niklas pointed out, many of those blonds are fake! Can you believe it? In short, those fantasies that you guys have about all the beautiful Swedish blonds are gonna be short-lived upon your arrival for a visit. In any event, we had a splendid time in the country. We didn't make it to the famed Ice Bar, but we had an awesome evening on Saturday as Niklas cooked us a fine dinner. And it didn't hurt that we were in the company of a few Swedish beauties (fake blonds of course).