As seen in Sweden

[Cate Fox]

Is there an echo in here?

 

[Siouxsie]

Great thread. Very envious of your trip.

 

[bocadillo]

Boc? Nottingham Fox? All good? Did you make it back safely?

I got home just after 2 all OK. The first train we had to catch was late and we only just caught the connecting bus, then we had to do a bit of fiddling about to bring down the apparent weight of my cabin luggage. Then I set off the alarm at security so I had to allow a swedish woman to rub her hands all over me. Otherwise it was OK.

 

[bocadillo]

Boc, when I went to Kristinebergs IP in September last year, someone working for Djurgården (their women's team played there last season) said the stadium would be demolished within weeks. Did you hear anything about this? Not that it is a lot to knock down, should go rather swiftly.

Heard nothing about that at all. The Dams are still playing there. In fact I used the toilets off their dressing room and it looked as though there had been recent work, including decorating done there. Perhaps there has been a change of plan.

 

[Swissfox]

I got home just after 2 all OK. The first train we had to catch was late and we only just caught the connecting bus, then we had to do a bit of fiddling about to bring down the apparent weight of my cabin luggage. Then I set off the alarm at security so I had to allow a swedish woman to rub her hands all over me. Otherwise it was OK.

I see what you mean - they do check the weight of your hand luggage thoroughly, don't they!
They do it twice, there's no evading them.
My bag weighed 10.7 kg when I put it on the second pair of scales (just before the security check), which prompted the young woman in control of the little corner to ask me: "Is there anything small you can take out?"

It's only .7 kg difference, by the beard of my forefathers!!! Got one of the plastic bags for liquids out, weight fell down to 9.9 kg.

Ryanair, a case for a major facepalm manoever.

And good to hear you just can't get enough of the lovely Swedish ladies... I can't blame you.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

"Got one of the plastic bags for liquids out, weight fell down by 0.8kg to 9.9 kg."

For a 100ml bottle? What was in it - mercury?

 

[Cate Fox]

I see what you mean - they do check the weight of your hand luggage thoroughly, don't they!
They do it twice, there's no evading them.
My bag weighed 10.7 kg when I put it on the second pair of scales (just before the security check), which prompted the young woman in control of the little corner to ask me: "Is there anything small you can take out?"

It's only .7 kg difference, by the beard of my forefathers!!! Got one of the plastic bags for liquids out, weight fell down to 9.9 kg.

Ryanair, a case for a major facepalm manoever.

And good to hear you just can't get enough of the lovely Swedish ladies... I can't blame you.

Dont forget my picture!

 

[FoxCovert]

I got home just after 2 all OK. The first train we had to catch was late and we only just caught the connecting bus, then we had to do a bit of fiddling about to bring down the apparent weight of my cabin luggage. Then I set off the alarm at security so I had to allow a swedish woman to rub her hands all over me. Otherwise it was OK.

Most action you've had all week Boc? BTW thanks for the pics and updates, really good thread, been trying to work out whho's who off the forum

 

[bocadillo]

...been trying to work out whho's who off the forum

There's pictures of me, BM, NF and Swiss. There are also people off Foxestalk.

 

[Swissfox]

Them Stockholm Football Trophy pictures are uploaded - took me longer than expected. I just had so many of them, needed to make a first selection, then trim it down and then find an online picture hosting site that was good enough.

Here's a little appetizer, first the one picture Boc will surely have to put in a frame:


And this little series is worth its own caption competition:

 

[Swissfox]

Here we go:
Hammarby IF vs. Real Mallorca (13/07/2011)

Leicester City vs. Real Mallorca (14/07/2011)

Open Public Training @ Söderstadion (15/07/2011)

First Training Session @ Kristinebergs IP's ground (17/07/2011)

2nd Training Session @ Kristinebergs IP's ground (match day, 18/07/2011)

Leicester City vs. Vasalunds IF (18/07/2011)

 

[Cate Fox]

Did you remember my picture??

 

[Swissfox]

Did you remember my picture??

There's two Oakley pics in the Vasalunds IF album, in the latter half of the compilation and one rather amusing one in the album for the first training session at Kristinebergs IP's ground.

 

[bocadillo]

Falcon is not beer. Falcon is svagöl - weak beer, if you like. Brewed so that it can be sold in grocery shops, 2.8%. £4 for less than ¾ pint - about £5.70 a pint for weak beer. That's expensive, believe me.

 

[Swissfox]

Falcon is not beer. Falcon is svagöl - weak beer, if you like. Brewed so that it can be sold in grocery shops, 2.8%. £4 for less than ¾ pint - about £5.70 a pint for weak beer. That's expensive, believe me.

Well, the regular beer sold at the stadium formerly known as the Walkers isn't really much stronger and cheaper, is it?

The Falcon was rather expensive getting it at the ground, but they sell bigger cans at local 7-11s for 22, 23 Kroner.

 

[Cate Fox]

There's two Oakley pics in the Vasalunds IF album, in the latter half of the compilation and one rather amusing one in the album for the first training session at Kristinebergs IP's ground.

Yay! Thank you

 

[Cate Fox]

Here we go:
Hammarby IF vs. Real Mallorca (13/07/2011)

Leicester City vs. Real Mallorca (14/07/2011)

Open Public Training @ Söderstadion (15/07/2011)

First Training Session @ Kristinebergs IP's ground (17/07/2011)

2nd Training Session @ Kristinebergs IP's ground (match day, 18/07/2011)

Leicester City vs. Vasalunds IF (18/07/2011)

On clicking the link for First training session I got this:

Oops... there's nothing to see here. Either you do not have access to these photos, or they don't exist at this web address. Please contact the owner directly to gain access.

 

[Swissfox]

On clicking the link for First training session I got this:

Oops... there's nothing to see here. Either you do not have access to these photos, or they don't exist at this web address. Please contact the owner directly to gain access.

Try this instead.

 

[Cate Fox]

Try this instead.

Thank you

 

[Real Sharapova]

Well, the regular beer sold at the stadium formerly known as the Walkers isn't really much stronger and cheaper, is it?

It is stronger and it is considerably cheaper.:icon_wink