28 October 2010

And so to Lidköping (with a pilgramage to the Holy-Of-Holies on the way)

"Everybody remember where we parked..." So up at 03:00am and to wonderful Stansted airport - at least there is a Pret and they do hot porridge




It turns out I will be seeing a lot of this in the future (as the EMA flights to WRO are now at a sensible time on a Monday morning... something over 70 flights so far this year and there is still December to go.





A little detour via the Saab Bilmuseum and a very very nice restaurant next door


The X-box generation are not impressed


This is THE Stig's* SAAB 99 Turbo



"Ursaab" - that being Saab car number #1


Sensibly the Swedes save space by building military aircraft runways into trunk roads



Welcome to Räda


The Western Region Night Radio Orienteering Championships - tricky, very tricky indeed - especially as the transmitters were wrapped in camouflage netting and then hidden under bushes - with just the small orange plastic punch visible.  It was so cold my map board underwent rubber-glass phase transition and shattered...



 Every trip to Lidkoping must include a visit to Kinnekulle - while we were parking 3 big Volvo police cars drove up and disgorged at least 12 police officers - if the police eat at the restaurant it is usually a good sign.  In 1089 I had waffles with hjortron - no such luck this time - but that was soon corrected...


Following a short tour of Lidkoping's finest sport shops (stocked with wall to wall chav fashion - we did not have the heart to tell them the mistake they are making), Simon took me to the best cake shop/cafe in town - Garströms Konditori - reassuringly expensive - £4.50 for an open top beetroot and trimmings sandwich



Uncle Gunnar has two young dogs -  100% obedient (as long as there is the immediate prospect of food)


A surfeit of waffles - as ever Ula over-caters and  we had the remainder for breakfast the next morning

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