Getting settled

We got up pretty early on Wednesday morning and rushed down to the beach to nail a couple of sunbeds, left our towels there and went for breakfast.

We spent most of the day in the sun, snorkeling in the ocean, it was like a giant aquarium. In the evening we spoiled ourselves with a romantic Spa including Sauna, Steam Sauna, Jacuzzi, Wine & Fruit, Massage and a Facial mask. The treatment was called "Honeymoon".

Thursday was probably the most lazy day of them all except from that I went back to the Spa to have a go on their Gym for an hour. We were enjoying the sun to the fullest and cooling down in the ocean. Jeanette found the opportunity to get pedicure at the local beauty saloon while I had a beer in the bar writing post cards.

Sharm El Sheikh via Oslo

I got on the train around noon. I was gonna change trains in Karlstad but we were delayed so I had to squeeze into a overheated and packed buss that would take us the last 200 K's.

I finally reached the capital of Rignes, met up with Jeanette and went to have a beer at Elm Street.

We woke up at 7:00 next morning, got on the train to the airport, had some breakfast before boarding the plane.

Well in Sharm el Sheikh we were almost the first ones in line for the customs and no hustle. Got out and then, BANG! That wasn't Jihad it has the heat that hit us like a frying pan in our foreheads.

Got on the well air conditioned bus that would take us to Dreams Beach Resort.

Driving us madly through this massive playground surrounded by castles of sand in shape of hotels and resorts the bus driver never let go of the horn.

The room was nice, quite big, clean and the air condition was really good.

We decided to walk around the resort, had a drink at the Beduin Café, ate dinner in the main restaurant and had a beer watching a guy singing love ballads "singback".

All packed up and ready to go

In a couple of hours I'm on the train for Oslo.

As mentioned earlier I got an all-inclusive trip to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt with and from Jeanette.

And tomorrow the eagerly awaited vacation starts, the plane leaves Oslo 9:30 AM. 

Under the weather?

Just because the summer left us in Stockholm doesn't mean you have to stay home and play with your navel.

On Monday my friend Matte "Driderit" Eliasson came to visit. We hung out at Mosebacke and finished off the night at Kelly's.

A long walk on Tuesday summed up the most important sightseeing. In the afternoon Matte went to see an old friend and I went to meet up with my sister with boyfriend and my mother with boyfriend at KGB. Mom and Erland left pretty early so I kidnapped the rest of the gang to show them Vampire Lounge, Koh Phangang and Pet Sounds Bar.

I met up with Matte again on Wednesday afternoon and we went down to the studio to contribute with some "Hey, hey!" choirs for the album. After that we went to see Backyard Babies at Skansen. Thanks to Dregen we got in for free and enjoyed the afternoon with beer in our hands. We didn't stay to watch Takida but went down to Tyrol where Backyard had their Release party for their new album. 

Yet a wet night helped out for not shining like the sun today.

Spoiled by Whip

I guess most people is back from their vacation cause yesterday the gym was packed. During the whole summer we've been almost the only ones there.

We gave up after an hour cause there wasn't room for us. Walking back home in the rain Whip came up with the great idea that he would make me dinner. And damn it was good. Entrecôte & Potato Salad... yum yum.

After coffee and chocolate we walked up to Mosebacke for a couple of beers.

Bass Moi

On Thursday and Saturday I finished my bass lines on our upcoming album.

We're finishing the album in Future Legends Studio.

YAAAAY!

Hoffmaestro & Petter

Tonight I was doing some honest working.

Hoffmaestro & Petter was performing on the terrace of Mosebacke and I was doing monitors.

Beautiful evening and it was a sold out show.

Tomorrow I'm back in the studio to record the last bits of the new album.

Perfection

On Friday Jeanette came and gave me an early birthday gift.

In 3 weeks we're going to Sharm el Sheik in Egypt. We'll stay for one week at the Dreams Beach Resort and EVERYTHING is included. I can't believe it. It's the best birthday gift I've ever got.

On Saturday we enjoyed ourselves with roller coasters, ice cream and beer at Gröna Lund. Later in the evening we met up with Whip for some serious partying at ROCKS.

After a long nights sleep we went to Gröndal to relax on the cliffs by the water. After 6 hours in the sun we had a pretty good dinner at a local restaurant.

On Monday evening we went for a wonderful dinner at Koh Phangang. After dessert and coffee we stumbled down to Vampire Lounge to meet up With Whip, Elin and Per and since the time passed midnight the celebration began.

Today I haven't done anything useful at all and I think I'll keep it like that. I'm just gonna lie in my couch and dream of Egypt.

Thanks to everyone that has sent me congratulations! 

Summer Bums

Me and Whip went down to the beach today after the gym.

Weird enough we managed to pull off almost the same pose.

Sunday = Funday

On Sunday me and Whip went to see Pernilla Andersson play at Akkurat.

I only got to see the first set but it was really good as always.

Then I went up to do some work at Mosebacke where "Into the Sun" and the french band "Sheraff" were playing.

Memories

Today we took a trip to Ingmarsö, an island in the archipelago of Stockholm where I partly grew up. 

I haven't been there since 1987 but it looked almost the same and I was surprised to see that I remembered so much. 

I got to see the school I went to in first grade. We were only 2 in my class and a total of 12 students in the whole school. We also went to see the house we built from scratch. 

Sun was shining and the ice cream was tasty so it was an amazing day.

Skinny & Lucky

Brother, Mom, Nina & Lucky

My School

Our house

Lucky

Last night!

So it's my last night in Oslo. I've had a great vacation and I can't wait to come back.

BUT... it's not so funny to wake up and see this:

Norway Rockfestival

I've had my share of camping and tents this summer so I was really happy that we could stay in "Gamlehuset" this festival. It's actually the oldest house in the valley, not less than 400 years old.

After installing ourselves in the house and making sure not too many bugs was gonna bug Helena we opened up the bottle to say cheers for a cheerio time.

The only band I 

REALLY wanted to see this festival was of course Hayseed Dixie and they were the first band we saw.

 Unfortunately we didn't count on standing in line for 20 minutes to get in to the festival area so we missed the start of the show but made it in time for "Ace of Spades"... everything well so far.

But since it's a rock festival it HAS to rain, a lot.

So we headed back to the house to change clothes, drink some beer and wait for the weather to get better.

It was a little bit to comfortable so we got stuck the rest of the night.

On Friday I started off a little bit too fast, thought I was indestructible. 

Everything was great during the "Pain" and "Volbeat" concert but then we sat down for a couple of cold ones in "Vebua Bar Camp". Actually I was in "Attention" mood, dancing and I fell thru the wall of the party tent. I managed to fix the wall with the strap from my backstage pass and a lot of will.

I told the others that I should just go back to the house for a powernap... some power heh? I woke up around noon on Saturday.

So after 16 hours of sleep I felt quite okay despite the feeling of being a tiny bit idiotic for missing out on almost the whole previous night.

Around 2 PM we get the news that 2 people died on the festival and another 8 or 10 were on their way to the hospital. They stopped the concerts and the festival was endangered.

When they finally announced that they could put the bands back on stage again we went to to watch "The Quireboys" who did a great show considering the mellow mood around the festival.

We watched a bit of "WE" and "Soilwork", passed the "Vebua Bar Camp" a couple of times and then I was tired again. Jeanette had to convince me to stay and she made it. We watched the "Motorhead" show from the FoH tower thanks to my friend Sjöland that does the lights for them.

Then we found out that the "Turbonegro" show was cancelled so we got back to the house to find Vidar suitably drunk on the couch. We sat down and listened to some music before going to bed.

After cleaning up the house on Sunday we drove back to Flekkefjord to repack our suitcase, have a shower before going back to Oslo.

It felt really sad to leave this beautiful place behind, I'm really gonna miss everyone.

R.I.P. Anita Wathne and Terje Bueland

Flekkefjord

Late on Monday night we got on the train bound for Sire, with the final destination Flekkefjord.

It was a long ride from Oslo and I had troubles to sleep while traveling through the beautiful landscapes of southern Norway.

When we finally got off the train Doris and Janne came to pick us up. Despite my tired eyes I couldn't believe what I saw during the 20 minute ride back to the house, amazing country!!!

After breakfast we took the opportunity to have a well deserved nap.

When we woke up again we had a long bath and then some Bailys & Coffee before going out to meet Kristin & Stig @ Hestens.

They had a bit of a lead on us so we did our best to keep up with them.

Eventually another personality of mine showed up, we all know him as Skinny Bin Laden but this night he had more of a pirate thing going.

On Wednesday I was fortunate to get a proper sightseeing around this beautiful city. Jeanette also reminded me how to fish crabs.

When we got back the grill was already lit up and it was time for barbeque in the afternoon sun.

After eating we decided to digest the food with some Playstation 2 games before going to bed.

Thursday, today we're leaving for Kvinnesdal to attend the Norway Rockfestival...