Stockholm - Summer Solstice

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Sweden, an in particular, Stockholm, has a certain international attraction to it. Most people call it 6 foot tall stunning blonde women. Marc, Tucker, Kyle, Ryan and I decided that we should go see if it was for real. So we picked the biggest holiday weekend of the year in Stockholm, the midsummer's eve festival and booked our tickets to Stockholm. What we didn't realize is that our flight arrived at an airport 80 miles out of town and that everyone in Stockholm leaves the city and goes to the islands for the midsummer's eve parties. Lesson learned.

Needless to say, most 5 guy groups in an empty city would be facing a bit of a daunting task in their search for the beauty that existed in Sweden. This group had no problems. In all fairness, we probably went to some of the more mainstream venues. We ate well, watched some great World Cup Soccer, and made full use of the rip-cord if the venue didn't suit our purposes.

The midsummer festival really was out in the islands, but we had our own festival. If you ever go to Sweden, don't miss the Cafe Opera. It's one of the best clubs I've been to in the world.

This weekend was important for me because it was a coming together of 2 worlds. 2 of my best friends from SF met up with 2 of my best friends from London and, despite the quiteness of the city, we blew it out. I've always said my friends are my family and it was great to get the family together again.

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