Date: September 1998

What I Remember:
Dinner with Richard Markstedt and his friend who is a member of Swedish parliament.
Driving north to the small, ancient Viking village and in a quaint shop seeing a beautiful ship model of...the USS Constitution?!
OK, so how do you pronounce those letters with the hålos over them?
The studio where the rock group ABBA started and their founder still works as a producer
That big ship (Vasa) that sank its first day out about 600 years ago (note to self: don’t attempt 3 decks of cannons on next warship I build) and was recently salvaged and preserved.
A lot of friggin blonds

What I Brought Back:
A large Orrefors crystal bowl; Painted wooden toy horses