This has been a week of many special encounters! I (Helena) have met with two old friends, one of whom I got to know at a very special way. We've also had time for a 30th anniversary celebration and an Irish reunion. The worst thing has been that I've had a bad cold and the best thing has been... everything else. What has been the best part of your week?
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Meeting a friend in Iceland
In Reykjavik we met an old friend of mine (Helena), whom I haven't seen for about 17 years. I originally got to know her (listen!) through her scribbling in Icelandic on a toilet door in a pub in Stockholm.
I replied to the doodle, and a few weeks later she replied with an email address... Yes, this is true! Now we hadn't seen each other for a long time, so it was great to see her with her now 15-year-old son. I forgot to take a photo, but still! Happy Friday!
30th anniversary celebrations
When we came home from Iceland, it was immediately time to celebrate Alexandra, Peter's granddaughter, who just turned 30. We missed the real celebration, and instead they invited us to "a little" pick food. Fantastically luxurious, good and nice!
After dinner we had fun scratching countries on a so-called "scratch map". When you scratch the countries in peace and quiet, and talk about the places you have visited, it is really fun! Thank you Robin and Alexandra for a great evening!
Visit of a childhood friend
Later in the week I (Helena) was visited by my childhood friend Johanna. We became friends in Lund when I was 4 years old and she was 3, and have been friends ever since. Now we don't meet very often (Johanna lives in Skåne), but when we do meet, it feels just like normal. Johanna, who is a researcher in limnology (the study of freshwater) was going to a meeting in Stockholm and took the opportunity to spend an evening with us in the houseboat. Sooo fun and nice!
Ireland meeting
On Thursday afternoon and evening, the Irish Tourist Board organised a gathering in an Irish pub to celebrate the upcoming season 8 of the TV series Game of Thrones. A large part of the TV series was filmed on the island, and we have previously written about it. 10 Game of Thrones filming locations in Northern Ireland.
Now we got to meet Flip Robinson (top photo), who started his career tearing tickets at the rope bridge. Carrick-a-Redeand then went on to star as a stand-in for 'Hodor' in Game of Thrones. Now he runs his own guided tours, Giant Tours Irelandin the footsteps of the popular TV series. Talk about a cool career change!
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diana's dreams says:
What a wonderful week you have had :) the best this week will probably be tomorrow when little O and I will see Mello live and meet a friend from Skåne and cosy brunch at Bockholmen on Sunday hugs
08 March 2019 - 9:01
Liniz Travel says:
Sounds like
A wonderful week! Had to decline the event yesterday unfortunately... fun with lots of friends to party.
Have a nice weekend. Tomorrow we are off to the Alps.
Hugs
08 March 2019 - 9:42
Helena says:
Lina, it is not possible to do everything! Wishing you a nice trip to the Alps!
08 March 2019 - 14:39
Helena says:
Diana, wonderful! Wish you a nice day tomorrow! 🙂
08 March 2019 - 14:37
Lena - good for the soul says:
Haha, that scribble was so funny! Glad that you still hang out!
Have a nice Friday!
Hug Lena
08 March 2019 - 10:19
Helena says:
Isn't that fun? 🙂
08 March 2019 - 14:39
Ama de casa says:
A wonderful week, especially for you Helena 🙂 Mine has been like that... But now it can only get better and better 😀.
Have a great weekend!
08 March 2019 - 10:48
Helena says:
Really hope you feel better now Ama!!!!
08 March 2019 - 14:41
Britt-Marie Lundgren says:
Old friends are fun and wonderful, aren't they? They are always there even if you don't see them very often. This week I have also met friends from the past. On Wednesday I met two of the girls I started class 1 with 58 years ago and this weekend we were at my high school friend's house in Uppsala to plan an autumn trip! These are probably the highlights of the week.
08 March 2019 - 12:46
Helena says:
Glad that you also met old friends this week! 🙂 Wish you a nice weekend!
08 March 2019 - 14:46
Annika says:
What a great week you had! I love how you met your mate through graffiti in a toilet!
08 March 2019 - 13:10
Helena says:
Isn't it? Have fun! 🙂
08 March 2019 - 14:46
BP says:
What a week for you! With so much fun on the programme, you almost forget about the cold, right?)
Flip Robinson certainly made a successful career change, to say the least. I can also note that he is unusually tall for an Irishman;-)
08 March 2019 - 18:38
Helena says:
Apart from losing my voice, I probably could have forgotten about the cold 😉.
09 March 2019 - 11:41
Maria/ Magnolia Magis says:
Wow, wow, wow, what a week! It was not little! Yes, friends are important and it's funny that many years can pass and then you meet again! And funny that you never know in advance when you meet new friends! Or how you meet, e.g. your Icelandic friend. What fun!
Best of the week: I am done with all self-imposed deadlines, such as presents. Now I can continue our own projects! Discovered that I can borrow more e-books too when I got a library card at the library here too! ? So Happy Friday!
08 March 2019 - 18:48
Helena says:
It's good to have deadlines cleared! Nice weekend! 🙂
09 March 2019 - 11:41
Ann-Louise Paulsson says:
Nice to meet you yesterday! Hope your throat is better today and that you haven't lost your voice completely. Have a nice weekend!
08 March 2019 - 23:39
Helena says:
Thank you the same! Just trying to rest now and recover the voice 🙂 .
09 March 2019 - 11:42
Johanna in Skåne says:
Really good to see you! This was a fun week with several exciting meetings; curious student who interviewed me about mussel farms, researchers that I have met over the years and who came to the meeting Thursday-Friday and then the good dinner at your home. Hope the cold goes away!
09 March 2019 - 9:09
Helena says:
Yes, very funny! Lovely that the visit to Stockholm continued well too! 🙂
09 March 2019 - 11:42
Elsa says:
It was soooo good to see you again!
Toilet doors are multi-purpose, we've noticed!
Greetings
The two-door clog ?
10 March 2019 - 19:41
Sofia / Fantasy travel says:
Haha what a great story about how you met! Things you don't think happen in real life but only on film 🙂 .
26 March 2019 - 21:45