Day 41

With Jodie working in the city and not able to Skype in the morning I’ve been able to sleep in a bit longer.  I’m now getting up around ten past seven and still making it to work by eight.  Unfortunately I’ve fallen back into my old routine of not eating breakfast before I leave, but the lunches at work are pretty hearty so it’s not so bad.

A few of us drove into Landskrona for lunch today.  We ate at this crappy little chinese restaurant called the Asia Palace.  It was one of those places that look dodgy from the outside and you wonder who would ever go in to try it out.  Inside was just as bland as the outside – bare, white walls; 70’s era air conditioner; a plant that looked like it was about to die; and silent – no other customers or even any background music. 

The good news is that the food was great.  It was a serve yourself, all-you-can-eat buffet and for 65 SEK (less than 10 bucks) there were 5 different types of sushi, prawn crackers, steamed rice, deep-fried prawns and chicken, noodles, chicken with vegetables and seafood with vegetables.  The price even included a drink, which for us was a light beer.  The guys reckon they discovered this place a while ago when the restaurant they’d been heading for was closed.  They’ve been coming back ever since.

Got home after work and watched some of the European Winter X-Games live from Tignes, France.  Yep, the very place I’m heading to next weekend!  Tonight they had the women’s snowboard superpipe finals.  Our very own Tora Bright, fresh from her gold medal at the Winter Olympics, took home the silver.  This picture of the superpipe came from one of the live webcams on the Tignes website. 

It’s pronounced ‘Teen’ or ‘Teen-ye’, not ‘Tig-nez’

Just threw some clothes in my backpack, ready for my trip to Stockholm tomorrow.  Spoke with Serg and was delighted to hear he’s bought a sofa bed and even some new pillows and a blanket.  Looks like I won’t be sleeping on the floor after all.  Awesome.