Erika's Metalblog: Some Sanctuary

I've always wanted to go to Tokyo, that's for sure. The city has always seemed very fascinating and it's absolutely somehing on my to do list to go to a concet in the land of the rising sun. Just imagine the feeling of walking down the streets and sing "Midnight In Tokyo" or something! If things go my way now, this event might happen! I hold my thumbs for that!

The line up sure is a killer and who knows how long John Cyriis will stay this time. I don't know if I prefer him or Bruce Hall in the band though. (Still never got th opportunity to hear "Human Bullet" live) Of course that's one of the main reasons to go to this event, but the absolutely biggest is still Sancturay. I've been severely hooked since I first saw future tense on MTV and has followed Warrel ever since. Oh well, his music career at least.

And then, me and Peter went to his parents summer cabin at Hasslö. My trip started with an extremely hot trainride to Växjö where I changed to one of Sweden's worst busdrivers. Ok, it was a quite long ride but to miss three stops? For one of them he realized it just when he passed the sign and hit the breaks. The woman getting off wasn't on that at all and bounced forward on her ass in the bus. That's not ok!
But apart from that it was a lovely and sunny weekend. I managed to catch another very nice tan too... Arringin at the cabin we found Strumpan (who's been on vacation for a few weeks now) eating grass on the law, he wasn't interested at all to come and say hi to us.

The grass tastes very nice

Saturday was spent out on the sea. Or really a small island not too far from the coast. The water was really freezing. I've never felt the fingers getting numb and starting to hurt in an instance just by jump in the water. Refreshing yes but nice, I don't know...

Peter and his dad in the boat

The landscape down in Blekinge is really beautiful and gave a lot of photo opportunities. I realized that nature photography is my strong side. It's a really bad sign when the mobile camera beats the canon! And that has nothing to do with the cameras.

After the boat trip it was time for birthday party. Peter's dad turned 60 so his mom had arrange with som bubbly wine and a flowery wreth. Very pretty!

Birthday party

The rest of the days were spent lazy just roaming the island on bike, jump in the ocean when it got too hot or just watching the boats in the harbour.

Ok, it only took about 45 minutes in slow speed to cycle around the island. It was still nice and a lot of things to look at. And just to pass by the Fish smokery makes it all so real.

It sure is something special to get away from the city, get away from traffic, shops, bars and everything. To be able to just kill time without doing anything really. I think I would freak out after a few days but now it was all good.

Lazy days in the sun

I realized I might need a real vacation some day soon. Not going away for anything, not plan any concerts or festivals at all. Just time to relax...

One little black cat that really likes Icecream

Strawberries sure is one of the best things with summer. And the ones we got our hands on was very dark red and really sweet. That togerth with some vanilla icecream. Mmmm!!! The days at Hasslö were really nice and I'm so glad Peter took the time to guide me around the island. It was really great to see and I really hope I get to go there more times.

Then it was time for another exciting trainride back to Borås. The first change for me was in Bredåsa, 15 minutes outside Ronneby. That's absolutely nothing, one track. Wasn't too much fun to realize the train out from there was very delayed. But it all worked out, I caught all the trains back to Borås and could check in to the hotel again.

I decided Monday dinner to be at Oliven, a very nice Greek Restaurant close to the hotel. My favorite this far is the grilled chicken!

Souvlaki Kotopoulo

But before dinner I made it to Hold On Records just to realize they had a final sale because they're closing down. Ok, I did get some really cheap reacords. Everything gtom teenage nostalgia (Krixhjälters) to some unexplored 80's Metal (Streetfighter) and christian US Metal (Barren Cross). I also bought some more safe stuff, (Entombed, Iron Savior, ADX) all cheap and nice. But I would gladly have paid full price for it if that would have kept the record store open.