Greetings from Stockholm

The flights over were uneventful. But whoever invented the coach airline seat was evil. Didn't sleep at all on the way over. Surprisingly warm here - a light rain with temperatures in the low 40s. I was expecting freezing conditions.

Landed in Stockholm and was picked up at the airport by Jan (pronounced "Yahn") from the local office. The company I work for has offices in most major cities around the world. Anyway, Jan took me out to the customer's office and we did the "group-hug". Made them feel better. Explained what we're going to do to make the product better in the future.

Then we went out for dinner, with some of the managers from the customer. The food was great - and there was lots of the local beer and then shots of Aquavit - which seems to be the Swedish national beverage. And it had been 36 hours since I was last asleep - not a great combination. Checked into the hotel at about 10 p.m. local time - and promptly fell asleep - for 2 hours. Now it's 3:00 a.m. local time (that's 6:00 p.m. back home) and I'm wide awake.

Just as well, I have a 6:00 a.m. flight to London. And I need to leave for the airport soon. Unfortunate to make it all the way to Stockholm and see so little of the city.