Specialization is for insects.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Boston Boxing

Finally got around to start up some kind of proper exercise again. Joined Boston Boxing a month, or so, back and it's great. It's my way to try to counter all these hours in front of the screens. Not sure why I didn't do this earlier since going and lifting weights etc. is very uninspiring.

It's been too long

Quick update. We are in Boston. Back Bay even. Small apartment, great location. More to follow.

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Back in Linköping

After eight days driving across the US, one week in Spain and two weeks in Italy, we are now back in Linköping. It's good to know that we will be in one place for a couple of weeks. There were a lot of things to see and experience on our European tour and I think that we both are ready to just hang out here for a while.  We do not have use for shorts in Sweden yet but spring is definetely on it's way.

There will be more photos as soon as I have that cable for the camera.

In Florence

We are in Florence after three nights in Sorrento. It has been long between internet access and now we just paid for some time in an internet caffé. I also left the cable for the camera in Leon so new photos will have to wait until we get to Sweden.

Florence is sunny and warm. Today we will be going to the Uffizi gallery, and tonight we are heading out for dinner at Baldevino. We have had some great food while in Italiy, and have managed to stay away from the not so great tourist trap restaurants. The wine is ok, but then we are usually getting the house wine so we are not expecting anything spectacular. Maybe we will splurge tonight and get something nicer.

Ok the time is running out here. Ciao!

In Fondi, after two nights in Rome

When flying out from Barcelona (or Girona), probably about 75% of the flights were cancelled. Ours was not. Nor was the airport very crowded. I guess people actually stayed away from the airport if their flight was cancelled. So we arrived in Rome without any problems, feeling pretty lucky considering how many people that was stuck.

Rome was busy. Lots of everything. We had a really nice dinner, in a restaurant recommended by Rick Steves, thank you Rick! But his nightmare description of how it is to cross a street in Rome was quite an exageration. Traffic is busy but drivers are still fairly considerate and are not actually trying to hit tourists.

We are now in Fondi. It is raining. We will see if there is a nice place to have some dinner tonight. I would like to sample some of the local wine, if possible.

In Barcelona

The night train to Barcelona was a surprisingly pleasant experience. We had our own "room" that had a separate bathroom with a shower.

Barcelona has been both very sunny and warm and suddenly very rainy. We saw the impressive La Sagrada Familia among other sites.

It seems like our flight for Rome is still departing on Wednesday. I guess nothing is sure yet but at least it is not among the cancelled flights.

Photos to follow.

Taking the night train to Barcelona

After a few nights in León we are now about to take the night train to Barcelona. It should take us almost 9 hours. Today we also drove north to the ocean and walked on the beach. Driving there, across the mountains, was rainy and gray but upon reaching the coast the sky suddenly cleared up into a sunny day.

Following the news about the volcanic activity in Iceland has made us a little unsure if we will actually be able to fly to Rome on Wednesday morning. We shall see. Alternatives such as taking the boat instead have been discussed. More to follow on this.

Dinner in Spain is usually eaten around 9-10 pm so we are about to go out for some of that before our train leaves.

Some photos from León