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Summer is the time of year to escape New York, and the summer of 1997 had the many hot and humid days that I wilt under.

The Men Here Are Gorgeous

Tony
2004-01-28 10:31:37

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A little after 11, he called to say that Uppsala was off because his friends were going back to Gothenborg a day early, and they were having trouble with their car anyway. Perhaps his friends had the oldest car in Sweden...He himself could meet me at my hotel at noon and we could look around the city.

He arrived right at noon, and I went down to the reception area to see a very tall Goran chatting with that goodlooking hotel clerk, who Goran told me was named Joachim. So Goran was eager to show me his city and a little nervous about his English, although it was excellent.He wanted all the gossip about our mutual friend, who he hadn't seen in a long time. Our first stop was to get some lunch, and Goran took me to a large food court right on the Hotorget, the main market next to the Konserthuset. It was a large cafeteria style set-up, lined with about 20 different restaurants, with all kinds of food from all around the world, with local specialties too. This became my primary meal center the rest of my trip. I could have different food every meal and it would be cheap, too.

After lunch, Goran suggested a visit to the Stockholm City Hall. I was eager to see this myself. It's known as one of the most beautiful in the world. We went to the tourist office and Goran had a question for them. Another extremely handsome young man helped Goran. He had such a lilting Swedish accent. I couldn't take my eyes off him and could've listened to his voice the rest of the day.This was happening at every turn in Stockholm.....goodlooking and charming people were a dime a dozen in this city.

The city hall tour was just great. We went all over the building, which truly is beautiful inside and out. Goran proposed we climb the tower, which I couldn't do. I knew I would get much too tired because of the medicine I was taking. I think saying no disappointed Goran, who had a childlike enthusiasm ...