On Wednesday the World Cups here in Östersund started. You can read all about them on fasterskier.com (with most of the photos done by me and my dad).
dad and i took a little break to do some shopping in town. i found some pretty awesome gloves.
while i was at the bottom of the course cheering on skiers, i had a little time to construct a makeshift flag (a very expensive one at that) with a spare swix triac pole that i brought with me.
later, we went to the supermarket and found something very special and rare...the sun.
one of the coolest places to go during christmas time here in Östersund is the Julmarknad or Christmas Market, there you can find such swedish delicacies as moose kebabs and very heavily fried bacon pancakes.
maybe the best bacon pancake i had all day...maybe.
this morning (saturday) i watched Kikkan Randall of the US XC Ski team win the women's sprint in Dusseldorf, Germany on television. it was awesome!
i might need some more chocolate.
