\u00deessar l\u00f6ngu fer\u00f0as\u00f6gur sem \u00e9g skrifa eru aldrei vins\u00e6lustu bloggf\u00e6rslurnar m\u00ednar. En \u00e9g veit a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 eru nokkrir sem lesa og hafa \u00e1n\u00e6gju af fr\u00e1sagnarst\u00edl m\u00ednum. En \u00ed \u00feessu fer\u00f0alagi sem \u00e9g er a\u00f0 skrifa um h\u00e9r f\u00f3r sonur minn a\u00f0 tala um \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g skrifa\u00f0i um London-fer\u00f0ina um daginn. \u00c9g br\u00e1st vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 senda honum tengla \u00e1 eldri fer\u00f0as\u00f6gur m\u00ednar \u00fear sem hann var me\u00f0 \u00ed f\u00f6r. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g er kannski a\u00f0 skrifa fyrir framt\u00ed\u00f0ina. Annars er skr\u00fdti\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa blogga\u00f0 \u00ed tuttugu \u00e1r og eiga allt \u00ed einu son sem er farinn a\u00f0 lesa eitthva\u00f0 af \u00feessu.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 eru \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r s\u00ed\u00f0an vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum fari\u00f0 \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldufer\u00f0 til \u00fatlanda. \u00cd \u00feetta sinn \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara til Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 til a\u00f0 hitta \u00d6nnu systur. Str\u00e1karnir hafa b\u00e1\u00f0ir komi\u00f0 \u00fearna \u00e1\u00f0ur en hvorugur man eftir \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n
\u00dear sem vi\u00f0 hj\u00f3nin vorum a\u00f0 st\u00edga upp \u00far veikindum n\u00e1\u00f0um vi\u00f0 ekki p\u00e6la miki\u00f0 \u00ed hva\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0. Daginn fyrir brottf\u00f6r hr\u00faga\u00f0i \u00e9g saman f\u00f6tum en t\u00f3k allt \u00ed einu eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 stuttbuxurnar m\u00ednar voru rifnar (\u00e1 hli\u00f0inni! hvernig gerist \u00fea\u00f0?). Sm\u00e1 sko\u00f0un \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t leiddi \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1tti eiginlega engan fatna\u00f0 sem henta\u00f0i til a\u00f0 vera \u00ed um e\u00f0a yfir 18 gr\u00e1\u00f0u hita. \u00c9g dreif mig \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0 og keypti f\u00f6t \u00ed fl\u00fdti og tr\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 hinu \u00ed t\u00f6skuna. Engin n\u00e1kv\u00e6mni og alltof miki\u00f0 af drasli. Eftir a\u00f0 hafa lent a\u00f0 hafa \u00feurft a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a fj\u00f3ra daga eftir t\u00f6skunni fr\u00e1 London vanda\u00f0i \u00e9g mig vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 pakka \u00f6llu nau\u00f0synlegasta og ver\u00f0m\u00e6tasta \u00ed handfarangur sem var \u00fev\u00ed l\u00edka vel tro\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0um af sta\u00f0 \u00e1 f\u00f6studagsmorgun, 1. j\u00fal\u00ed. \u00c1 flugvellinum n\u00e1\u00f0um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 finna mann fr\u00e1 fyrirt\u00e6kinu sem \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edfa og geyma b\u00edlinn okkar \u00e1 me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum \u00ed burtu. Vi\u00f0 reyndum a\u00f0 spyrja hann spurninga en hann virtist hvorki tala ensku n\u00e9 \u00edslensku.<\/p>\n
Flugi\u00f0 var \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0um t\u00edma. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum ekki a\u00f0 vakna snemma og \u00fea\u00f0 var engin \u00f6rtr\u00f6\u00f0 \u00e1 flugvellinum. F\u00e1tt var eftirminnilegt \u00fearna a\u00f0 mati str\u00e1kana en spilakassi hj\u00e1 Elk\u00f3 hefur veri\u00f0 nefndur nokkrum sinnum.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 keyptum okkur sm\u00e1 snarl og \u00fea\u00f0 lei\u00f0ir mig a\u00f0 \u00feessu: Skj\u00e1ir me\u00f0 skyggnus\u00fdningum eru ekki \u00edgildi matse\u00f0ils. \u00c9g vil geta rennt yfir lista \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 stara \u00e1 skj\u00e1 \u00ed von um a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 spennandi birtist. Ef \u00fei\u00f0 geti\u00f0 ekki sett matse\u00f0il \u00e1 skj\u00e1 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 hafa hann tilt\u00e6kan \u00ed efnislegu formi.<\/p>\n
Flugi\u00f0 var \u00f3eftirminnilegt. \u00c9g horf\u00f0i \u00e1 Shazam!<\/em> (f\u00edn) og nokkra gamla \u00fe\u00e6tti af Simspsons<\/em> og str\u00e1karnir h\u00f6f\u00f0u gaman af s\u00ednu skemmtiefni l\u00edka. \u00c9g var alveg b\u00fainn a\u00f0 steingleyma hve \u00e1berandi tv\u00edburaturnarnir voru \u00ed New York-\u00fe\u00e6ttinum. Homer ey\u00f0ir heilum degi \u00e1 torginu milli \u00feeirra. \u00deegar \u00e9g fl\u00fdg velti \u00e9g oft fyrir m\u00e9r hvernig efni\u00f0 er vali\u00f0 fyrir \u00feessi t\u00e6ki. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i til d\u00e6mis haldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hugrenningartengslin vi\u00f0 11. september v\u00e6ru ekki eitthva\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa vildir vekja hj\u00e1 far\u00feegum.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 villtumst sm\u00e1 um \u00e1 Arlanda. \u00dea\u00f0 er merkt vel og vandlega hvar hra\u00f0lestin til Stokkh\u00f3lms er sta\u00f0sett en skiltin \u00e1 a\u00f0rar lestir benda stundum \u00ed mj\u00f6g villandi \u00e1ttir. Vi\u00f0 fundum \u00fe\u00f3 st\u00f6\u00f0ina \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0um t\u00edma. Vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum hvergi sest ni\u00f0ur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ungur ma\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja sig \u00e1 bekk. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i Eygl\u00f3 hvort \u00e9g m\u00e6tti vera lei\u00f0inlegur vi\u00f0 hann til a\u00f0 redda pl\u00e1ssi en henni leyst ekki \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u00deegar vi\u00f0 komumst inn \u00ed lestina lentum vi\u00f0 \u00ed veseni af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum a\u00f0 s\u00e6tisn\u00famerunum okkar var einhver gaur \u00ed einu s\u00e6tinu. \u00c9g vanda\u00f0i mig \u00ed leikr\u00e6num tilbur\u00f0um a\u00f0 benda \u00e1 n\u00famerin \u00feegar \u00e9g tala\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Eygl\u00f3 til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvort gaurinn fatta\u00f0i a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum a\u00f0 vera \u00fearna. Hann s\u00fdndi engin vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um kannski fari\u00f0 \u00ed rangan vagn.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 r\u00f6ltum til baka en lestin f\u00f3r af sta\u00f0. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 spyrja gaurinn hreint \u00fat hvort hann v\u00e6ri kannski \u00ed r\u00f6ngu s\u00e6ti og hann sag\u00f0ist hafa f\u00e6rt sig \u00feanga\u00f0.<\/p>\n Sko, ef \u00fe\u00fa veist a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed r\u00f6ngu s\u00e6ti og \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9r\u00f0 f\u00f3lk sem er a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 s\u00ednu s\u00e6ti \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00e6tur \u00fe\u00fa vita. \u00c9g hef gaurinn l\u00edka gruna\u00f0an um a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a lyktarsterkan mat og hent umb\u00fa\u00f0unum \u00ed rusli\u00f0 okkar megin. Hann var\u00f0 erki\u00f3vinur minn um t\u00edma.<\/p>\n Eftir a\u00f0 hafa bakka\u00f0 til Borl\u00e4nge t\u00f3ku Anna og Martin \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur \u00e1 lestarst\u00f6\u00f0inni. \u00deau leiddu okkur yfir g\u00f6tuna \u00fear sem h\u00f3teli\u00f0 okkar var sta\u00f0sett. \u00dea\u00f0 er Best Western h\u00f3tel kennt vi\u00f0 Gustav Wasa. \u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 nota t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 til a\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsa drengina um s\u00f6guleg tengsl \u00cdslands vi\u00f0 Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum Kalmarsambandi\u00f0 og hvernig \u00feessi Gustav ger\u00f0i uppreisn gegn \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n Eftir a\u00f0 hafa innrita\u00f0 okkur og komi\u00f0 farangrinum fyrir r\u00f6ltum vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00d6nnu og Martin inn \u00ed b\u00e6 \u00ed leit a\u00f0 mat. Vi\u00f0 endu\u00f0um \u00e1 sta\u00f0 sem heitir Pincho’s (varist rugling vi\u00f0 Pitcher’s sem er vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina). \u00c1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0 eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u00fdmsir sm\u00e1ir r\u00e9ttir sem panta\u00f0ir eru \u00ed gegnum forrit sem vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum l\u00edka nota\u00f0 til a\u00f0 borga me\u00f0 \u00ed lok m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 p\u00f6ntu\u00f0um hitt og \u00feetta. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk \u00f6rlitla steik sem er eiginlega f\u00ednn skammtur af kj\u00f6ti fyrir minn smekk. Eftirminnilegast er samt a\u00f0 Gunnsteinn f\u00e9kk p\u00ednkulitla Margar\u00edtu. Flest fengum vi\u00f0 okkur \u00eds me\u00f0 karamellus\u00f3su og kart\u00f6flufl\u00f6gum \u00ed eftirr\u00e9tt.<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0an r\u00f6ltum vi\u00f0 h\u00e6gt og r\u00f3lega heim. \u00c9g var mj\u00f6g flj\u00f3tur a\u00f0 rifja upp hugarkort mitt af Borl\u00e4nge. Lestarteinarnir sem liggja \u00ed gegnum b\u00e6inn gera r\u00f6tun merkilega au\u00f0velda og s\u00ed\u00f0an er Kupolen verslunarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in alltaf gott kennileiti (\u00fe\u00f3 \u00e9g ruglist stundum \u00feegar \u00e9g kem \u00fat \u00fea\u00f0an).<\/p>\n H\u00f3teli\u00f0 var f\u00ednt a\u00f0 mestu leyti. Vi\u00f0 vorum samt bara \u00e1 annarri h\u00e6\u00f0 og \u00fear var h\u00e1v\u00e6rt f\u00f3lk langt fram \u00e1 kv\u00f6ld. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00ed lagi ef vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um ekki \u00feurft a\u00f0 hafa gluggana opna til a\u00f0 k\u00e6la ni\u00f0ur herbergi\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var morgunver\u00f0arhla\u00f0bor\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu sem vi\u00f0 prufu\u00f0um fyrst \u00e1 laugardagsmorgni. Frekar \u00f3spennandi a\u00f0 mestu leyti \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00e9lt mig helst vi\u00f0 har\u00f0so\u00f0in egg.<\/p>\n Fyrsti \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unarsta\u00f0ur dagsins var v\u00edsindat\u00e6knisetur me\u00f0 svona „plane-erium“. Drengirnir h\u00f6f\u00f0u merkilega gaman af s\u00fdningunni enda ger\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 fikta. M\u00e9r fannst einf\u00f6ldu gripirnir best heppna\u00f0ir, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feeir sem s\u00fdndu hvernig vogarafl virkar sem og hvernig tal\u00edur l\u00e9tta \u00e1 \u00feegar lyfta \u00fearf me\u00f0 reipi. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i l\u00edka gaman af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00f6skra \u00ed h\u00e1va\u00f0am\u00e6linn og toppa alla a\u00f0ra sem reyndu. T\u00e6ki\u00f0 sem t\u00f3k upp og spila\u00f0i aftur \u00e1 bak var einfalt en skemmtilegt. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 sag\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00edtreka\u00f0 „Red Rum“.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 s\u00fdningu \u00ed „plane-arium“. Vi\u00f0 komum \u00ed salinn tilb\u00fain a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 mynd um s\u00f3lkerfi\u00f0 okkar. En \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki mynd. \u00dea\u00f0 var fyrirlestur me\u00f0 skemmtilegum klippum og myndum. Vi\u00f0 s\u00e1tum eiginlega beint fyrir framan unga manninn sem var a\u00f0 uppfr\u00e6\u00f0a okkur \u00e1 s\u00e6nsku. \u00c9g hl\u00f3 n\u00e6stum upph\u00e1tt \u00feegar \u00feetta byrja\u00f0i af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var alveg lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri ekki a\u00f0 n\u00e1 til drengjanna.<\/p>\n \u00de\u00f3 stj\u00f6rnufr\u00e6\u00f0is\u00e6nska s\u00e9 ekki m\u00edn sterka hli\u00f0 reyndi \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a a\u00f0alatri\u00f0in fyrir Gunnstein sem sat vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00deegar \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 hv\u00edsla a\u00f0 honum uppl\u00fdsingum \u00d3lympusarfjall t\u00f3k \u00e9g eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann var steinsofandi. S\u00e6tin h\u00f6llu\u00f0u l\u00edka \u00fe\u00e6gilega aftur \u00e1 bak. Ingimar sofna\u00f0i l\u00edka \u00e1 kafla og s\u00ed\u00f0an var\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00e1lfsj\u00f3veikur af s\u00fdningunni og \u00feurfti a\u00f0 loka augunum \u00feannig a\u00f0 um stund virtumst vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edr l\u00edklega vera sofna\u00f0ir beint fyrir framan fyrirlesarann. G\u00f3\u00f0ur l\u00far segja str\u00e1karnir.<\/p>\n N\u00e6sti \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ur var heimili \u00d6nnu og Martin. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni var hitinn um 25 gr\u00e1\u00f0ur sem er eiginlega of miki\u00f0 fyrir mig. \u00c9g var farinn a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hyggjur af k\u00e6fandi hita alla fer\u00f0ina en lukkulega var yfirleitt bara 17\u00b0-20\u00b0 \u00e1 \u00feeim st\u00f6\u00f0um sem vi\u00f0 vorum (nema \u00ed rigningu). Samt n\u00f3gu heitt til a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ta regluleg \u00edskaup. \u00c9g var gla\u00f0ur me\u00f0 saltlakkr\u00eds\u00edsinn sem f\u00e9kkst \u00fat um allt. Sp\u00e1n\u00fd tegund.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 komum vi\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni og keyptum okkur eitthva\u00f0 gott „me\u00f0 kaffinu“. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um nefnilega \u00e1tta\u00f0 okkur \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var akk\u00farat afm\u00e6lisdagur \u00f6mmu, \u00fea\u00f0 voru 110 \u00e1r s\u00ed\u00f0an h\u00fan f\u00e6ddist. Afm\u00e6liskaffi var \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 h\u00e6fi.<\/p>\n Eftir \u00feetta f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 \u00ed ICA-verslunina \u00ed Kupolen og kv\u00f6ddum s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00d6nnu og Martin. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 pizzusta\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00e1grenni vi\u00f0 h\u00f3teli\u00f0 sem heitir Tre Kronor og var me\u00f0 h\u00e1a einkunn hj\u00e1 Google. Akk\u00farat svona innflytjendasta\u00f0ur sem \u00e9g tel h\u00f6fu\u00f0pr\u00fd\u00f0i s\u00e6nskrar matarmenningar.<\/p>\n Drengirnir vildu b\u00e1\u00f0ir margar\u00edtu \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 kaupa eina handa \u00feeim b\u00e1\u00f0um og til \u00feess a\u00f0 vera viss um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri n\u00f3g ba\u00f0 \u00e9g um fj\u00f6lskyldust\u00e6r\u00f0. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk kebab en Eygl\u00f3 gr\u00e6nmetispizzu. Afgrei\u00f0slumanninum \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00feetta greinilega eitthva\u00f0 skr\u00fdtin p\u00f6ntun en \u00e9g fatta\u00f0i ekki hvers vegna. S\u00ed\u00f0an kom fj\u00f6lskyldupizzan \u00e1 bor\u00f0i\u00f0. H\u00fan var \u00f3gnarst\u00f3r. Me\u00f0 minni hj\u00e1lp kl\u00e1ra\u00f0ist h\u00e1lf pizzan. Vi\u00f0 fengum s\u00ed\u00f0an 12″ pizzukassa undir afganginn. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta saman helminginn \u00ed fj\u00f3r\u00f0ung og \u00fe\u00e1 passa\u00f0i h\u00fan akk\u00farat. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g myndi giska \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feetta hafi veri\u00f0 24″ pizzu.<\/p>\n S\u00e6nska og \u00edslenska eru au\u00f0vita\u00f0 mj\u00f6g l\u00edk m\u00e1l en stundum er skemmtilegast hvernig sama or\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur tv\u00e6r \u00f3l\u00edkar merkingar. \u00deannig velti \u00e9g reglulega fyrir m\u00e9r hva\u00f0 Sv\u00edarnir h\u00e9ldu \u00feegar \u00e9g var a\u00f0 segja str\u00e1kunum a\u00f0 vera r\u00f3legir.<\/p>\n Laugardagskv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 var h\u00e1punktur part\u00edstandsins \u00ed gar\u00f0inum. Gluggarnir voru n\u00e6rri loka\u00f0ir og \u00e9g vakna\u00f0i um mi\u00f0ja n\u00f3tt, ekki vi\u00f0 part\u00ed heldur var \u00f3ge\u00f0slega heitt \u00ed herberginu. \u00c9g var lengi a\u00f0 sofna \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g var ekki upp \u00e1 mitt besta \u00e1 sunnudeginum.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 str\u00e1karnir slepptum morgunmatnum \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu \u00e1 sunnudagsmorgun en \u00feegar Eygl\u00f3 kom aftur hvellsprakk hal\u00f3gen-pera \u00ed n\u00e1ttbor\u00f0slampanum me\u00f0 \u00feeim aflei\u00f0ingum a\u00f0 rafmagni\u00f0 f\u00f3r. Hal\u00f3gen-perur voru alltaf sl\u00e6m hugmynd.<\/p>\n Str\u00e1karnir okkar hafa alist upp vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 ekkert McDonald’s \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. \u00deeir hafa aldrei fari\u00f0 \u00feanga\u00f0 (nema Gunnsteinn m\u00f6gulega p\u00ednul\u00edtill). \u00c9g hef einu sinni \u00e1 \u00e6vinni fari\u00f0 \u00e1 McDonald’s a\u00f0 eigin frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i og f\u00e9kk \u00fe\u00e1 vondan hamborgara. \u00c9g hef fari\u00f0 nokkrum sinnum s\u00ed\u00f0an en \u00fe\u00e1 alltaf me\u00f0 einhverjum sem vildi fara.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 v\u00f6ldum McDonald’s \u00ed Kupolen frekar en McDonald’s hinum megin vi\u00f0 b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 prufa McNuggets \u00ed fyrsta sinn. Ingimar f\u00e9kk Happy Meal. Allt vo\u00f0a spennandi \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum. N\u00e6st skulum vi\u00f0 banna M&M.<\/p>\n En \u00e9g var\u00f0 m\u00e9r til skammar \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 panta drykki\/eftirr\u00e9tti. Drengurinn \u00ed afgrei\u00f0slunni var ekki rosalega skarpur og \u00feegar \u00e9g f\u00e9kk mitt var \u00fea\u00f0 vitlaust. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin afs\u00f6kun en \u00e9g var dau\u00f0\u00fereyttur og pirra\u00f0ur \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g byrsti mig \u00e1 hann \u00feegar hann h\u00e9lt \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i panta\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk.<\/p>\n \u00c9g er mj\u00f6g \u00f3vanur a\u00f0 missa svona stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 skapi m\u00ednu. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk r\u00e9tta drykkinn en var sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ur um a\u00f0 gaurinn hef\u00f0i hr\u00e6kt \u00ed hann og var jafn sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ur um a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti \u00fea\u00f0 skili\u00f0. \u00c9g l\u00e9t drykkinn \u00fev\u00ed \u00f3drukkinn. Reyndi a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 bi\u00f0jast afs\u00f6kunar en \u00fea\u00f0 var alltof miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti bara a\u00f0 skammast m\u00edn \u00ed hlj\u00f3\u00f0i.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00ed nokkrar b\u00fa\u00f0ir \u00ed Kupolen. \u00cd leikfangaverslun fann Ingimar skemmtilegan kremjubolta en \u00e9g fann Pr\u00fa\u00f0uleikara-Leg\u00f3 og h\u00f3f atl\u00f6gu a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 f\u00e1 Gonzo. \u00c9g rakst \u00e1 s\u00f6mu poka \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum verslunum \u00ed fer\u00f0inni og a\u00f0 lokum haf\u00f0i \u00e9g einhvern veginn n\u00e1 a\u00f0 kaupa m\u00e9r t\u00edu blindpoka af Leg\u00f3 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 finna \u00feann r\u00e9tta. Vi\u00f0 str\u00e1karnir komum okkur flj\u00f3tlega aftur \u00e1 h\u00f3teli\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum a\u00f0eins hv\u00edlst.<\/p>\n Kv\u00f6ldmaturinn var \u00e1 sta\u00f0 sem er oft kalla\u00f0ur s\u00e1 besti \u00ed Borl\u00e4nge og heitir Basta. \u00cdtalskur sta\u00f0ur me\u00f0 „alv\u00f6ru“ \u00edt\u00f6lskum pizzum. Str\u00e1karnir voru ekkert rosalega hrifnir af \u00fev\u00ed. Of mikil s\u00f3sa, of l\u00edtill (og ekki g\u00f3\u00f0ur) ostur.<\/p>\n \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni heim k\u00edktum vi\u00f0 inn \u00ed st\u00f3ra s\u00e6lg\u00e6tisverslun. \u00dear var miki\u00f0 val um nammi og \u00fear a\u00f0 auki Pokemon-spj\u00f6ld og Pop-f\u00edg\u00farur. Str\u00e1karnir endu\u00f0u me\u00f0 risasleikj\u00f3a.<\/p>\n \u00c1 m\u00e1nudaginn var byrja\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja IKEA til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 ekta s\u00e6nska m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0. \u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra drengina um a\u00f0 Sv\u00edarnir yr\u00f0u allir s\u00e1rm\u00f3\u00f0ga\u00f0ir ef \u00feeir myndu ekki f\u00e1 s\u00e9r kart\u00f6flust\u00f6ppu, lyngonsultu og baunir me\u00f0. \u00deeir voru ekki sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n \u00deegar vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 panta umr\u00e6ddar kj\u00f6tbollur f\u00f3r st\u00falkan \u00ed afgrei\u00f0slunni a\u00f0 r\u00f6kr\u00e6\u00f0a heilmiki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Eygl\u00f3 um hvort vi\u00f0 vildum \u00f6rugglega ekki kart\u00f6flust\u00f6ppu og \u00fatlista\u00f0i fyrir okkur vel og vandlega a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fengjum sko ekki afsl\u00e1tt. \u00cd mi\u00f0jum kl\u00ed\u00f0um spyr str\u00e1kurinn okkur: „Eru\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi?“ \u00c9g yfirheyr\u00f0i hann ekki um uppruna hans en hann tala\u00f0i mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0a \u00edslensku \u00fe\u00f3 hreimurinn v\u00e6ri vissulega til sta\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n Eftir \u00feetta f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 redda hengil\u00e1sum \u00e1 me\u00f0an restin af fj\u00f6lskyldunni sko\u00f0a\u00f0i hvort IKEA \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi en \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Str\u00e1karnir reddu\u00f0u s\u00e9r l\u00edka 13 bl\u00fd\u00f6ntum \u00ed einhverjum leik.<\/p>\n En a\u00f0alskemmtun dagsins var Aqua Nova, l\u00edtill sundlaugagar\u00f0ur. \u00c9g lenti \u00ed sm\u00e1 veseni me\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma okkur \u00e1 \u00e1fangasta\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum a\u00f0 kr\u00e6kja fyrir framkv\u00e6mdir. \u00deetta var reyndar ekki mj\u00f6g st\u00f3r kr\u00f3kur.<\/p>\n \u00c9g f\u00f3r me\u00f0 str\u00e1kana a\u00f0 b\u00faningsklefunum og akk\u00farat \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum var einhver a\u00f0 koma \u00fat. \u00c9g greip hur\u00f0ina og vi\u00f0 drifum okkur inn. \u00c1 me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 kl\u00e6\u00f0a okkur \u00far nefndu drengirnir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri n\u00fa heppilegt a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum einir \u00fearna. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlu\u00f0um a\u00f0 fara \u00ed sturtu lentum vi\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00e6stri hur\u00f0. Skr\u00fdti\u00f0 en \u00e9g gat sn\u00fai\u00f0 litlu handfangi og vi\u00f0 komumst \u00ed gegn.<\/p>\n \u00deegar vi\u00f0 komum a\u00f0 sturtunum s\u00e1um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var enginn sta\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 geyma handkl\u00e6\u00f0i. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 handkl\u00e6\u00f0in aftur \u00ed sk\u00e1pinn. \u00de\u00e1 var hur\u00f0in l\u00e6st og ekkert handfang til a\u00f0 opna. Vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um l\u00edka skilti sem uppl\u00fdsti okkur um a\u00f0 b\u00faningsherbergi\u00f0 okkar v\u00e6ri bara fyrir me\u00f0limi. Ekki skr\u00fdti\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 r\u00f3legt \u00fearna. \u00c9g lauma\u00f0i handkl\u00e6\u00f0unum okkar \u00ed t\u00f3man sk\u00e1p og vi\u00f0 komum okkur \u00fat (sturta fyrst).<\/p>\n Um lei\u00f0 og \u00fat var komi\u00f0 var fossinn fyrsta „laugin“. Vi\u00f0 komum okkur ofan \u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 var t\u00f6luver\u00f0ur straumur \u00fear og hindranir \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. Vi\u00f0 komumst ni\u00f0ur frekar \u00f3sk\u00f6ddu\u00f0. Ingimar f\u00f3r s\u00ed\u00f0an einn \u00ed fossinn \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 t\u00f3kum eftir a\u00f0 12 \u00e1ra og yngri \u00e6ttu ekki a\u00f0 fara \u00fearna ein. Mig grunar reyndar a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 sundkunn\u00e1tta er ekki almenn \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 en Ingimar er flugsyntur eftir n\u00e1mskei\u00f0in \u00ed vetur.<\/p>\n Str\u00e1karnir f\u00f3ru \u00ed rennibrautirnar aftur og aftur og n\u00e1\u00f0u a\u00f0 plata Eygl\u00f3 me\u00f0 nokkrum sinnum. Anna systir haf\u00f0i l\u00fdst fyrir okkur einni brautinni sem st\u00f3rh\u00e6ttulegri af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan var svo \u00fer\u00f6ng og hr\u00f6\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 fengum s\u00f6gu af manni sem \u00feurfti a\u00f0 tro\u00f0a s\u00e9r framhj\u00e1 stelpu sem haf\u00f0i n\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 stoppa sig \u00ed hr\u00e6\u00f0slukasti. En \u00fea\u00f0 var greinilega komi\u00f0 betra kerfi. \u00c9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0an \u00e9g bei\u00f0 eftir str\u00e1kunum. \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edtil stelpa sem st\u00f3r vi\u00f0 bakkann \u00e1 \u00feeirri braut og bei\u00f0 eftir einhverjum. \u00c9g benti henni \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara \u00fat um hli\u00f0i\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00e1 li\u00f0u ekki nema nokkrar sek\u00fandur \u00e1\u00f0ur en systir\/mamma hennar kom.<\/p>\n \u00deeir f\u00f3ru oftast \u00ed brei\u00f0a rennibraut \u00fear sem h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 fara ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 „kleinuhringjum“ en best \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00feeim „Svartholti\u00f0“ sem var alveg myrkvu\u00f0 nema a\u00f0 \u00e1 k\u00f6flum komu glitrandi lj\u00f3s sem voru eins og stj\u00f6rnur. Upp\u00e1haldslaugin m\u00edn var einf\u00f6ld \u00fativi\u00f0 me\u00f0 straum me\u00f0fram bakkanum \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g gat l\u00e1ti\u00f0 mig flj\u00f3ta, yfirleitt r\u00f3lega, \u00ed hring eftir hring.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki langt \u00ed kv\u00f6ldmatart\u00edma \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum upp\u00far og r\u00f6ltum aftur a\u00f0 h\u00f3telinu. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um \u00f6ll saman a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri f\u00edn hugmynd a\u00f0 str\u00e1karnir myndu bara f\u00e1 Subway \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni og vi\u00f0 foreldrarnir f\u00e6rum \u00e1 veitingasta\u00f0inn sem er sambygg\u00f0ur h\u00f3telinu.<\/p>\n \u00deegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a matse\u00f0ilinn \u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0 runnu \u00e1 mig tv\u00e6r gr\u00edmur. Sta\u00f0urinn heitir „Broken Dreams“ en matse\u00f0illinn bara \u00e1 s\u00e6nsku. En \u00fea\u00f0 sem m\u00e9r fannst besta v\u00edsbendingin um a\u00f0 sta\u00f0urinn v\u00e6ri ekki fyrir mig var a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki bara nafn og l\u00fdsing \u00e1 r\u00e9ttunum heldur einhver saga um r\u00e9ttinn. M\u00e9r \u00feykir \u00fea\u00f0 bara fr\u00e1hrindandi. Eygl\u00f3 sko\u00f0a\u00f0i hva\u00f0 var \u00ed bo\u00f0i og var samm\u00e1la.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 leitu\u00f0um a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum valkosti og endu\u00f0um \u00e1 innflytjendasta\u00f0num Rhodos sem var me\u00f0 eiginlega allt \u00fea\u00f0 sama og hinir sl\u00edkir sta\u00f0ir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0b\u00e6ttum gr\u00edskum r\u00e9ttum. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g panta\u00f0i m\u00e9r gyros. Mj\u00f6g f\u00ednt alveg. Str\u00e1karnir lif\u00f0u l\u00edka af a\u00f0 vera tveir saman \u00e1 h\u00f3telherbergi \u00ed klukkut\u00edma.<\/p>\n \u00deri\u00f0judagurinn var brottfarardagur. Anna hitti okkur \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum. Vi\u00f0 komumst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i einmitt \u00e6tla\u00f0 \u00e1 veitingasta\u00f0 brostinna drauma fyrir einhverjum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um en var\u00f0 l\u00edka fyrir vonbrig\u00f0um \u00feegar h\u00fan s\u00e1 hve tilger\u00f0arlegur matse\u00f0ill var or\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n D\u00f3mur drengjanna var a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 best a\u00f0 fara \u00ed Aqua Nova, v\u00edsindaseti\u00f0 og hitta \u00d6nnu og Martin.<\/p>\n Lestarfer\u00f0in til Stokkh\u00f3lms var \u00f3eftirminnileg. \u00c1 lestarst\u00f6\u00f0inni keyptum vi\u00f0 strax vikukort \u00ed almenningssamg\u00f6ngur. Vi\u00f0 komum okkur \u00e1 T-Centralinn og t\u00f3kum tunelbanann \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 h\u00f3telinu. \u00c9g ver\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er erfitt a\u00f0 nota \u00feessar lestir fj\u00f6gur saman. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 eru laus fj\u00f6gur s\u00e6ti saman er alltaf keppni me\u00f0al far\u00feega a\u00f0 n\u00e1 s\u00e6ti sem sn\u00fdr \u00ed akstursstefnu. \u00c9g er ekki a\u00f0 \u00fdkja a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi \u00edtreka\u00f0 s\u00e9\u00f0 h\u00e1lfu vagnanna \u00fear sem voru \u00f6rf\u00e1ir far\u00feegar og allir me\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00fa s\u00e6ti laus \u00ed kringum sig.<\/p>\n H\u00f3teli\u00f0 okkar var Sky-Hotel Apartments. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00fear \u00ed st\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00edssk\u00e1p og eldunara\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u. Str\u00e1kunum \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00feetta betri a\u00f0sta\u00f0a en Borl\u00e4nge \u00fe\u00f3 \u00feeir hafi rifist t\u00f6luvert vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir deildu r\u00fami. \u00c1sakanir um s\u00e6ngurstuld gengu \u00e1 v\u00edxl og umdeilt hvort \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 verra a\u00f0 stela s\u00e6ng \u00f3vart \u00ed svefni e\u00f0a viljandi vakandi.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var veitingasta\u00f0ur \u00f6rstutt fr\u00e1 h\u00f3telinu sem heitir Marino’s og er, enn og aftur, t\u00fdp\u00edskur innflytjendasta\u00f0ur me\u00f0 kebab, pizzur og pasta. Mj\u00f6g f\u00ednt. A\u00f0spur\u00f0ir um \u00e1lit g\u00e1fu drengirnir fyrst tvo \u00feumla upp hvor og reyndu s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 aukat\u00e1m og fingrum.<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0an var bara a\u00f0 versla \u00ed ICA-Maxi sem var a\u00f0eins lengra \u00ed burtu en veitingasta\u00f0urinn. Okkur \u00fe\u00f3tti misgaman af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 r\u00f6lta um b\u00fa\u00f0ina. Eygl\u00f3 finnst svolei\u00f0is st\u00f3rskemmtilegt og \u00e9g hef alveg gaman af \u00fev\u00ed l\u00edka. Str\u00e1karnir voru ekki jafn gla\u00f0ir, s\u00e9rstaklega ekki \u00feegar mamma \u00feeirra \u00feurfti a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 mj\u00f6g vandlega.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var ekkert meira afreka\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0judeginum. H\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00fea\u00f0 bara k\u00f3s\u00ed \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu sem var mj\u00f6g au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 k\u00e6la me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 opna glugga. Umfer\u00f0arhlj\u00f3\u00f0in voru l\u00edka mun \u00fe\u00e6gilegri en fulla f\u00f3lki\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u00c9g hef lengi veri\u00f0 spenntur fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara til Birka. \u00dea\u00f0 er sta\u00f0ur \u00e1 eyju \u00fear sem var st\u00f3r verslunarsta\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 \u00e1ttundu fram \u00e1 t\u00edundu \u00f6ld. \u00dear hefur fundist miki\u00f0 af fornminjum og \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed \u00feeim m\u00f6rgu grafhaugum sem \u00fear finnast. \u00dear sem sta\u00f0urinn er \u00e1 eyju \u00ed nokkurri fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Stokkh\u00f3lmi b\u00f3ku\u00f0um vi\u00f0 siglingu \u00feanga\u00f0 me\u00f0 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn \u00e1 mi\u00f0vikudaginn.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 komum okkur \u00ed b\u00e1tinn og h\u00f3fum tveggja t\u00edma siglingu. \u00c9g byrja\u00f0i flj\u00f3tlega a\u00f0 tortryggja lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumanninn. \u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g \u00feekkti til af s\u00f6gunum hans var alltaf a\u00f0eins skekkt.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 drifum okkur \u00ed lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn um sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 strax og vi\u00f0 komum. Vi\u00f0 vorum me\u00f0 sama lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumann og \u00ed b\u00e1tnum. Eftir \u00e1 sag\u00f0i Gunnsteinn a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 gaman a\u00f0 heyra hann tala og l\u00e1ta mig s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fatsk\u00fdra hva\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 rangt hj\u00e1 honum.<\/p>\n Gaurinn \u00feekkti greinilega \u00e1g\u00e6tlega til fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0i en mj\u00f6g yfirbor\u00f0skennda \u00feekkingu \u00e1 menningu og s\u00f6gu. \u00datsk\u00fdringar hans \u00e1 or\u00f0sifjafr\u00e6\u00f0i or\u00f0sins v\u00edkingur var til d\u00e6mis mj\u00f6g vafas\u00f6m og l\u00fdsingar hans \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 var nota\u00f0 \u00e1 v\u00edkingat\u00edmanum beinl\u00ednis rangar.<\/p>\n \u00c9g var n\u00e6stum farinn \u00fat \u00ed a\u00f0 vera lei\u00f0inlegur \u00feegar hann sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 or\u00f0 v\u00edkinga um Miklagar\u00f0 v\u00e6ri v\u00edsun \u00ed norr\u00e6na or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir b\u00f3ndab\u00e6. \u00dea\u00f0 leiddi mig reyndar \u00ed p\u00e6lingar um hva\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft \u00fe\u00fdddi. \u00c9g hef alltaf hugsa\u00f0 a\u00f0 „gar\u00f0ur“ v\u00edsa\u00f0i \u00ed varnarveggi en f\u00f3r allt \u00ed einu a\u00f0 hugsa\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00edsa\u00f0i kannski frekar \u00ed afmarka\u00f0a sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u00c9g ger\u00f0i \u00feau mist\u00f6k a\u00f0 nefna \u00feessar p\u00e6lingar \u00e1 Twitter og f\u00e9kk nokkur g\u00f3\u00f0 sv\u00f6r en l\u00edka athugasemdir sem ger\u00f0u r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e9g vissi n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega ekkert um efni\u00f0 og nokkrar sem fullyrtu hluti sem ekki er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 vita fyrir v\u00edst. \u00c9g fell einstaka sinnum fyrir \u00feeirri hugmynd a\u00f0 vanda\u00f0 or\u00f0alag \u00ed t\u00edsti komi \u00ed veg fyrir svona en \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki \u00feannig. Stundum langar mig n\u00e6stum a\u00f0 botna \u00e1kve\u00f0in skrif me\u00f0 v\u00edsun \u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi h\u00e1sk\u00f3lamenntun \u00e1 svi\u00f0inu til a\u00f0 sleppa vi\u00f0 \u00f3\u00fearfar athugasemdir.<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0asta stoppi\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gninni var s\u00e1 haugur sem er \u00ed dag s\u00e1 fr\u00e6gasti \u00ed Birka. \u00dear hv\u00edldi hin svokalla\u00f0a „v\u00edkingastr\u00ed\u00f0skonan“. Sums\u00e9, \u00fearna fannst, fyrir meira en \u00f6ld, beinagrind og vopn me\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var strax \u00e1lykta\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fearna v\u00e6ri str\u00ed\u00f0sma\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0an ger\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum a\u00f0 einhver t\u00f3k eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 beinin bentu til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feessi einstaklingur hafi eignast barn. \u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00ed\u00f0an sta\u00f0fest me\u00f0 genaranns\u00f3knum. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 var skrifu\u00f0 mj\u00f6g fr\u00e6g grein \u00fear sem var fullyrt a\u00f0 \u00feetta hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0skona. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 eru mist\u00f6kin s\u00fa a\u00f0 treysta upprunalegu greiningunni. \u00de\u00fa getur ekki fullyrt a\u00f0 einstaklingur sem finnst me\u00f0 vopn hafi teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed bard\u00f6gum. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri til d\u00e6mis miklu betra a\u00f0 finna gr\u00f3in s\u00e1r \u00e1 beinum.<\/p>\n \u00c9g er ekki a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi ekki veri\u00f0 konur sem hafi barist \u00e1 v\u00edkinga\u00f6ld. \u00c9g er a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 \u00feessi t\u00falkun s\u00e9 ekki sj\u00e1lfgefin. Mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00edsbendingarnar myndi \u00e9g frekar giska a\u00f0 konan hafi frekar veri\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6g, jafnvel h\u00f6f\u00f0ingi, heldur a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed bard\u00f6gum. En \u00fea\u00f0 selur a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 st\u00f3rar yfirl\u00fdsingar.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum l\u00edka \u00e1 „safni\u00f0“ \u00ed Birka. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki safn. \u00dea\u00f0 voru eiginlega engir alv\u00f6ru gripur. \u00c9g myndi kalla \u00feetta, \u00ed besta falli, einhverskonar fr\u00e6\u00f0slusetur.<\/p>\n \u00deessi fer\u00f0 t\u00f3k n\u00e6stum allan daginn. M\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti merkilega l\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 en aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti var fallegt \u00fearna. Okkur Ingimari t\u00f3kst samt b\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 brenna okkur \u00e1 netlum. Fyrsta skipti\u00f0 hans og fyrsta skipti\u00f0 mitt \u00ed \u00e1ratugi. Ingimar var \u00f6llu hrifnari a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 vatnaliljur \u00ed eigin pers\u00f3nu og n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 vei\u00f0a eitt laufbla\u00f0 og nota \u00fea\u00f0 sem hatt.<\/p>\n \u00cd Stokkh\u00f3lmi gripum vi\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldmat \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum innflytjendasta\u00f0 sem Ingimar elska\u00f0i af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann f\u00e9kk risast\u00f3ran skammt af fr\u00f6nskum en \u00e9g \u00feoldi illa af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 steikingarlyktin var k\u00e6fandi.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 byrja fimmtudaginn \u00e1 safnafer\u00f0um \u00fear sem sp\u00e1in var ekki n\u00f3gu g\u00f3\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 blotnu\u00f0um l\u00edka vel og vandlega \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00far sporvagninum inn \u00e1 Vasasafni\u00f0.<\/p>\n Drengirnir voru ekki jafn spenntir fyrir skipinu og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i vona\u00f0. \u00deeim fannst \u00fea\u00f0 vissulega flott en voru kannski ekki \u00ed r\u00e9ttu stu\u00f0i. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00fev\u00ed ekki nema \u00ed mesta lagi tv\u00f6 klukkut\u00edma \u00fear. Ingimar f\u00e9ll fyrir fl\u00f6skuskips\u00fatg\u00e1fu af Vasa \u00ed gjafab\u00fa\u00f0inni og vi\u00f0 keyptum \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir hann.<\/p>\n H\u00e1degismaturinn var \u00e1 McDonald’s. \u00c9g var mj\u00f6g \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur me\u00f0 a\u00f0 geta bara panta\u00f0 \u00ed sj\u00e1lfsafgrei\u00f0slut\u00f6lvu. Miklu r\u00f3legra og \u00e9g ger\u00f0i mig ekki a\u00f0 f\u00edfli. \u00c1 \u00f6llum \u00feessum McDonald’s fer\u00f0um voru drengirnar voru a\u00f0 metast um hvort Daim e\u00f0a Oreo McFlurry v\u00e6ri betri. \u00deeir prufu\u00f0u b\u00e1\u00f0ir b\u00e1\u00f0ar tegundir. Ingimar f\u00edla\u00f0i Oreo en Gunnsteinn Daim.<\/p>\n Eftir mat r\u00f6ltum vi\u00f0 inn \u00e1 Gamla Stan \u00ed helliriginingu. \u00c1fangasta\u00f0urinn var l\u00edti\u00f0 safn sem f\u00f3lk missir oft af. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00ed h\u00f6llinni og heitir Livrustkammaren en \u00e9g kalla \u00fea\u00f0 yfirleitt b\u00faningasafni\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 tilheyrir ekki a\u00f0als\u00fdningunni \u00ed h\u00f6llinni og \u00fea\u00f0 er meira a\u00f0 segja \u00f3keypis inn.<\/p>\n \u00c1 \u00feessu safni eru f\u00f6t og brynjur k\u00f3ngaf\u00f3lksins. \u00dearna eru me\u00f0al annars f\u00f6t sem tveir k\u00f3ngar kl\u00e6ddust \u00feegar \u00feeir voru drepnir. \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edka eitthva\u00f0 Manga d\u00e6mi me\u00f0 teikningum af k\u00f3ngaf\u00f3lkinu \u00ed b\u00faningunum. Ingimar f\u00e9ll alveg fyrir \u00feeim og f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 lokum \u00edssk\u00e1pssegul me\u00f0 mynd af \u00d3skari fyrsta. Eftirminnilegustu gripirnir a\u00f0 mati str\u00e1kana var gullbrynja fyrir hest og mann (notu\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fatf\u00f6r konungs) og undarlegur hj\u00e1lmur me\u00f0 andliti og \u00e1berandi yfirvaraskeggi. \u00deeim fannst l\u00edka gaman a\u00f0 prufa b\u00faninga. S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00f6llum skemmtilegt a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a vagna k\u00f3ngaf\u00f3lksins \u00ed kjallaranum, b\u00e6\u00f0i dagsdaglegu farart\u00e6kin sem og kr\u00fdningarvagnar.<\/p>\n \u00deetta var skemmtun fyrir alla fj\u00f6lskylduna og n\u00e6stu daga gat \u00e9g v\u00edsa\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 sem str\u00e1kanir s\u00e1u \u00fearna \u00feegar \u00e9g var me\u00f0 einhverja s\u00f6gulex\u00edu.<\/p>\n Loka\u00e1fangasta\u00f0ur dagsins var s\u00ed\u00f0an upp\u00e1haldsb\u00fa\u00f0in m\u00edn \u00ed borginni, SF Bokhandeln (\u00fear f\u00e9kk \u00e9g \u00e1ritun fr\u00e1 Neil Gaiman fyrir \u00e1tta \u00e1rum). \u00c9g keypti fj\u00f6lskylduhlutverkaleikinn Mausritter og Ingimar fann bj\u00f6lluhnapp me\u00f0 \u00f3hlj\u00f3\u00f0um til a\u00f0 nota vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 spila Exploding Kittens. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i geta\u00f0 eytt miklum t\u00edma \u00fearna en allir voru frekar \u00fereyttir \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 komum okkur flj\u00f3tlega heim \u00e1 h\u00f3tel.<\/p>\n Ve\u00f0ursp\u00e1in fyrir f\u00f6studag var g\u00f3\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 fara \u00ed Gr\u00f6na Lund. \u00dea\u00f0 var reyndar vesen a\u00f0 kaupa mi\u00f0a \u00e1 netinu \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum a\u00f0 kaupa \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. Sumir f\u00f3ru \u00ed margar fer\u00f0ir og a\u00f0rir bi\u00f0u yfirleitt me\u00f0 stafla af t\u00f6skum \u00ed kringum sig.<\/p>\n Ve\u00f0ursp\u00e1in gekk ekki alveg eftir. \u00dea\u00f0 byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 hellirigna. Ekki \u00ed sm\u00e1 t\u00edma heldur \u00ed h\u00e1tt \u00ed klukkustund. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um samt a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram og f\u00f3rum \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed „bl\u00e1u lestina“ sem er gamaldags draugah\u00fas. \u00dea\u00f0 var merkilega skemmtilegt. Best var samt \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 kom upp eldgusa og \u00e9g reyndi a\u00f0 komast n\u00e6r enda gegnblautur og kaldur.<\/p>\n Fyrir 16 \u00e1rum f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 Eygl\u00f3 \u00ed Gr\u00f6na Lund me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0inemum og \u00e9g eyddi t\u00edma m\u00ednum umkringdur bakpokum og veskjum. En \u00e9g f\u00f3r samt \u00ed skr\u00fdtna h\u00fasi\u00f0. \u00dear er speglasalur, sk\u00f6kk herbergi, gangur sem vir\u00f0ist sn\u00faast og endapunkturinn er flj\u00fagandi teppi (rennibraut \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa situr \u00e1 teppi). \u00c1ri\u00f0 2006 lenti \u00e9g \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 setjast eitthva\u00f0 vitlaust \u00e1 teppi\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 annar sandalak\u00e6ddur f\u00f3tur minn var fyrir framan teppi\u00f0 og n\u00faningsbrann \u00e1 ni\u00f0urlei\u00f0inni. Myndin af okkur \u00fear er gl\u00e6sileg enda var \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00f6skra af einsk\u00e6rum s\u00e1rsauka.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 fara aftur n\u00fana. H\u00fasi\u00f0 skemmtilegt og \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 teppi\u00f0 \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00e9g a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 Ingimar. \u00deegar \u00e9g sest \u00e1 teppi\u00f0 og horfi ni\u00f0ur f\u00e6 \u00e1 sm\u00e1 \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilega tilfinningu og fer a\u00f0 hugsa a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 of gamall fyrir \u00feetta. S\u00ed\u00f0ast sest Ingimar \u00e1 mig \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g er b\u00fainn a\u00f0 koma m\u00e9r fyrir \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erum \u00ed asnalegri stellingu. M\u00e9r br\u00e1 a\u00f0eins hve hratt vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum ni\u00f0ur \u00feannig a\u00f0 myndin af okkur fe\u00f0gum er frekar skemmtileg. \u00c1 hinni myndinni var Eygl\u00f3 \u00f6skrandi me\u00f0an Gunnsteinn var \u00f3gnarsvalur og r\u00f3legur me\u00f0 s\u00f3lgleraugu. Vi\u00f0 keyptum myndirnar.<\/p>\n R\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00fat \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0u drengirnir a\u00f0 \u00feeir vildu taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed lukkuhj\u00f3li \u00fear sem h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 vinna risast\u00f3ran kassa af Daim (e\u00f0a Toblerone en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti ekki spennandi). Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 kaupa \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum me\u00f0 fimmt\u00e1n n\u00famer af hundra\u00f0. \u00c9g var alveg tilb\u00fainn a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 gr\u00e1t og gn\u00edstran tanna og kenna \u00feeim ver\u00f0m\u00e6ta lex\u00edu en s\u00ed\u00f0an unnu \u00feeir bara tv\u00f6 k\u00edl\u00f3 af Daim og voru rosalega gla\u00f0ir. \u00deetta lei\u00f0ir m\u00f6gulega til fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspils seinna \u00e1 \u00e6vinni.<\/p>\n Eftirminnilegast \u00fe\u00f3tti str\u00e1kunum a\u00f0 fara \u00ed Twister, Villtu m\u00fasina (sem minnti \u00fe\u00e1 Roblox t\u00f6lvuleiki) og a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 m\u00f6mmu s\u00edna \u00f6skra \u00ed t\u00e6kjunum.<\/p>\n Gunnsteinn haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 \u00ed flest \u00f6fgakenndu t\u00e6kin af \u00f6llum og \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni heim var hann a\u00f0eins farinn a\u00f0 gr\u00e6nka. Fyrst var \u00fea\u00f0 str\u00e6t\u00f3 \u00e1 T-Centralen og s\u00ed\u00f0an ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0arlestin.<\/p>\n \u00deegar vi\u00f0 vorum komin svona h\u00e1lfa lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0inni okkar segir Gunnsteinn a\u00f0 hann vilji fara \u00fat. \u00c9g segi vi\u00f0 hann a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 n\u00fa betra a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram nema a\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 gubba. Hann gaf \u00ed skyn a\u00f0 \u00e6lan v\u00e6ri \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hoppu\u00f0um \u00fat. Hann gubba\u00f0i strax og hann kom \u00fat, lag\u00f0ist \u00e1 bekk og endurt\u00f3k upps\u00f6lurnar nokkrum sinnum \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t.<\/p>\n \u00deegar \u00e9g leit vi\u00f0 og \u00ed kringum mig var \u00e9g hissa a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvorki Eygl\u00f3 n\u00e9 Ingimar. \u00deau h\u00f6f\u00f0u sums\u00e9, a\u00f0 eigin s\u00f6gn, ekki veri\u00f0 n\u00f3gu sn\u00f6gg \u00fat og h\u00e9ldu \u00fev\u00ed bara \u00e1fram \u00e1 lei\u00f0arenda. Mig grunar a\u00f0 \u00feau hafi bara vilja\u00f0 nota t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 taka s\u00e6tin okkar svo \u00feau \u00feyrftu ekki a\u00f0 bakka \u00e1 \u00e1fangasta\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u00c1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g bei\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 Gunnsteinn jafna\u00f0i sig st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 enginn myndi st\u00edga \u00ed gubbi\u00f0. A\u00f0 lokum birtist starfsma\u00f0ur og \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra st\u00f6\u00f0una fyrir honum. Hann virtist ekki gla\u00f0ur me\u00f0 \u00feetta en haf\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 einhvern \u00ed gegnum talst\u00f6\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n \u00c1 sama t\u00edma byrja\u00f0i Gunnsteinn a\u00f0 jafna sig og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 hl\u00e6ja a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r. \u00c9g ba\u00f0 hann um a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 ekki fyrir framan grey starfsmanninn. Vi\u00f0 gripum n\u00e6stu lest og komumst alla lei\u00f0 \u00e1 okkar st\u00f6\u00f0 \u00fear sem Ingimar og Eygl\u00f3 bi\u00f0u.<\/p>\n \u00c9g var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 tannbursta og koma m\u00e9r upp \u00ed r\u00fam \u00feegar brunakerfi\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu f\u00f3r af sta\u00f0. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed buxur og leit fram \u00e1 gang sem var a\u00f0 fyllast a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00f3\u00e1kve\u00f0num gestum a\u00f0 k\u00edkja \u00fat. Engin brunalykt. Vi\u00f0 vorum ekki mj\u00f6g sn\u00f6gg \u00fat en komum okkur samt.<\/p>\n \u00dati vi\u00f0 s\u00fdndi \u00e9g gott ford\u00e6mi og kom okkur yfir g\u00f6tuna til a\u00f0 gefa sl\u00f6kkvili\u00f0inu pl\u00e1ss til a\u00f0 athafna sig. Flestir fylgdu me\u00f0. Sl\u00f6kkvili\u00f0i\u00f0 var svona fimm e\u00f0a t\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatur a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri enginn eldur. Svona er \u00feetta v\u00edst bara \u00e1 h\u00f3telum \u00fear sem gestum er treyst fyrir eldunara\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u. Drengjunum fannst \u00feetta a\u00f0 lokum bara spennandi vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur. Vi\u00f0 sofnu\u00f0um \u00f3venju seint \u00feetta kv\u00f6ld.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 vorum ekki sn\u00f6gg \u00fat \u00e1 laugardagsmorgun. Fyrsti \u00e1fangasta\u00f0urinn var \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafni\u00f0. \u00c9g var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 gleyma \u00fev\u00ed hve ofhla\u00f0i\u00f0 safn \u00fea\u00f0 er. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum ekki t\u00edu gripi sem eru eiginlega eins. \u00dea\u00f0 var sm\u00e1 hj\u00e1lplegt a\u00f0 geta nota\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsingaskj\u00e1i til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 fr\u00f3\u00f0leik um gripina. En \u00fea\u00f0 var oft \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 ekki einu sinni hvar gripurinn fannst e\u00f0a fr\u00e1 hva\u00f0a t\u00edma hann v\u00e6ri.<\/p>\n Ekki g\u00f3\u00f0 framsetning.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var hins vegar g\u00f3\u00f0 framsetning \u00e1 sumum r\u00fana- og myndasteinum, s\u00e9rstaklega Stora Hammars III \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi ekki veri\u00f0 sj\u00e1anlegar frekari uppl\u00fdsingar um \u00feessa steina. \u00dea\u00f0 var skj\u00e1varpi nota\u00f0ur til \u00feess a\u00f0 s\u00fdna betur myndirnar. Ekkert fl\u00f3ki\u00f0, bara svart \u00fear sem gr\u00e1r litur er n\u00fana. S\u00ed\u00f0an voru l\u00edka nota\u00f0ar skuggamyndir til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00e1kve\u00f0na hluta betur og jafnvel hreyfa \u00fe\u00e1 til. Str\u00e1kunum \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edka flottast.<\/p>\n \u00c9g var l\u00f6ngu b\u00fainn a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a bara v\u00edkinga\u00f6ldina og s\u00ed\u00f0an vona\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 gullherbergi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri spennandi fyrir str\u00e1kana en \u00feeir voru ekki alveg n\u00f3gu hressir \u00fear.<\/p>\n Hvar var bor\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0b\u00fainn h\u00e1degismat? McDonald’s. Hva\u00f0 bor\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00e9g. McNuggets (eina spurningin hvort \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00e6ru sterkir e\u00f0a ekki).<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 komum okkur n\u00e6st \u00e1 Skansen og sko\u00f0u\u00f0um a\u00f0allega d\u00fdrin. Elgurinn var merkilega g\u00f3\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fela sig en birnirnir voru a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta l\u00edfsins. \u00c9g n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 gera Ingimar spenntan a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 jarfa og svo vel vildi til a\u00f0 d\u00fdri\u00f0 s\u00fdndi sig vel og vandlega. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi ekki gerst \u00ed fyrri heims\u00f3knum m\u00ednum \u00fear. Gaupan n\u00e1\u00f0i hins vegar a\u00f0 fela sig jafnvel og elgurinn.<\/p>\n Lokapunkturinn var a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a lem\u00fara, bav\u00edana, dvergapa og s\u00ed\u00f0an litla s\u00e6d\u00fdrasafni\u00f0. L\u00edklega var k\u00fabverski kr\u00f3k\u00f3d\u00edllinn mest spennandi en hann hreyf\u00f0i sig ekki \u00far sta\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 hann hafi n\u00fa opna\u00f0 auga til a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a okkur. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni \u00fat kl\u00f6ppu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 str\u00e1karnir sl\u00f6ngu en l\u00e9tum k\u00f3ngul\u00f3na vera.<\/p>\n Allir nema \u00e9g voru s\u00e1ttir vi\u00f0 snarl \u00ed kv\u00f6ldmatinn. \u00deau hin bor\u00f0a greinilega n\u00f3gu vel \u00e1 McDonald’s en \u00e9g f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r ekki miki\u00f0. \u00c9g t\u00f3k \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 mig a\u00f0 r\u00f6lta \u00ed ICA til a\u00f0 kaupa vistir og greip pizzu \u00e1 Marino’s. \u00dear f\u00e9kk \u00e9g skilabo\u00f0 um a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldan hef\u00f0i aftur \u00feurft a\u00f0 fara \u00fat vegna brunabj\u00f6llu. \u00deau voru komin aftur inn \u00feegar \u00e9g kom. Bruna\u00fatk\u00f6ll ver\u00f0a ekki meira spennandi eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00feau eru endurtekin oftar.<\/p>\n Sunnudagurinn var s\u00ed\u00f0asti heili dagurinn. Vi\u00f0 vorum ekki rosalega hress \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum frekar seint af sta\u00f0.<\/p>\n Upprunalega markmi\u00f0 dagsins var a\u00f0 taka h\u00e1degisver\u00f0 \u00ed IKEA. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed Gallerian en \u00fe\u00e1 kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 panta n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00fea\u00f0 sem Ingimar vildi. \u00deannig, a\u00f0 till\u00f6gu Gunnsteins, f\u00f3r a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0b\u00fani h\u00e1degismaturinn var \u00e1 Pizza Hut.<\/p>\n \u00c9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 prufa a\u00f0 nota vefinn \u00feeirra til panta og s\u00ed\u00f0an appi\u00f0 en hvorugt virka\u00f0i. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r bara \u00ed afgrei\u00f0sluna \u00fear sem l\u00e6rlingur afgreiddi mig, hann missti alveg af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g ba\u00f0 um bolognese og rukka\u00f0i mig of miki\u00f0 fyrir matinn hans Ingimars.<\/p>\n \u00deegar maturinn hennar Eygl\u00f3ar kom ekki var\u00f0 \u00e9g sm\u00e1 stressa\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 kvarta eftir a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 svona \u00f6murlegur \u00e1 McDonald’s viku fyrr en \u00fea\u00f0 redda\u00f0ist.<\/p>\n \u00c1fangasta\u00f0urinn var t\u00e6knisafni\u00f0. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni t\u00f3k \u00e9g eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hinum megin vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tuna var „etn\u00f3graf\u00edska safni\u00f0“ og \u00ed gr\u00edni stakk \u00e9g upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. Eygl\u00f3 spur\u00f0i hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00fear. \u00c9g svara\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00e6ru gripir sem hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 stoli\u00f0 h\u00e9\u00f0an og \u00fea\u00f0an \u00far heiminum. Eygl\u00f3: „\u00de\u00fa hefur einmitt svo gaman af svolei\u00f0is“.<\/p>\n Sk\u00e1k og m\u00e1t.<\/p>\n T\u00e6knisafni\u00f0 var alveg \u00e1g\u00e6tt. Sumt var mj\u00f6g flott og anna\u00f0 frekar \u00f3spennandi. M\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fea\u00f0 full\u00e1berandi a\u00f0 s\u00fdningarnar voru styrktar af \u00e1kve\u00f0num fyrirt\u00e6kjum \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00feeirra t\u00e6ki voru settir \u00ed svi\u00f0slj\u00f3si\u00f0. Drengirnir voru au\u00f0vita\u00f0 gla\u00f0astir me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvuleikjas\u00fdninguna. \u00dear var reyndar mikil \u00e1hersla \u00e1 s\u00e6nska leiki (sumir greinilega styrktara\u00f0ilar) en \u00e9g f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 spila Space Invaders<\/em> \u00ed spilakassa.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edka „n\u00e1ma“ \u00fearna sem var mj\u00f6g dimm og Ingimar leysti \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kveikja \u00e1 s\u00edmalj\u00f3sinu. Gunnsteini \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e1lfgert svindl og ganga gegn tilgangi sv\u00e6\u00f0isins. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfar n\u00e1munnar var h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 spila t\u00f6lvuleik sem minnti t\u00f6luvert \u00e1 Boulder Dash<\/em>, bara ekki jafn skemmtilegur.<\/p>\n \u00c1 ne\u00f0stu h\u00e6\u00f0inni var sv\u00e6\u00f0i til a\u00f0 m\u00e6la l\u00edkamlegan styrk og sveigjanleika. Mig langa\u00f0i \u00ed svigherminn (sk\u00ed\u00f0i sums\u00e9) en \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e1tu margir um hann. \u00c9g vir\u00f0ist l\u00edka vera me\u00f0 sterkt grip mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 m\u00e6lingar. S\u00ed\u00f0an var r\u00f3\u00f0rarkeppnist\u00e6ki \u00fear sem \u00e9g keppti b\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Gunnstein og Eygl\u00f3, sigra\u00f0i b\u00e6\u00f0i, en f\u00e9kk \u00e1minningu um a\u00f0 st\u00f3ri str\u00e1kurinn minn er ekki svo l\u00edtill lengur. \u00dea\u00f0 muna\u00f0i bara sek\u00fandubrotum \u00e1 m\u00ednum besta t\u00edma og hans.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 breyttum til \u00e1 heimlei\u00f0inni og t\u00f3kum McDonald’s me\u00f0 okkur \u00e1 h\u00f3teli\u00f0 frekar en a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. \u00c9g n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 verja McFlurry’i\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00fe\u00f3 Ingimar hafi gert g\u00f3\u00f0a tilraun til a\u00f0 k\u00fdla pokann \u00f3vart \u00fear sem hann sveifla\u00f0i handleggjunum.<\/p>\n Enginn haf\u00f0i orku til a\u00f0 gera nokku\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e1nudagsmorgun. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f3kum til og p\u00f6kku\u00f0um \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 yfirg\u00e1fum h\u00f3teli\u00f0 (og t\u00f6skurnar okkar \u00ed geymslunni). Afrek mitt var a\u00f0 koma st\u00f3ra Daim-kassanum ofan \u00ed t\u00f6skuna m\u00edna. Vi\u00f0 r\u00f6ltum a\u00f0 leikvelli \u00ed n\u00e1grenninu. Ingimar haf\u00f0i gaman af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 klifra og Gunnsteinn s\u00fdndi meira a\u00f0 segja sm\u00e1 lit \u00fe\u00f3 hann telji sig auglj\u00f3slega alltof fullor\u00f0inn fyrir svona.<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0asta m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0in \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi var \u00e1 Marino’s. Gunnsteinn l\u00fdsti yfir a\u00f0 pizzan \u00fear hafi veri\u00f0 besta m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0 fer\u00f0arinnar. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 var bara a\u00f0 koma s\u00e9r \u00e1 h\u00f3teli\u00f0 og draga farangurinn \u00e1 ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0arlestarst\u00f6\u00f0 og \u00ed Arlanda Express af T-Centralinn. Str\u00e1karnir segja m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 barn a\u00f0 stara \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. Gunnsteinn kalla\u00f0i barni\u00f0 s\u00e6tt en Ingimar sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 hr\u00e6\u00f0ilegt.<\/p>\n Vegna einhverra \u00f6ryggisr\u00e1\u00f0stafanna gat lestin ekki stoppa\u00f0 vi\u00f0 okkar \u00e1lmu \u00feannig vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum a\u00f0 labba \u00ed svona fimmt\u00e1n m\u00edn\u00fatur til a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 r\u00e9ttan sta\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var allt h\u00e6gvirkt \u00fearna en \u00e9g gat alltaf hugsa\u00f0 um Heathrow sem r\u00f3a\u00f0i mig. Allt betra en \u00fea\u00f0. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 er erfi\u00f0ara a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylduna en samt betra yfir heildina.<\/p>\n \u00cd flugv\u00e9linni t\u00f3kum vi\u00f0 str\u00e1karnir okkur til og horf\u00f0um saman \u00e1 Free Guy.<\/em> Vi\u00f0 samstilltum okkur og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feurfti nokkrar tilraunir til a\u00f0 vera nokkurn veginn \u00e1 sama t\u00edma \u00ed myndinni. H\u00fan er enn\u00fe\u00e1 nokku\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0 skemmtun.<\/p>\n \u00c9g fann ekkert til a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 sem passa\u00f0i fyrir \u00feennan r\u00e9tt r\u00fama klukkut\u00edma sem var eftir af fluginu. M\u00e9r datt \u00ed hug a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 mynd sem \u00e9g hef\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 oft a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00ed lagi a\u00f0 missa af endinum.<\/p>\n \u00de\u00f3 \u00e9g hafi ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 Lethal Weapon<\/em> \u00ed n\u00e6r tvo \u00e1ratugi s\u00e1 \u00e9g hana n\u00f3gu oft \u00fear \u00e1\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 sleppa endinum. \u00deegar myndin byrja\u00f0i var vara\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 myndin hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 klippt til, b\u00e6\u00f0i hlutf\u00f6ll og efni, til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 s\u00fdna hana \u00ed flugv\u00e9l. S\u00ed\u00f0an byrja\u00f0i myndin. H\u00fan passa\u00f0i ekki \u00e1 skj\u00e1inn \u00ed n\u00edu \u00e1 m\u00f3ti sext\u00e1n. H\u00fan var eiginlega h\u00e6rri en h\u00fan var brei\u00f0. \u00cd besta falli einn \u00e1 m\u00f3ti einum. \u00c9g t\u00f3k mynd af skj\u00e1num en l\u00e9t vera a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 \u00feennan gl\u00e6p gegn kvikmyndalistinni.<\/p>\n Eftir a\u00f0 hafa be\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed fj\u00f3ra daga eftir a\u00f0 f\u00e1 t\u00f6skuna sem \u00e9g var me\u00f0 \u00ed London var \u00e9g mj\u00f6g taugastrekktur vi\u00f0 farangursbandi\u00f0. En \u00fea\u00f0 kom allt. \u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i samt, sem fyrr, a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 spreyja \u00feessar sv\u00f6rtu fer\u00f0at\u00f6skur sem vi\u00f0 eigum me\u00f0 \u00e1berandi lit svo h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 \u00feekkja \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 merkimi\u00f0ana.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum a\u00f0 fara af komusv\u00e6\u00f0inu yfir \u00e1 brottfararsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00ed b\u00edlinn okkar. \u00dear sat hann einn og yfirgefinn, \u00ed gangi, me\u00f0 opinn glugga, \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i sem hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 sekta okkur fyrir a\u00f0 vera of lengi \u00e1. \u00c9g er ekki spenntur a\u00f0 nota \u00feessa \u00fej\u00f3nustu aftur.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var rosalega gott a\u00f0 komast heim. G\u00f3\u00f0 sturta. Gott r\u00fam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00deessar l\u00f6ngu fer\u00f0as\u00f6gur sem \u00e9g skrifa eru aldrei vins\u00e6lustu bloggf\u00e6rslurnar m\u00ednar. En \u00e9g veit a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 eru nokkrir sem lesa og hafa \u00e1n\u00e6gju af fr\u00e1sagnarst\u00edl m\u00ednum. En \u00ed \u00feessu fer\u00f0alagi sem \u00e9g er a\u00f0 skrifa um h\u00e9r f\u00f3r sonur minn a\u00f0 tala um \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g skrifa\u00f0i um London-fer\u00f0ina um daginn. \u00c9g br\u00e1st vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: Fj\u00f6lskyldan til Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar 2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1148,1063,1156,1151,268,1160,1149,1154,1153,1161,1064,1152,656,1157,1158,1150,1146,1147,1159,1143,267,1155],"class_list":["post-19391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ferdasaga","tag-q208177","tag-q54341","tag-daim","tag-q18956795","tag-fjolskylduferd","tag-q38685497","tag-gamla-stan","tag-q260304","tag-hlutverkaleikir","tag-lethal-weapon","tag-livrustkammaren","tag-mausritter","tag-q38076","tag-roblox","tag-saenska-thjodminjasafnid","tag-sf-bokhandeln","tag-shazam-kvikmynd","tag-simspsons","tag-skansen","tag-space-invaders-tolvuleikur","tag-svithjod","tag-toblerone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19391"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23466,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19391\/revisions\/23466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}