…is what happened to me today. After working hard all week and it being Father’s Day tomorrow, I felt I had to get out of Nynäshamn and enjoy life. Stockholm International Fairs had three trade shows going on at the same time and I decided to take Stockholm’s commuter train (fantastic way to travel) and see what I could find.
Photos: Though the boat show may look empty, most people were on platforms along side the boats to get into them and look around
Trade Show Nr. 1: Stockholm Luxury Boat Show
Ever since I was a boy and my father took us to the boat shows in Cleveland, I’ve always been enthused with this form of cheap entertainment. The Stockholm Boat Show was not disappointing. One could find water craft from large yachts to small inflatable kayaks and a variety of booths with equipment, clothing or anything that could be useful on the water. Naturally, I was thinking of Shetland and was especially wondering how my friend Willie would feel about some of the boats that were on display.
Photo: The Food & Beverage Show was most popular and quite crowded
Trade Show Nr. 2: Food and Beverage Show
For me, this was a risky place. I love to look at new kitchen utensils and the variety of food that can be had. There were a lot of people and many of these were carrying a wine glass in their hands. Being new to this kind of trade show, I discovered that the wine glass could be taken to the many wine booths and people could taste the wines. They also had whiskey-tasting booths.
But, so many people and tiring legs, made me decide not to sample the foods nor drinks and I went on to the third show…
Trade Show Nr. 3: Health, Wellness & Fitness Show
If one became slightly “heavy” from doing the Food & Beverage trade show, then a visit to the Health, Wellness & Fitness Trade Show could have been just what the doctor ordered.
Photo: A massage demonstration
This show provided new ideas and developments in health and a variety of health foods, products and solutions were on show or available. It was sooooo… healthy! But…
…three trades shows in one day was a little too much! One particularly positive side from my visit is that I finally bought myself a new camera bag. The old one, now almost 30 years old, was replaced with a watertight bag; the kind that would be found in boats. Not too big and not too small and just right together with a laptop and note taking paraphernalia when needed. And, trapsing back and forth alone in the mountains or on Shetland cliffs, the color is perfect should something happen to me. I’m pretty happy about my new bag.
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