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I am going to move along to the general thoughts and highlights of the tour as I am late in delivering to you this year, so let's go with some notes and photos.

Alborg was a beautiful city and I needed to visit an ear specialist for a small problem that drummers get from time to time owing to loud monitor levels. It was also the beginning of my running out of space and the first of the extra bags needed to be got. Too much to do without local knowledge so Pernille, Erik's PA, called the theatre and asked a colleague to meet me and be my guide for the day. Her name was Ann-Stine and she was a great help as we only had a few hours before the concert. Had a light lunch, Bruce was walking to the soundcheck and took a picture of us before we went to the theatre.

Everything about Scandinavia that we encountered was so good. Airports that I had never heard of were like walking through the best of London's shopping centres, efficient, clean and accommodating.

I need to make tea and coffee whenever I want, so I bought a small kettle and each day would find the local deli for provisions. You can wait 40 minutes for a coffee on room service and pay £20 for it. My buying of extra cases continued after visiting art galleries and bookshops. By the end of the tour, I had accumulated six!

With my guide Ann-Stine from the theatre in Alborg. (Look closely and you can see Bruce taking the photo).	The professional's essential guide to room service: do-it-yourself. All laid out on a hotel trouser press.
07:30 am: here we go again!	With Pernille, Erik's P.A.
Early morning coffee, Oslo airport.	I need a bigger case!