russianfest 2k13

While everyone was flying off to Munich, Germany to enjoy the festivities of Okotberfest, I myself had a different kind of "fest", a "Russianfest" as said in the title.

This was the event:

Known as "Katushka" pronounced (Ka-toosh-ka), it's pretty much a Russian accordion punk band that lasts for about 5 hours. 

In a small student club, hundreds of Swedes and International Students come, drink and dance to this accordion punk music and have mosh pits.

It was fantastic.

Dancing freely in the extremely, disgustingly warm heat of a tiny room, dancing on stage to accordion music. I have never experienced something like this before. All I remember most was at one point they played "Last Christmas" accordion style. It's September.

This was the stage with the accordion band, notice the theme of the stage was Space.
Space, Russians & Accordion Punk?
I kind of approve.

They need to have more of this back in the states.

Despite the freezing cold, everyone was having a good time and didn't feel their bodies being turned into icicles outside. When I mention that it was disgustingly warm, I mean it was disgustingly warm. I walked in and I felt the heat, that the cold freezing air outside felt like an air conditioner....that's how disgustingly warm it was.

No joke.

But then of course once we got outside to leave, the cold no longer felt like an air conditioner. 

This was the Swedish cold everyone was warning me about.

And then my bike got stolen.....

Locked up against my friends bike, somehow the thieves got into my lock and took my bike. 

Disappointment? Yes, as I had only had this bike for 3 weeks, but on the other hand I wasn't surprised as bikes are stolen on the regular here. Luckily the people I was with walked with me as we got the 3am meal at McDonalds but it wasn't until we had to go home that things that a little adventurous and uncomfortable.

I had to ride on the back of some guy's bike and let me tell you it was uncomfortable, but it was probably the only solution other than walking 30 minutes in the freezing cold at 4AM.

And that concludes my whole Saturday night in a nutshell. As of now, I have had the days off until Thursday (so like tomorrow) to relax, watch Bones and drink copious amounts of coffee.

Until the next adventurous post.