It may be Bastille Day in France, but here it is the Crown Princess's Birthday, so there are Swedish flags everywhere, and a little more pomp in the everyday ceremonies.
Met Hillary and Ken at the Grand Hotel, just like Djurgarden. The Vasa w
interested check out this web site, or do aas a battleship that sank on its maiden voyage and lay in the oce in a movie, except we were all there! Took a water taxi to the Vasa Museum on Dean for 333 years. It was resurrected in the early 60's. If you are more web search for Vasa. This is fascinating, and we encourage all our readers to read further. The picture below is not a real person, it is a composite made from one of the skeletons found on the ship, by a scientist who can recreate faces. we were lucky to get the shot, however, as the camera ran out of batteries when were there! By the way, we realized that Per and Inger's house is older than the Vasa! We also learned later, speaking of that, that the house was once an Inn, and that Queen Christiana slept there, in the bed we slept in. (will that mean we will have a sudden urge to become religi
ous zealots?)http://www.edwebproject.org/scandinavia/vasa.html
We then walked around a bit, but because Pat's ankle is really hurting, decided to go to dinner early. Hillary had done her usual efficient research and found Ulla something, a lovely old restaurant nearby. This island is really nice, parks, flowers, walkways, and lovely buildings. We had a wonderful meal, wonderful service, in a beautiful setting. It did, however, cost a small fortune, but we have realized we can't help that.
It was raining out, so we decided it was best to take a taxi home. The restaurant called one, and shortly before it came, the rain stopped. This is typical of Swedish weather, changes all the time, far more than in Michigan. Anyway, the taxi pulled up, and we asked the young driver how much it would cost to return to city center. He said he really didn't know, because "this is my first time ever !" And he did mean being a taxi driver! He did a very nice job, and it wasn't very expensive, and he was very nice. Anyway, we then walked around with Ken and Hillary, and said our fond goodbyes. We had a great time with them, they are great travelling companions. Went back to our hotel .
We also have posted all of our pictures on our picasa web album. be warned there are over 450 pictures of Sweden. We haven't labeled all of them or thinned them out yet. http://picasaweb.google.com/danklim1/Sweden2008
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