So, here is a picture of the little apartment we rented. I am standing on the stairs taking the photo, there is a tiny bathroom and kitchen counter to the right... and that is the entire downstairs. Good thing we like each other!
We went to the Junibacken, which is a museum dedicated to Swedish children's authors. It has a Pippi Longstocking house, two adorable playgrounds that look like some other stories, and a ride through a pretty dark story called, "The Brothers Lionheart." It is about some brothers who die and are reunited in the afterlife, where they must fight an evil dragon, who paralyzes one, and then they commit suicide. Talk about goth. On a lighter note, here is a cute mobile of some characters from the playground room:
Ava hiding in a giant mushroom:
Aidan, Nordic skiing:
On to the Vasa Museum. They brought this 300-year old ship up out of the bay about 10 years ago. Apparently, it sank on its maiden voyage, before it even left the bay. So much for being the prize of the Swedish navy at the time...
OK, next day. Cute architecture in Gamla Stan ("Old Town"), followed by the little Christmas market there. Aidan ate three waffles, and Joel bought reindeer meat sausage. Yum!
Changing of the guards at the Royal Palace:
And, finally, trying to ice skate with Aidan. I only fell once, which is a miracle, because I think he was only on his skates for about 8 seconds at a time. It was pretty fun, though. I liked being the one to go do something with him while Joel waited with Ava. By the way, this picture was taken at THREE P.M.!! Sweden is freaking DARK.
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