So Luke flew me to Sweden for my first trip away from any and all kiddos in waaaaay too long.
Nobody was on my hip, and nobody was in my belly kicking or pushing my food back up into my throat.
Nice.
The last time I was on a trip with my hubs without any hint of a child was over 3 years ago.
Daphne made it possible for me to leave for 5 beautifully glorious days.
Thanks Daph!
So when I flew in to meet Luke, he told me upon my arrival that his Hertz rental car had broken down.
(We were in Sweden, home of the Volvo,
but he was given a Ford Focus.
Go figure.)
Customer service is NOT what it is in the states.
We spent hours on the phone trying to get someone to step up and help us figure out what to do.
We had to call a tow truck and then find our own way up to the closest rental place.
So....we hitched a ride with the tow-truck man.
We were squished in there like smelly sardines.
Well, tow-truck man was really the one who had bathed with sweaty fish that morning.
Just sayin'
Tow-truck man didn't care too much for conversation with us.
But Luke kept insisting on striking up conversation just after he'd turn his Celine Dion back up loud enough to drown us out.
I thought it amusing.
After an hour in the truck with Mr. Sardine, we couldn't wait to get into our next Ford Focus!
After this all-day adventure, we had time for a nice dinner out and some bowling.
Sweden's food is AWESOME!
Germany's? Not so much.
After 6 months of trying different restaurants that claimed various national cuisines,
only to find out the common ingredients were still potatoes and salt,
Swedish restaurants were amazingly accurate in their claims!
Nobody was on my hip, and nobody was in my belly kicking or pushing my food back up into my throat.
Nice.
The last time I was on a trip with my hubs without any hint of a child was over 3 years ago.
Daphne made it possible for me to leave for 5 beautifully glorious days.
Thanks Daph!
So when I flew in to meet Luke, he told me upon my arrival that his Hertz rental car had broken down.
(We were in Sweden, home of the Volvo,
but he was given a Ford Focus.
Go figure.)
Customer service is NOT what it is in the states.
We spent hours on the phone trying to get someone to step up and help us figure out what to do.
We had to call a tow truck and then find our own way up to the closest rental place.
So....we hitched a ride with the tow-truck man.
We were squished in there like smelly sardines.
Well, tow-truck man was really the one who had bathed with sweaty fish that morning.
Just sayin'
Tow-truck man didn't care too much for conversation with us.
But Luke kept insisting on striking up conversation just after he'd turn his Celine Dion back up loud enough to drown us out.
I thought it amusing.
After an hour in the truck with Mr. Sardine, we couldn't wait to get into our next Ford Focus!
After this all-day adventure, we had time for a nice dinner out and some bowling.
Sweden's food is AWESOME!
Germany's? Not so much.
After 6 months of trying different restaurants that claimed various national cuisines,
only to find out the common ingredients were still potatoes and salt,
Swedish restaurants were amazingly accurate in their claims!
On the up side of our day, we found that Sweden has signs warning you of the upcoming speed-camera locations!
(unlike the smart, sneaky Germans that have mobile cameras so you never know where they are!)
(unlike the smart, sneaky Germans that have mobile cameras so you never know where they are!)
Stockholm LDS Temple -
we were able to do a session while sporting hot little English-speaking headphones.
we were able to do a session while sporting hot little English-speaking headphones.
Changing of the Royal Guard in Gamla Stan Stockholm
Like England, these guys aren't to acknowledge us or smile.But Luke made these boys laugh by getting all up in their faces with the camera while they were on trash-duty.
In 1520,After King Christian forced himself into the position of king,
he hanged and beheaded 94 noblemen, clergy, and commoners in this square.
The event has since been referred to as the
Stockholm Bloodbath
As legend has it, this cannon ball was fired at the king during the bloodbath in 1520, and has been left there as a reminder of the atrocities ever since.
Church built during the 14th century
Inside
Scenic views
Vasa Ship - Constructed in the 17th century, sank during it's maiden voyage, recovered and restored in the 20th century! Pretty awesome ship...it was very Viking-ish, even though Vikings were earlier, it still had that feel. I definitely recommend visiting this museum (built around the ship) and giving yourself a few hours.
This was our favorite part.
This was our favorite part.
Hope you enjoyed our tour of Sweden :)
7 comments:
I say this way too much, but you are so lucky and I am soooooooo jealous!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures with the rest of us that are stuck over here in the States. Looks like you guys had so much fun! Glad that you were able to get away with your hubby for a few days! Congrats on five years!
Wow just amazing! Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you! Yay! I love Sweden. What a fun getaway.
The hands-down winner of bad food in Europe is the Swiss, in my opinion.
I SO enjoyed the tour. I'm just a bit sad that I'm not there.
Looks like you had a blast and the weather was good too! When I was in Sweden, it rained for 2 solid weeks and we got in stand and watch the changing of the guard in the rain. Would love to go back though.
Ummmm, WOW! How amazing is that?! I am so gald to have your blog back, I swear it was like missing a piece of me for a while! :) No, but I do LOVE your blog-you are hysterical! Glas things are great!
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