After touring the Aquaria museum we headed into Gamla Stan, the old town, to walk around the cobblestone streets and take in the sights. Having been there in November, I was anticipating the appearance of the life-size trolls that had captured my interest. I was happy to spot two while out strolling on Saturday and got the kids to pose with each one. The kids were oohing and ahhing at the brightly coloured window displays full of Swedish knickknacks. Graeme had to stop and point out every wooden horse he saw. He admired a Viking costume, complete with helmet and vest, that was just his size. The girls spotted sweet-smelling candy stores and pleaded with their big, brown eyes for us to buy them a giant-sized lollipop! We were getting hungry, so we decided on an early dinner at an Italian resturant that Kris and I had eaten at before. The kids had pizza, made before their very eyes, and Graeme polished off most of one by himself! 
After dinner, we followed our footsteps back to the car as the fog settled in even thicker around us. We were all invigorated by getting a taste of what the city has to offer us. Kris and I are happy to be getting our bearings and the kids are realizing that we now live in a pretty cool city with lots of things to see and do. All of the brochures we're collecting in a kitchen drawer contain a treasure of untold adventures yet to come!
