The smallest town hall can be found in Sigtuna. Here the children stand in front of it. It was built in 1744. The yellow on the branches is actually feathers on birch twigs. It is a custom here to decorate with colourful bunches of them both inside and outside the house, at Easter time.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Easter Monday in Sigtuna Including a Detour to Steninge Slott
Further Adventures with Baba and Poppa at Tom Tits Experiment
The kids had been bugging us to take them to a hands-on museum, so we capitulated one day and planned an outing to include a stop at Tom Tits Experiment in Sodertalje. We drove to the coast first, down the E4 to a place called Trosa. It is a charming spot with houses lining a canal that winds through the town.
When the kids had had enough of the "charm" we headed back to the museum for lunch and some fun. There is a large part of the museum that is outdoors, but as it doesn't open until the beginning of May, we concentrated our efforts on the exhibits indoors. The kids had the opportunity to experiment with sound, water, light and air as they tried out the different activities. We cheered on rats as they raced through an obstacle course to get to the banana at the finish; we rowed on ergometers; the kids got lost in the mirrored rooms. A few hours later, we were pooped. I'm sure we missed many of the 600+ exhibits, but it gives us an excuse to come back!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
More Visitors Arrive!
On Saturday, the group of us hopped on the subway and hopped off at Gamla Stan. We toured around the outskirts of the old town first, enjoying the sights along the water. Dad carried his 20-pound backpack full of camera supplies around the entire time...needless to say, he captured some excellent photos, 1300 of them to be exact!
I'll take a breather here before recounting the rest of the week's adventures....
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Renee Celebrates Her 9th Birthday!
Renee has made some lovely friends from school and she has moved past the difficult early days. She enjoys going to school and has recently started soccer with another group of nice Swedish girls her age. The girls from her soccer team speak only just a little English, but they are a lively group and they get together outside of soccer practice for fun activities like movie nights and baking parties. Renee also really enjoys playing outside with our two neighbours, Sophie (age6) and Samuel (age8). They have a great time running around our two yards and they manage to communicate with each other just fine. Renee is blossoming into a lovely girl and it is wonderful to watch her gain confidence and pose.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Brunch at Cedergrenska Tornet
We were all very adventurous trying some of the Swedish delicacies. Renee and Elise are big fans of the Swedish pancakes. Elise prefers hers the traditional way with whipped cream and jam, Renee prefers hers with just jam! Graeme displayed his usual vigor and gobbled up what was put in front of him. After brunch, we were encouraged to make a trip up to the roof to take in the view (which we did, wrapped in the thoughtfully provided blankets...brrr!) and then to make our way to the 3rd floor for dessert. All I can say is...yummy! We were all completely stuffed and swore to never eat again. We thoroughly enjoyed our special meal out...what a nice treat!
Our Visit to the Skansen Museum
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