life on stay-cation...episode II

tyska kyrkan in gamla stan.

on june 3 it was back to vaxholm (the capital of the archipelago) to explore.

one gallon of gas in sweden costs $8.53, ouch.

   this visit we made a stop to the vaxholm castle which was originally constructed by Gustav Vasa in 1544 to defend stockholm against shipborne attacks from the east, but most of the current structure dates from 1863.

this picture of flags was take for aidan rigo.

goodies.

approved.

the bridge to langholmen, a prison from the eighteenth century until 1974, langholmen now serves as a green area with beaches, open-air stages, gardens and cafes.

reesie's first encounter with sand, and it's not from the jersey shore.

reese dips her toes into the icy cold scandinavian water of lake malaren.

astrid lindren's house, you've heard of pipi longstocking right?

chillin in vasaparken, soaking up the rays swedish style.

skate park at kungsholmen, this one was taken for brett barto and the k-town mosh crew.

tire swing at ralambshovsparken in kungsholmen on june 6, sweden's national day.

ben's class.

volcanic eruptions, drawn by ben.

ben's timeline, more details in the next image.

swedish high school graduation tradition.

watch this video to learn more.

the corner of rorstradsgatan and vikingagatan.

a view of lake malaren from vasterbron en route to langholmen for another beach outing.

map of langholmen.

cafe at langholmen.

ben riding his bike in the courtyard trying to get the attention of the girl he likes on the third floor.

fishing for goodies at the birthday party for the girl on the third floor.

i scored many loafs of free bread two days in row by ordering desert from our favourite bakery XOKO right before they closed. quality eats and treats.

reese eats so well even ben can feed her.

scandinavian princess cake, ben and momma are hooked.

bowling was awesome on fathers day. everyone gave it a shot, even reese.

between the legs style for ben.

momma with her pro style.

maybe i am left handed?

we took to skansen for midsummer, june 24.

leslie enjoyed her asparagus and prawn soup.

ben enjoyed his bread.

reesie did too.

powered sugar donuts, very tasty.

the maypole erected for the midsummer celebration.

midsummer marked the halfway point in our adventure, and of course, the beginning of the gradual decline of daylight as we move to the darker days of winter.