It has come to my attention that my contributions to the blog are lacking. I have now been instructed that if friends from the land of the West come to visit us, it is my duty to write a thoughtful well composed entry to relay the comings and goings of our time shared.
Lauren and I go way back. All the way to grade 7 to be exact. We have been great friends and have kept in touch all these years and finally, after my persistent requests, she and her boyfriend Art, decided to make a stop in their European adventure to where ever we may be. Once Stockholm was officially to be our new home, they booked their flight from Amsterdam to us then off to Berlin and then Portugal.
It was quite nice to have a familiar face visiting and also to the fact that it was the first time the Harrison Ford was in use to schlep to and from the airport. Their first night here was a lovely dinner and movie night and of course, playing with Ethan till he was so pooped, he pooped! No, I'm kidding. He was out like a light though.
On Saturday, we took them for a drive to city centre and showed them around a bit through Gamla Stan and where all the cherry blossoms are. It was such a gorgeous day in Stockholm just to be out and about. Not to mention that we were able to share with them the experience of Max burgers! If you are ever in Stockholm, you must have a Max burger! YUM!
Saturday night was awesome before I start. Erin and Svante offered the week before to babysit Ethan for the night so we had them, Marie & David (Peter's friend from Piteå) and the rest of us for a grilled summer meal. Then off we were for our first night ever out on the town! Peter got a call from Henrik and we decided to meet up with them at Obaren in city centre. This place is not at all what I was expecting though as it is a very ritzy area and this club was just rafters and tables about the size of a closet. People watching was great fun. Many different coloured pants on guys and their hair all slicked back with cougars draping themselves all over them as it was known they come from money.
Sunday was relax o' clock day and Monday was a trip out to Hammarby Sjostad. This area is renowned for its architecture and being a drab place before remodeling started in 2000. It is also a very expensive place to live as family of ours rent out a studio apartment for 9,000kr/month! I was also able to introduce Art and Lauren to the typical kebab shop in Europe. Particularly Sweden though and the awesome garlic sauce! Afterwards we took Ethan to Andy's Lekland and scored a free entrance for all of us. Ethan was thrilled to have someone to guide around the play area rather than plain old Mommy.
Then it was time to meet Peter as he was finishing up for the day at work. We bused it to his train station and the 5 of us went to our local Pizzeria for traditional Swedish pizza which was analyzed again and again and of course lathered in garlic sauce!
Sadly, tuesday was the day to pack up the Harrison Ford and take our guests to the airport for their next leg of their journey.
Thanks guys for visiting! You will be missed! Come again anytime!!
Art & E down the slides at Andy's Lekland
Art & E playing in the tent
Art & Lauren
Flower blossom in Kungsträdgården
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