Sunday, March 15, 2009

Stockholm

Hi again, thought we'd put up some photos from our little trip to Stockholm last weekend.
We booked a cabin on the Viking Line (the aforementioned best ferry ever) which takes 11 hours to get there, and had 3 days in Stockholm. 
We absolutely LOVED it, such an amazing and beautiful city. We both loved walking around the old town (Mark says especially at night in the rain), and we visited some museums, did tours in the Royal Palace, had GREAT food (lobster soup... so good), and there was even a bit of shopping. I really loved the Vasa museum, which is a massive warship that sunk in Stockholm Harbour in 1628 and was recovered in 1961.
Lots coming up, we're off to the very northern part of Finland this week for Mark to teach and I've talked him into a night in a snow igloo village. He's been asked to give the keynote address at a conference here straight after we get back so it's all happening! Stay tuned!! xo


















Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Nauvo


This is our trip out to Nauvo last weekend, a very beautiful island in the archipelago.
Below the photos is a video I took on the car ferry over. Have never driven onto a ferry before. Or been on one that breaks through ice.
Good times.