Unwinding in Stockholm

After a long week of finals and packing it was so nice to kick back and relax for six days in Stockholm. We stayed with our friends, Nancy and Glenn Lindqvist, and their beautiful daughter, Emily. It was wonderful to not have anything to think about other than spending some quality time with each other and our friends and figuring out what lovely place in Stockholm we were going to explore next. Every day we took the train or bus into the city to see something new. We visited the historic, cobble-stoned alleys of Gamla Stan (the Old Town), the spectacular Drottningholm Palace, the fascinating Vasa Museum that showcased the huge wooden ship that lay on the bottom of Stockholm's harbor for hundreds of years and the Skansen open-air museum. After being surrounded by water each day, we decided to spend our last day taking the "Under the Bridges" cruise around Stockholm. It was a wonderful way to close our adventures in this gorgeous city.

We really enjoyed spending time with Nancy and Glenn, who we got to know very well during our time in Boston. Nancy also was a high school classmate of Matt's in Minnesota. They are so lucky to be living in such a great spot. We were so lucky that they shared their home with us (even with two wild and crazy kids). I hope you enjoy some of our pictures from Stockholm - it is hard to do the scenery justice. Next stop: Italy!