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More Playgrounds
6 AUGUST 2015: We stuck around the apartment and the neighborhood again today, enjoying ourselves thoroughly. David spent most of the day at the office, while the kids and I watched the weather for a...
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Divide and Conquer
7 AUGUST 2015: I know that it seems like all we’ve been doing this trip is visit playgrounds and set up the apartment. It’s true that we’ve concentrated more on being in our new neighborhood than in...
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Stockholm’s Archipelago
8 AUGUST 2015: This morning we woke up early (well, early for us) in order to leave the apartment promptly at 8:45am. We’d been invited to lunch in the Archipelago, so we needed to be on the 10:00am...
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Lunch with Friends
8 AUGUST 2015: After our long day in the archipelago yesterday, we mostly took it easy today. In the morning, David met a friend of ours at our old apartment building where we were storing our...
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Fun with Noodles and Ice
10 AUGUST 2015: Most days the kids are content with playing or reading in the apartment, so much so that it’s tough to convince them to get OUTSIDE and enjoy the weather and all that this spectacular...
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Divide and Conquer, Part Two
11 and 12 AUGUST 2015: On Tuesday afternoon, David, Isaac, and Lucy went on a countryside adventure to help one of David’s colleagues retrieve and assemble a Big Green Egg grill that was delivered to...
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Gröna Lund!
13 AUGUST 2015: Today is the day that we set aside to visit Stockholm’s amusement park, Gröna Lund. The weather was clear and about 73 degrees Fahrenheit. Between the gorgeous weather and the fact...
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Stockholm’s Kulturfestivalen x 2
14 and 15 AUGUST 2015: We knew we’d be quite tired the day after visiting Gröna Lund, so we planned very little for Friday. David got up on the early side and went into work for the day. The kids...
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A Busy Sunday
16 AUGUST 2015: It was our last day in Sweden and we were completely booked with social engagements. We left the apartment at 11:15am and didn’t return until nearly 17:00 (9:00pm). First, we took...
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The Long Journey Home
17 and 18 AUGUST 2015: The kids and I had a strange itinerary on the way back home. Since the flight from Heathrow to RDU departs an hour earlier this summer (perhaps due to the temporary 777 that’s...
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An Austin Wedding
25 MARCH 2016: This morning we woke up on the early side and drove off to the airport to catch a flight to Charlotte, then another flight on to Austin, Texas. We arrived with just enough time to pick...
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Hej Hej Stockholm!
27 & 28 MARCH 2016: On Sunday, cousins Amelia and Max came over to our hotel room, gently woke our kids, and announced that it was Easter morning. All five kids ate candy out of their burlap Easter...
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Oodles of Downtime
29 & 30 MARCH 2016: The kids are thrilled to have so much time to simply lounge about, play games, and read. They put up a fuss whenever they’re asked to exit the apartment, even when going outside...
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Tekniska Museet
31 MARCH 2016: Today was the day that the kids and I set aside to visit the hands-on science museum, Tekniska Museet. We had a late breakfast, then walked down the street to catch the number 55 bus...
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Belated Easter Eggs and An Easy Trip Home
1st and 2nd APRIL 2016: Friday was lovely, very relaxing, and on Saturday we traveled home. Friday morning the kids and I finally dyed Easter Eggs, just five days after Easter! No one seemed to mind...
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A Short Trip for a Special Ceremony
17th and 18th MAY 2016: Yes, we’re back in Stockholm again, for just a few days and for a very special occasion–David is being awarded an honorary doctorate on Saturday. The timing is difficult for us...
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Combining New Discoveries with Old Favorites
19 MAY 2016: Only a few of David’s colleagues were in the office today (several were traveling), so he came home early and we all had ate late lunch (nearly 15:00/3pm) at a neighborhood sushi...
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Gröna Lund in May
20 MAY 2016: We usually visit the amusement park Gröna Lund once a year, when we travel to Stockholm in August. It didn’t occur to us that it would be open during this trip, although we should’ve...
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A Ceremonial Evening
21 MAY 2016: Okay, it’s been a few months and I haven’t yet updated the blog from the end of our trip to Stockholm in late May, yet today we are in Australia (!). So here are the highlights–more...
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G’day Sydney
1 AUGUST 2016: We left the Raleigh Durham airport on the 30th of July and arrived in Sydney, Australia early on the 1st of August. We lost a whole day on land! All in all our trip was pretty...
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