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May 15, 2013

Party On

As I look back on our trip around the world I am reminded of all the incredibly delicious food we ate. I think about the 6 months that I didn’t have to cook! After some discussion, we decided that if we could go around the world in just one day for the sake of our mouths this is where we’d go: Breakfast – Feta pastry and coffee in Greece Lunch – Picnic food from the Farmer’s Market in the south of France. ‘Fika’ – Coffee/Tea and pastry in Prague (even though it is a wonderful Swedish tradition.) Dinner – Ying Yangs on the island of Koh Tao in Thailand – hands down best food on the trip. Dessert – Garaway’s in Israel or the Sakakini’s in England. Late Night Cap – Glass of wine in Italy. There you have it! A party would definitely be taking place in our mouths that day.
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May 3, 2013

Homeward Bound

It didn’t matter that there was a bomb scare that delayed our train on the way to the airport and that we were running late. We were able to breeze through the security and passport lines and get to the gate just in time. What a way to end the trip! Rebekah and Levi are excited to see Seattle! IMG_2430 Unwrapping our bags for the last time… for now. IMG_2431 We made it! IMG_2434 Just a bit jet lagged and very happy to see Jewel. IMG_2436
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May 2, 2013

60 Plus Posts by Mom

That’s kinda a lot and I don’t have too much more to say. Ha. Soon, logistics for me will look quite a bit different – answering phones, scheduling, cooking, cleaning, all that fun stuff. Life is good! Here’s a bit more showing our time in Paris. All four of us really liked it and we are super glad we ended the trip there.  
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April 24, 2013

Rewards

My eyes got all teary. I almost started to cry. I was so happy! Paris, France – We were in the Louvre. Having just admired the small, but famous Mona Lisa, we turn to leave the room when Rebekah stops and points at the far wall. “Hey, that is a ‘Paradise’. It was painted by one of those 14 famous artists that were commissioned for that competition to replace a piece that was burned in Venice. This is one of those pieces.  Remember?  Tintoretto won the commission, but the piece was finished by his son who screwed it up and painted it wrong. It’s the one we saw in the Doge’s Palace in Venice – the largest oil painting in the world.” IMG_2207 Then we proceeded to the sculptures where Levi points out, after a very quick glance, that we are in the wrong room since, “Hey, these are Greek, not Roman.” IMG_2214 My job is done and the reward is great!! IMG_2213 Jeb says he’ll look like this by end of summer. I’ll rub his toe just for extra measure.
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April 23, 2013

Hallelujah Moment

We visited the Chateau Versailles today. The moment actually came first thing this morning when we stepped outside of our apartment and realized that we should put our sweaters back. We wouldn’t be needing them today. It was 70 deg. and sunny. Haaalleeelujah! P.S. We even all got a bit of a sun burn. Nobody’s complaining.
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April 20, 2013

One More Flight

Here’s the thing. I can’t believe that we got away with only one session of this… IMG_2088 And, really, it wasn’t bad at all. We slept fine as it was a very quiet and small airport. We took a bus ride to the airport in the middle of the night. It was awesome because the bus had moose lights and we could see everything anyway. We didn’t see any moose, though. Darn it! Speaking of traveling, here are some interesting numbers for you. These represent ONLY major legs of our tip, not all the “touring about” that happened in between and at each place. We took: 5 rental cars, 7 taxis, 4 boats, 10 planes, 8 trains, 12 busses Metro rides – Too many to count. And leg power… We only have ONE more, long plane ride left!!!!!!!!!!!
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April 18, 2013

The Bradley Girls

Sofia, Anava, and Nili! Our Swedish/Israeli  family… Sofia has 4 kids, 2 of whom have finished serving in the Israeli Army and are living in Israel and 2 who are here in Sweden with her. We had a blast staying with her and the 2 girls at their place in Eskilstuna. Being with family is always so refreshing, relaxing, and easy. Thank you, Sofia, for picking us up at the airport, making us very welcome, the good laughs, the talks, the delicious food (especially the Swedish meatballs), and for being so incredibly sweet! We love you! Huaa? IMG_1897
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April 17, 2013

A Long Walk

What a beautiful day to spend with my sister-in-law! Eskilstuna is an hour west of Stockholm. The scenic town where they live is situated on a river. Here are a few photos I took on our long walk today. I’ve also added a few from a walk we went on by the lake near here when we arrived a couple of weeks ago.
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April 15, 2013

Off Season in the Land of the Vikings

Traveling during the off-season has more benefits than drawbacks unless you are in Stockholm and it is closed for renovation. Off-season means less crowds, shorter lines, better prices, and cooler temperatures. In most places we have visited there have been a few closed sights, but we just moved on and saw it as an opportunity to save money. We adopted the ‘not meant to be’ attitude. (Did I already blog about this??) As we near the end of our trip, and we are closer to high-season than ever, we grabbed a train to Stockholm hoping to see a few of its highlights. The weather wasn’t ideal, but that didn’t deter us. Fog and mist actually make interesting pictures. (It’s hard to take a bad picture when you can hardly see the subject matter.) Well, long story short – We had a fun day in Stockholm anyway. We shopped for touristy stuff, sat in the VW rally car (right before it shipped off to race in Portugal for the weekend), discovered the coolest science fiction bookstore, enjoyed fika in Old Town, and took lots of artsy fartsy pictures.
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April 14, 2013

Ostersund

You may have recently heard that the Swedish curling team just beat the Canadians at the World Curling Cup in Canada. Guess what? That Swedish curling team is from Ostersund. Cool, huh? It’s kinda in the middle of nowhere, but, hey, they have some fun sports. Here’s one we got to participate in. There’s frozen water EVERYWHERE! We also spent a day at Jamtli, a living historical farm. As you can see from photos, it really is a big deal to sit in the sun when it finally comes out.  
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