Volvo Ocean Race

On our way home from Skansen we got to see Volvo Ocean Race from the boat which was a very interesting experience.

Skansen

Today we took the boat Emelie to Skansen.


One of the houses at Skansen.




Inside Seglora church.

Sightseeing in Stockholm

Kim and the Royal Palace.


Kim with a guard outside the palace.


Changing of the guards at the Royal Palace.



One of the narrow streets in Old Town.


Old Town.


Old Town.



Old Town.


Västerlånggatan, Old Town.



Returning to Hammarby Sjöstad by boat.


Time to get off the boat after a nice day!

Family

Swedish flag

Kim is helping my dad to raise the Swedish flag.

Meeting the relatives

Ingvar, Gun-Britt, Anette, William, Anna, Denise, Holger, Maj-Britt, Gullvi, Tore, Siv, Johan, Stig and Kim sitting on the chair.


Ingvar, Anna, Dénise, Holger, Maj-Britt, Gullvi, Stig, Ann-Louise and sitting Kim with William.


Kim and Maj-Britt.


Denise and William.

Näsby church

Kim visits the church where his grandfather was confirmed in 1912.

Mariefröjd

Today we visited Mariefröjd, where Kim's grandfather Wilhelm Petrus (and also my grandfather) was born more than 100 years ago. There is not much left of the croft, only some rocks from the chimney, but we know exactly where it used to stand. The picture above shows what it looked like about 100 years ago.


Kim is standing where the house used to be.


Ivan, Kim and Maj-Britt.


This flower might have been here already when our grandfathers lived here.


Maj-Britt, Kim, Holger and Ivan.


Maj-Britt, Kim, Holger and me.


Kim and Holger.

Swedish pancakes

Kim is trying Swedish pancakes for the first time.

Kim visits Vetlanda

Kim and my dad in front of my grandparents house. Kim's grandfathers brother Paul(= my grandfather) used to live here.


Kim at the grave where his grandfathers other brother, Josef, is buried.

Kim arrives to Sweden

My second cousin Kim arrives at Stockholm airport and will spend one week with us.

Visit from Turlock

William and Soren


Abbey, Janice, William, Soren and Fin.


William enjoyed meeting his American relatives!


Waiting for the boat to take us into the city.


On the boat Emelie between Hammarby Sjöstad and downtown Stockholm.


The Johnson's in front of their cruise ship.


At Nybrokajen in Stockholm.


Soren and Abbey.


In front of the parliament.


Also in front of the parliament.


William loved playing with Abbey's hair.




William is trying to order some food at the restaurant.


Lunch at Sallys.