Today we were able to sleep in! Such a nice treat again! After breakfast, Ann-Louise came to pick us up and take us to where she works. She works for the Airport Control Center. It was very interesting! We had to have a special pass just to get in the door. We were able to view the control center and even sit in a Military Control Center desk and see the planes in the sky, view their coordinates, and how that side works!
After finishing that tour, we went back to Peder's home to wait for him to finish working from home today. He then took us to Rosersberg Palace. It was a nice little castle that reminded us of a medium size hotel with beautiful green grass and a huge back yard that led you down to the lake.
We then went to Steninge Castle. At this castle we enjoyed a very tasty lunch consisting of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer for Dave and a yummy quiche/shepherds pie for me. I would love to tell you the name of the food, but it was all in Swedish...
At this castle, there was a glass blower. We were able to watch him make some beautiful pieces and then purchase them! (Hopefully I have them packed so well that they will make it home with me in one piece!)
After shopping, we picked up true Swedish handball jerseys that were worn during games and had the players (Julia and Isak)
We were also able to tour where Isak and Julia attend school. It is so different from American schools--more like a college atmosphere. Many places to lounge in between classes with a concession stand that is open all day. Classes are structured like college only the teacher travels from room to room. Definitely no personalization of the classroom.
We then went to where Julia is working as a Teacher Aide for a 7 year old boy and picked her up. We drove to the oldest town in Sweden--Sigtuna and walked the streets. During the summer it is a tourist sight. Surrounded by water, yet beautiful and very expensive.
As we were getting ready to go, we found a ship with sand in it and Julia and I re created our sand picture. Even though we didn't have any flowers we found some leaves and took our picture together there! Special memories from when we took the original picture in San Diego, California in Feb. 2011.
After a quick stop at the grocery store to buy more Swedish treats and ingredients for supper, we made our way back home. Peder and Julia made a delicious supper of bacon and chicken with feta cheese and potatoes. They also had this yummy sauce that was made from feta cheese and cream cheese--we think, as well as garlic.
Around 8:15 we went to Isak's handball practice.
From our cheery, sporty picture window to yours, have a great day!
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