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Maria and me at about ages 8 and 3.
It was a wonderful treat and privilege to have Maria accompany me to Sweden. We flew together through Rejkavik to Stockholm and spent a night there and some time exploring. Then we drove to Tobo and settled in.
Maria helped me get to the Migrationsverket in Uppsala for fingerprinting and photo, then we explored a rainy Uppsala and got a few provisions at IKEA.
Maria just left and I miss her! It was great to spend a few days together, and she made this transition immeasurably easier. |
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Wonderful produce at the farmer’s market in Stockholm |
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A happy sister selfie |
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Beautiful Stockholm |
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At the ABBA museum with Maria.
We were both only vaguely aware of ABBA during their heyday, but Maria enjoyed the Mamma Mia! musical and showed me the movie, which we both very much enjoyed.
The ABBA museum has been open only about a year, but is very well done, with many costumes and voices and music and a good recounting of their story. |
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On our way to Tobo
The Garmin GPS sent us on an odd labyrinth of little dirt roads to get to Tobo, but we found it anyway with help from Google Maps and the iPhone. We certainly had some laughs about a dead end in someone’s farmyard, and it was fun to share it with Maria. |
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Maria in front of the Eric Sahlström Institute |
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Me in front of the annex where we will live. |
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Beautiful shrimp salad for lunch in Uppsala. |
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Great to see the pictures. ESI is real, and you are there! Hope you are having fun.