We left Stockholm this morning, off to Småland to explore our Rudeen ancestry. Of course no matter where you go in this world, there are always Rademachers lurking about. We stopped at the Rademacher Smedjorna (forge) in Eskilstuna, a popular tourist attraction. Reinhold Rademacher came here on the 1600’s from Livonia at the invitation of […]
Uppsala and Hanebo
We headed north from Stockholm today, hoping to find out a little bit about Dad’s great-grandfather, Louis (Lars) Hanson. Our first stop, however, was in Uppsala, a big city just north of Stockholm. It is famous for its big cathedral and university. We arrived at the cathedral just as the 11:00 “high mass” was […]
Stockholm Day 2
My iPad lost its charge so this post had to wait until I could get it recharged. Yesterday we spent a second day in Stockholm. We road a boat out to Drottningham, the “Versailles” of Sweden. We returned in the afternoon to Gamla Stan, the old part of Stockholm. We visited a few museums and […]
Tourist stuff in Stockholm
Today we did the usual tourist things that you do in Stockholm – the Vasa Museum (totally awesome, DO THIS if you ever come here), a boat ride around Djugården, the Nordiska Museum, a walk around the City Hall. But blah blah blah enough tourist chatter. Let’s talk about fashion. Here’s what we’ve noticed in Stockholm: […]
Mostly driving today
We arrived in Stockholm late this afternoon. We are in the same city quadrant as the riots, but they are not near our hotel. I hope things quiet down tonight… Local news stations are quiet. Geesh, if this was Denver, the coverage would be 24/7 and they would have theme music and graphics by […]
