July 17 and 18 Oslo and Bergen We did not have as much time as we would have liked in Oslo so we had to pack in the sights yesterday... Our place in Oslo was ... unique... We were in a two story flat that was right in the middle of an apartment complex. It was eclectic in its decor and not as big as it looked on the AirBnB website. It had enough beds for everyone, but it had some pretty treacherous stairs up to the second floor. Amy and I have a friend, Emi...

Had a full day in Oslo today. Too tired tonight. I will give full update tomorrow.

July 16. Osterhammers Estate, Orebro, bus to Oslo. It never gets truly dark at night this far north. I woke up at 1:15 AM this morning and could still see light on the horizon when I looked out the window??!!?? We had a nice breakfast with Sverker and Birgitta. After breakfast, Luke, Ellie, Birgitta, and I fed the sheep. Luke is quite the sheep whisperer. He would make a sheep like call and the sheep would come running to him. I think he might have a futu...

July 15th. Stockholm to Osterhammers Estate. Happy Anniversary to my lovely wife! We got married 22 years ago today. We are spending it with my family on a 450 year old farm estate in central Sweden!!?!! We had to get going early this morning to catch a train to the town of Arboga . We then had to wait for another train to take us to the town of Orebro. We arrived in Orebro about 11:15 and then spent the next hour and a half trying to pick up our rental c...

July 14th. Stockholm We all got going earlier than any other day as we had a lot planned today. Everyone but my parents headed over the Vasa ship museum. The Vasa ship was the greatest, most elaborate, ship of its time (Late 1620s). It was commissioned by king Gustavus Adolphus (Gusties will shine tonight, Gusties will shine...) to be a testament to the power of Sweden. It took 2 years to build and was as much a work of art as it was a warship. On its m...