Our first day in Stockholm, Sweden was clear and sunny with a high of 51 F. What a difference from the Southeast the last few weeks! When we checked into our hotel the clerk told us that the weathermen were calling for the coldest winter in one thousand winters – what timing. Parts of Sweden have already gotten snow which is highly unusual for this time of year.
Our day started with breakfast at the airport café, since Ellie and I didn’t eat much breakfast on the plane. Then Ellie had her first taxi ride! She loved it – especially getting to sit on our laps. After dropping off the luggage, we set off to explore our new city. First stop was Electrolux to show Ellie where Daddy would be going to work each day. From there we bought our transportation passes (for the subway and bus systems). We did find out Ellie rides for free with an adult. We rode to subway to our new stop and walked past our apartment to see it for the first time in the daylight. Ellie could care less about the apartment. She just wanted to see her new park. Just around the corner from our apartment is a great fenced in playground. It has lots of fun equipment including swings, a slide, a big playhouse and balance beams. Ellie had so much fun playing that she fell asleep in the stroller afterward and we had to wake her for lunch. When we woke her up she said, “I didn’t get my dream out. Let me go back to sleep. I was playing at the park with Chloe.” We had lunch ½ a block from the apartment at Cindy’s Coffee House. David had a good club sandwich, Ellie a ham and cheese and I had pasta and a salad.
After a 3 hour nap, Ellie was ready to go play on the trains again. According to her, that is the best part of the trip so far. Subway stations have escalators, elevators and trains. What more could a 3 year old want? Oh yes to get to Sweden. She doesn’t think we are there yet.
We found a German restaurant for dinner. The food was good and there was live music in celebration of Oktoberfest. Ellie enjoyed dancing to the music. After dinner we went down to Gamla Stan to see the old part of town and the water. We found a Coup Nara (one of the grocery chains) and bought pears, milk and cokes. Ellie also got to experience her first paid toilet. We didn’t have the correct change and a wonderful lady who noticed Ellie doing “the dance” gave us the correct coin.
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