Today, Ellie and I joined the SIS (Stockholm International School) PTA for an outing to the Taxiage Christmas Market. We took a charter bus to Taxiage and had four hours to do some shopping. The weather was beautiful: cold bright and sunny with a dusting of snow on the ground. Ellie enjoyed the bus ride. It was interesting to get outside of Stockholm and seeing the beautiful countryside. It was our first trip out of Stockholm.
The market was very interesting. It was a mix of foods and crafts. There was quite a variety of homemade mustards, jellies, marmalades and sausages. Ellie thought she was such a big girl getting to try all the different samples. She thought everything was good and even picked a favorite marmalade, a raspberry.
Her favorite craft booth was the wood carver. He was carving spoons when we passed by. He invited Ellie to come over to touch what he was working on to feel the different textures and showed her the different stages of making a spoon. He also gave her different sized wood shavings to play with. We did find several Christmas gifts and a few yummy things for us to eat. We also bought Swedish honey to try. Instead of being a liquid it is a solid, because it doesn’t get warm enough here to change into a liquid.
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| Joannah checks out the market |
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| Swedish Trolls |
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| My happy girl |
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| Building where the market was held. |
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| Another buiding on the grounds that held a cafe and other shops. |
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