Swedish Adventures: Days 13-15

Tuesday evening, we finally made it back from our epic road trip.  The rest of the trip was then spent around Stockholm and - to be honest - was somewhat less "thrilling".  But less thrilling was what all of us needed at that point.

Wednesday was our lay around the house and recover day.  Nothing exciting there.

On Thursday we headed out to a nearby island to visit the Vasa Museum (Huge warship which sunk in the 1600 but recovered in the 1960s and was miraculously well preserved), the ABBA Museum, and the zoo.

Friday was City Hall and the LDS Temple.  Sweden seems to take a great deal of pride in their city halls.  When researching places to see, basically every city recommends that you stop by and tour the city hall.  Stockholm's is especially incredible.  They hold the award banquet for the Nobel Prizes here and have a room entirely covered in a gold mosaic. We went to the temple in the afternoon.  I am truly grateful that temples cover the earth and provide members of the church with a place to serve, find peace, and seek guidance.

This trip has been incredible.  Part of me wants to stay forever, but another part is really excited to sleep in my own bed again soon.

Stockholm from the ferry which took us to the museums

The Vasa - a well preserved (previous) sunken ship

A full view of the "Gold Room" in City Hall

Closer view on one wall so you can see just how gold it was

(18 million gold-leaf tiles)

LDS Temple