Tuesday, 10 May, 2016:
Another day, another early start as I boarded the 565 bus headed to downtown Stockholm. On the very next stop, who should board the 565 on her way to work? None other than that high ranking government official and Wäsby Warriors Board Member Lotta Douhan!
Once in Stockholm, we had a cup of coffee and some fun conversation before we went our separate ways, she to run the Swedish government and me to my Sight-of-the-Day, Skansen located on the island of Djurgården.
I opted to walk to Djurgården and see a few new parts of the city along the way.
In front of an Art Store
Why did I think of Laurie?
Springtime in Stockholm
Nice fountain in Kungsträdgården
Nice Swan Too
Water Nymphs
King Karl XII
1682-1718
He became King in 1697
This Mortar was a war trophy
brought to Sweden in 1701
Another Mortar
At least they are not Peeps
Part of the Gamla Stan Waterfront
Boat Bilge
Eagle attacks Man
Another view of the
Gamla Stan Waterfront
The Af Chapman
Nice flag
Better Masthead
I was tempted but no
The Af Chapman's Main Mast
The Admiralty House, Barracks #1
Nice faces at the bottom
View of the Östermalm Waterfront
John Ericsson
Inventor and Mechanical Engineer
The Royal Dramatic Theater
Gold is nice
Wind and Water
Nice place to walk on a warm day
There, you see,
I thought of Laurie again!
Guarding the Djurgården Bridge
This one too
More of the Östermalm Waterfront
A Golden Deer on Duty
Now that's a gate
The Horse has four hooves
on the ground, thus the rider
died of natural causes
Nordiska Museet
This is Sweden's largest cultural-history museum and well worth a visit which Laurie and I did back in 2010.
Djurgården is tranquil
One hoof off the ground means
this rider died of battle wounds
but not IN battle
Finally, I made it to my destination
The Biology Museum was
next to Skansen's entrance
The Biology Museum's door
It was excellent but I did not go in.
Now we're talking!
Skansen is the world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius to give visitors a chance to see how Swedes lived many years ago.
I love these store signs
It was for this Hardware Store
Official looking hardware man
Love these bins
You can even buy an old soccer
ball, inflate it and lace it up!
Geese were all over Skansen
Another Shop Sign
Old Town Building
Old School
Looks like a STOP sign to me
So I did, darn if it wasn't a Konditori or bakery.
Who knew?
They offered cool water with gas
Tug-of-War
Swedish Style
Is this a Fat Joke?
Big and Old
Good looking Wind Mill
The Story House
I do not know . . .
A Church
Farm Buildings
A Rune Stone
Old Log Building
A yoke perhaps
Cool Chimney
Freshly milled wood
GOATS!
Skansen also has Nordic and farm animals as part of the attraction.
A sleeping Wolf
A Wolverine
A European Bison
and another one
Baby Wild Boar
There's Momma
Pretty Big
Love what they've done
with the roof
Milestone and Goose
Dairy Products are BIG in Sweden
So are the Dala Horses
More Farm Buildings
A nice lady in a common outfit
about 120 years ago
Kids playing traditional
Swedish games
Another LOUD Goose
A Pottery Apprentice
I like Glass Making
Glass Maker Concentrating
It was HOT in here!
In a Furniture Makers Workshop
Woodworking Tools
Hey, isn't he an analyst for ESPN?
I just liked this tree . . .
. . . and this statue
Skansen is a great museum, I'm glad that I went today as I continue to try to visit new places that I have not seen before.
In the evening, it was back to American football practice as our U11s and U13s both were getting after it on our game field.
U11s Tackling Teaching Progression
We might have a mismatch here
U11s performing some ancient
Viking ritual
U13s about to scrimmage
A U13 in the open field
Today was a good day!
Tomorrow will be interesting as we go to Södervikskolan to coach a 45 minute practice of their school's American football team starting at 7:45 a.m. I will return to this same school in the afternoon at 2:00 p.m. to teach American football to two of their P.E. classes for a total of 90 minutes.
Today, Thomas Andersson and I dropped off helmets, shoulder pads and footballs in Södervikskolan's equipment shed. Tomorrow we will not repeat yesterday's mistake!
1 comment:
Sorry, I don't remember anyone on ESPN named Kailsortering.
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