Ingrid – May 29, 2018 I happened to be in New York City over the long Memorial Day weekend to visit family out there. The drive into Manhattan from Newark Airport offers a great view of the New York skyline, though it’s still hard to look at it without thinking of the twin World Trade…
Mia – April 9, 2018 I’ve got quite a collection of storks, thanks to my mother. The first, in celebration of my birth, was a china figurine of a stork carrying a baby girl. Over the years, more storks followed, tucked into my Christmas stocking or posed atop my birthday cake. Stuffed storks, wooden storks,…
Mia – July 31, 2017 Maybe it’s the Dane in me—thank you, great-great-great-grandmother Christina!—but come the heat and humidity of July, I wilt like five-day-old lettuce. Lucky for me, there is an antidote. It’s called Lake Michigan, and it’s our favorite summer vacation destination. I love going to the beach, any beach. The natural beauty, cool…
September 23, 2016 It is sad to say, but this post marks the conclusion to my epic Scandinavian adventure. From the dungeons of Danish castles to the heights of Stockholm’s cliffs, and all of the escapades I experienced in between, the eight days I explored Denmark and Sweden were among my most surprising…
September 15, 2016 It is said that all things must end, and although my time in Scandinavia was over much too soon, the memories I have will last a lifetime. In last week’s post I reminisced about my final day wandering the lovely streets of Stockholm, and the beautiful little adventures I had…
September 9, 2016 Waking up on that final day of my Scandinavian Adventure was bittersweet. I had done and seen so much over the previous eight days that my head was spinning! Reminiscing that last day in Stockholm made me take stock of my journey, from staying with Annelise in Denmark and showing…
September 1, 2016 As I left off last week, I had just visited the Vasamuseet on Stockholm’s Djurgården, and was heading on foot to the ABBA Museum just about ten minutes away on foot. Conveniently, on the way over I passed by a hotdog stand, which rivaled a Chicago dog (I know, sacrilege!), as…
August 25, 2016 There really is nothing quite like spending an afternoon on a really beautiful island with a really big ship! I can say this from experience because this is how I spent the latter half of my first full day in Stockholm, on the island of Djurgården viewing the Vasa. …
August 17, 2016 Waking up in my gorgeous room at Hotel Rival, overlooking the beautiful Mariatorget, on that first full day in Stockholm was exhilarating! I admit that I did not immediately jump out of bed to greet my day but, instead, opened the curtains to a very bright Swedish morning and relished the glow. This…
August 10, 2016 If you ever get a chance to visit Scandinavia, Stockholm is a must-see in my book. I had limited time to spend on my travels and, in retrospect, made a huge mistake not allotting more time to this Nordic treasure. In May, Stockholm could pass for any gorgeous southern European coastal…