Good morning.
I’m watching Stockholm from the balcony. A garbage truck came for the trash cans behind the publishing house across the street. At 7, a young man on a bicycle took off his helmet and stowed his bike, came around the iron gate, and went into the front of the building.
People are running along the edge of the park. Soon parents will be rushing their toddlers to day care in the park. A blond woman is walking a small black dog with a curly tail past the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History, and Antiquities.
Spring was late here, so after we had enjoyed the tulips and daffodils and lilacs back home, we are getting to enjoy them again in Stockholm. A dad pulls down a branch of white lilacs and lifts his son to smell them.
From where I sit, I can see pink rhododendrons in the park, a red bus picking up passengers, and a man commuting by Segway.
Time to get a refill on tea.
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How nice, just to sit and soak up these details of daily life! And nice of you to share them with us!
More details of daily life to come, and at least one museum.
Great view! Nice way to relax on a vacation day. :))
Today it is quite chilly on the balcony, but sunny and beautiful. The time here is 6 hours earlier than where you are.
As you know I have a soft spot for anyone with Swedish roots…..thanks for your support.
I mentioned to you that my hostess had bought the prince’s house near Stockholm when it was very run down. She drove us there to have a look from the outside. She’d sold it years ago.