Saturday, September 12, 2009

Lance and Diana come to Stockholm!

Diana and Lance arrive in Stockholm on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 7:45 a.m.
On top of the City Hall Tower in downtown Stockholm.

Diana and Lance in the narrow walkway up to the tower.


In front of the archway at City Hall: front l to r: Lolly, Vicky, Diana, Lance; back l to r: CC, Rex, Reeve
Vicky and Rex in back yard of Pres. and Sister Hoglund's home with bay in background.

Lance, Diana, Vicky and Rex in front of the walkway to the Chinese Pavilion.


Lance and Diana with fountain and Drottningholm Slott (palace) in background.

Changing of the guard at Royal Palace in Stockholm.

Lance and Diana on bridge to Drottningatan in front of the Royal Palace.

Vicky, Birgitta, Karl Robert, and Rex on balcony of their flat in Stockholm.

On boat ride in the archipelago.

Vicky and Diana downtown shopping. I love the sign above us.

Our Key City group at going away party: l to r: Per and Eva Akebrand, Ingrid Nilsson, Annya Hagglund, Klaus and Monica Bernpaintner, Rex and Vicky, Frida and Paul Keane.
In front of the Grand Hotel in Saltsjobaden.

Lance milking the blue cow.

Rex, Cecilie Lundgreen (CC) and Vicky in front of Stockholm Temple.

Rex, Vicky, Diana, and Lance in front of the Stockholm Temple.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Oaks visit Stockholm

Overlooking Stockholm from the City Hall Bell Tower.
This lady uses her horse and this wagon to empty the garbage around the Drottningholm Slott (castle) and said she has done this for years. What a life!

Changing of the guard at Drottningholm Slott, which occurs every day at noon.
We are standing in front of Gripsholm Slott.

On the pier from Gripsholm Slott with Mariefred in the background.

Djurgarden with the Bay in the background. Beautiful gardens and places to walk.

In front of Vasterhaninge Chapel with Sister Ima Jean Oaks and Elder Harold Oaks (PA couple from Frankfurt, Germany)
Oaks and Lewises at our table for dinner.

Rex, Vicky, Ima Jean, and Harold in front of the King's Gate leading to Djurgarden.

Our last Friday lunch at the Mission Office with wonderful missionaries: Left to right: Elder Adamson, Elder Wright, Sister Wright, Elder Larson, Sister Larson, Elder Lewis, Sister Lewis, Elder Langston, Elder Jackson, Sister Anderson, President Anderson, Sister Johnson, Elder Edmunds, Elder Johnson.
Group of 8 elders we had for lunch on August 29. Left to right sitting in front: E. Stocks, E. Takahashi. L to R in back: E. Ahola, E. Carlisle, E. Tomyn, E. White, E. Hankiala, E. Clark.