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.

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.

BBQ, Nynashamn, Genealogy Confernce and Ireland

CC (Cecilie Lundgreen) and Vicky at the BBQ for temple workers

Vicky and CC - Great friends forever!

Dale and Elaine Ensign, Solveig and Steve Thomas and Rex at temple BBQ at Olssons home

Inger Pedersen, Ensigns and Willard Malmstrom at BBQ

Felix, Sister Anita Lindquist, Vicky, Bro. Lindquist, Jeff Wennelund (son in law) and granddaughter.

Nynashamn Harbor on the Bay. Sailboats galore.

Vicky and Rex with Geoffrey Morris, a manager at the SLC office of Family Search. This was at the Swedish Genealogical Conference in Falkoping, Sweden August 21-23, 2009.

Rex in front of Family Search display at Falkoping, Sweden.

Elder Varr Nelson, Sister Bernice Nelson, Vicky and Rex at Nelson's apartment in Jonkoping

Rex and Vicky in front of church building in Jonkoping August 23, 2009. We spoke in church.

Standing on the pier of the lake in Jonkoping.

Beautiful countryside on drive between Jonkoping and Falkoping.

More of the countryside as we drive through the forests on the way to Falkoping.

Vicky in front of Trincity College in Dublin

This is a cross shaped pool in memory of those who died for religious freedom in Dublin.

Unusual and beautiful flower on the grounds of Woolen Mill in hills of Wicklow Mountains

Driving through the countryside in the south of Dublin. Trees grow together and form an arch where we drive.

This spot is called, "Where the rivers Meet" as two rivers converge at this point to form one river.

Weaving machine in action at the woolen mills in hills south of Dublin.

Point where the waters of two rivers meet to form one river.

Walking along the trail in the Wicklow Mountains through beautiful, wet forest.

Waterfalls in background on side of lush hills in Wicklow Mountains. Foliage multi-colored green.

Old burial site in Wicklow Mountains. Structure in background had 7 rooms and levels for people to live in.

Stairway to the burial grounds and old ruins.

One of the beautiful views on top of Wicklow Mountains with Guiness estates in the valley. Imported sand to create a beach for an advertisement. Guiness is big in Ireland.

Another picture of the lake and valley that is owned by the Guiness family. It is a spectacular view.

Valley and hillside of crops with quilted pattern of farming

Glencree where the orphaned children of Germany lived following the 2nd World War until they could find their families. Many never did find their families and remained in Ireland.

This is St. Stephen's Green. Europe's biggest square. There are ducks in a lake, beautiful gardens, bands play from the bandstand and numerous monuments to many of Ireland's historical figures are found here.

Back side of Malahide Castle in the north of Dublin.

In the front of Malahide Castle.

Signs tell us which way to look before crossing the street since they drive on the wrong side of the road in Ireland, just as they do in England.

Vicky standing on Penney Bridge that crosses over the Liffey River running through downtown Dublin.

This is the huge millenium spire in the center of Dublin erected in 2003. It is 140 meters tall and the tallest standing structure of it's kind in Europe. We also saw many cathedrals but didn't post the pictures. Hope this gives a flare for what is in and around Dublin.