Posted by Jenny, Here is a high speed catch up with the Sorensens…
32A Warrender Park Terrace is ours no longer. We organised, the removal men came, they drank tea, they worked their back sides off, and at the end of two days we had an empty flat. After some serious scrubbing and some generous friends who were willing to take our remaining food (we had an ungodly amount of pasta and olive oil), we handed our keys over to Braemore and walked away with a sadness in our gait.
After some sad but lovely goodbyes, we set off for Scandinavia. I have to add here that Trygve has been an amazingly good traveler and a trooper with all the change we have put him through in the last month.
Stockholm was as beautiful as we imagined it would be. We stayed in a small, quaint hotel in the Old Town that exceeded our expectations. It was a bit of a trick figuring out how to share a room with a seven month old person, but after the first night we adjusted. Our highlights of Stockholm were the Vassa Museet and wandering through the streets of the Old Town. The strangest thing about Sweden was being in a foreign country where we didn’t speak the language at all, but looked so much and felt so much like we belonged. After four lovely nights we caught the train and rolled our way to Oslo. We had a rough start in Oslo as I rolled my ankle walking away from the train station and had to slowly limp our way to the hotel. Needless to say we took it easy that evening. The next day was Sunday and they take their ‘day of rest’ very seriously in Norway-everything was closed except for 7-Eleven and a Deli deLucca. We learned that day that Norwegians like to watch a lot of skiiing-Cross Country skiing. A bit boring after more than ten minutes. Luckily things picked up on Monday. After a quick trip across the street to buy a brace for my ankle, we were off to the Viking Ship Museum and the Nordic Heritage Museum. The skill they have with wood is impressive!
We enjoyed our time, but were glad to be heading off again. The whirlwind continued with a quick stop in Edinburgh and a wonderful last dinner with close friends—curry, cup of tea, and good conversations. It definitely made our last night in the city we’ve called home memorable and bittersweet. We are going to miss Edinburgh and our friends there greatly!
We are now in Florida and have been enjoying the slowed pace, help from grandparents, lovely weather, pool time, sunsets over the beach, good conversation, and today we are off for a bicycle ride. This is the perfect way to transition back and wait for our stuff to make the crossing. Couldn’t be better really!
Cheers, Jenny
