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Nordics
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Malmo Sweden (Nordics Part V)


Malmo is the last stop before starting our journey home. It wasn’t on the itinerary until the day before, but I was excited to be in Sweden for one more day. I had yet to visit a grocery market in Sweden and now would be able to stock up on a few spices to bring home. 


While I have been on several multi-country/city trips with Bill, this last stop left me feeling exhausted from all of the movement.  Over the last fourteen days, we had flown to Switzerland, taken the train to Italy, and back to Switzerland before flying up to Stockholm to visit family for the weekend.  From Stockholm, we rented a car to drive through my family’s hometown and ended up in Copenhagen for 36 hours, before driving back to Sweden for a night. From Malmo, we drove back to Copenhagen, and flew to Geneva for two days before coming home.  Experiences like this leave me with personal growth and a new perspective, the gift of a lifetime. 
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36 hours in Copenhagen (Nordics Part IV)


Copenhagen was a surprise destination, added to our itinerary when we realized we had a free day between professional commitments in Stockholm and Malmo.  So, we decided to explore Copenhagen.  

We arrived after the sunset, it was a long travel day.  I don't think I mentioned that we had car trouble near Vastervik that required us to find a service station. And we had to change hotel rooms. After settling into our new room and talking to our son, we decided to enjoy a meal at the hotel. 

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Vastervik Sweden (Nordics part III)


We have been to Switzerland, Italy, and Stockholm.  Now it's time for a road trip.  Due to a tight travel schedule (this is a business trip for Bill), we are driving from Stockholm to Vastervik and then to Copenhagen. Spending the day seeing Sweden's countryside.

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