Izzy has sportlov (sports break) this week. It is a week off of school designed to encourage outside and healthy activities. It originated in the 1940s during a wartime rationing of coal to save on school heating costs, but over time became more associated with outside activities (according to Swedish Radio). Izzy and I took the opportunity to take the three hour train trip north to Stockholm for two nights. Susanna doesn’t get the week off of work, so she is holding down the fort at home.
We arrived just after noon today and walked around Riddarholmen and Gamla Stan before heading to our hotel in Solna (next to the Mall of Scandinavia). We finished the evening enjoying dinners Susanna’s sister’s family (Rebecka, Max and Agnes)
Here are a few pictures from our walk around today. The bay around Stockholm is frozen for the first time in years. We saw a large group of ice skaters enjoying the clear weather. We even saw someone riding a bicycle across the Riddarfjärden.
