Sweden

Trip Start Apr 20, 2008
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Where I stayed
With various family members
(Karlskrona hotels)

Flag of Sweden  , Småland and Blekinge,
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

I have now used my final ticket which was to Heathrow and bought another for four hours later to Copenhagen. I left Jo in London with her sister. I now find myself back in the small town of Karlskrona where I was born and spent the first five years of my life. Here I am surrounded by family, good food and beautiful secenery. Despite having been here many times before, at least 6 times since moving to Australia I find my impressions change as I get older.

The weekend I arrived was a busy one. My cousin Karl and his wife Marta, despite only being 29 years old were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. This involved throwing a party for over 80 people to be held on their enormous lawn at their house in the forest. The whole family was in full swing preparing. Mu uncle and aunts jobs were to bake baguettes and make potato salad with the added task of looking after 4 year old Ellie and a two year old Emma-Lisa. Sailing
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 My other cousin Anna and her husband Johan are also down visiting from northern Sweden with their little 18 month old Karl-Oscar so there were lots of kids running around!! Meanwhile my nanna was at her place baking at least 20 different kinds of baked goods.

The party went well, there was a BBQ dinner, all the beer wine and spirits you could drink and all the cakes and cookies you could eat too. After dinner there was a speech and some group singing! I didn't know many people and left with Anna around 1am. Others, including my dad and uncle partied on until 8am! 

I spent Sunday night at another aunties place, Jacqui, my mums younger sister. The next day my cousin Rebecca and I went into town with my Grandma for lunch followed by a bit of shopping. Being a bit sick of the clothes I had been wearing for the last three months and there being a huge sale on I did go a bit overboard!! 
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