Sverige

We had the best holiday ever in Sweden, thanks for asking. Cousins Eva, Åsa (and Kjell) and Åke, Moster Karin, not to mention sister Ingrid and new brother-in-law Peter!

Photos will come. In the meantime, have a look at some of these, they are terrific. They were taken by my cousin Åke's daughter Lotta's husband Micah (figured that out?).

Here's an interesting thing I picked up. Sweden is a Lutheran country and after the Protestant Reformation they widened the windows of the churches. Why? Because you needed to get more light into the buildings so that the regular church members could read their Bibles for themselves. Ingrid told me that!

Fortfarande in Sverige

Still in Sweden for another few days.

Enjoying the hospitality of Åsa and Kjell, Eva, Ingrid and Peter. Tack så mycke!

Sunrise today: 3.34 am. Sunset: 10.02 pm. Hmm. Days are getting shorter.

More cupholders

I can't believe it. Driving my sister Ingrid (she's out from Sweden, she just got married) to the Macquarie Centre for lunch, I discovered that there are bottle holders in the passenger's and driver's side doors. They could hold cups if you took a sip or two first to make sure they didn't spill as you slid them under the interior door handle. Also, there is a circular ashtray in front of the gear stick which, with the aid of screwdriver, pliers and possibly tinsnips could be easily adapted to hold a cup.

So apart from the two cupholders that are already there in the front, there is a real possibility of an extra three, and that's only in the front. For a small car, that is quite amazing.

The actual car looks a bit like this.

For some reason the steering wheel in this car is on the wrong side, but if you look carefully you can see the bump in the passenger's side door pocket that is where you put your bottle. You know it is for a bottle because there is a little picture of a bottle embossed into the plastic nearby.