I have only started to collect my impressions of our son’s first trip to Sweden. Finally he could meet all of my family – my parents, my European brothers and sisters and their partners and children. It was the first time for me as well to meet a nephew and a niece, so it was a very big occasion to after the Covid years finally be able to see each other. My wife has been laughing at my previous blog posts, saying that I was complaining far too much, so here I finish my little story of Sweden with a few happy snap shots.
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My wife was quick to embrace the Swedish style of not wearing a mask – I found myself being the only one wearing mask when out and about, much to my wife’s amusement. I wonder how long it will take for me to embrace a life beyond mask-wearing…
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My son was quick to embrace his grandparents and could not be happier to have gotten to spend a few weeks with them.
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He also made acquaintance with the longtime Swedish car manufacturer SAAB, that sadly is no more, but our baby made a great effort to polish up that old fine car brand.
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Both my wife and son love Sweden, and it was incredible to share my old home and my dearest friends with them during a late beautiful summer (and to get away from the oppressing Japanese heat and humidity was a welcome bonus). I could easily see this becoming a yearly experience.
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So until next time – bye bye Sweden and farmor and farfar.
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