Today was the start of our two day road trip to Copenhagen.
It was also the day for visiting towns where Nic's ancestors lived. What we thought would be a scenic drive through the country side, turned out to be an awesome trip visiting churches, talking with a few locals, and seeing some amazing views of the Swedish countryside.
We kind of wonder why they ever left these parts for the States (but we guess the promise of free land had something to do with it.)
The day started early with an amazing breakfast buffet at the Scandic Hotel, followed by a stroll around the city with Mom, while Nic and Maddie went to pick up our rental car.
Our first stop was in Linkoping at Steve's Coffee for lunch, which was recommended by three random girls we stopped on the street. The food was excellent - I ordered a vegetarian bagel that came overflowing with greens and veggies dressed in an olive oil + balsamic dressing.
We then made our way to the first stop of Nic's "Motherland Tour" - Ekeby.
Nic's great-great-great-great grandparents were married in this town and died in the area. His great-great-great grandma was born and married here. It was his great x 3 grandma, Anna, who emigrated to the United States in 1878.
His great x 4 grandpa, Anders, was a solider from 1808-1843 and was the caretaker of the church (in Ekeby?) in 1850.
Beautiful photos! And I think it is so cool that Nic knows so many details about his great x-a-lot grandparents!
ReplyDeletePS - a few of the photos aren't showing up, instead I'm seeing a Flickr error message. Just a heads up.
Ugh - I know about the photos. I worked on this post many times and the photos show up some times, and not others. You can check out the flickr account for more photos if you want!
DeleteNic's mom is huge in to genealogy, so she set us up with all of the information on the towns and his relatives.
Love all the pictures! What a great experience.It looks so pristine over there. Sweden is high on our list for our next vacation, so I'm taking in all the details.
ReplyDeleteThe cow pic is funny. Have you maintained a vegan diet while there?
I have not changed my diet for the most part - unless of course I decided to cave and try a few baked goods!
DeleteWe have done a lot of eating at our apartment, cooking our own meals - so that has been a huge help (and not to mention much cheaper than eating out!).
And then we try to map out our days the night before, so I've done the research on restaurants that seem appropriate, with options for everyone.