Sweden!

So I left the snow of Budapest for the rain of Sweden. lots and lots of rain! oh well. I still greatly enjoyed my time there! Judy was a great host, and I enjoyed seeing a bit more of Europe... it was especially interesting to see how different it is from Hungary. I actually had a man working a cash register apologize to me for not speaking English when I first walked up. And then his English was impeccable, as most people's was. Sweden was also very clean -- note the picture of the bus terminal. I kept mentally comparing it to Blaha Lujza here, just to make myself laugh. It was also cool to hang out with Judy's friend John, who actually spent several years in Greensboro, of all places, before going back to Gothenburg. It's always helpful to get a local perspective, but especially so when the tour guide actually knows the place you're from! Truly, it is a small world.

Pictures follow. I didn't take a lot of pictures due to the cold and rain, but you get the idea. There are some of the sights, several of a ministry Judy works with at a sescond-hand store, and some from a family's Advent celebration, to which I was graciously invited. I've decided I love German Christmas cookies, much like the dog who waited at my feet for any crumbs to fall! And in lieu of turkey for Thanksgiving, I had traditional pea soup (better than it sounds) along with pancakes with cream and berries. And later, I had bear meat! pretty delicious.