As the trip nears I think I have gone crazy packing and re-packing 100s of times! I have made the leap and totally cleaned out my closet as well. Its crazy empty now... unlike usual.
We leave next Wednesday and fly from here to JFK then then London and then to Stockholm! We will be in Stockholm for about 7 days staying with cousins and aunts and uncles. For 3 da
ys in the middle we are going up to Lake Sijian, which looks amazing. As Samantha Brown would say, "it's quintisentially Swedish!" The Dala Horse Factory is only a few miles out of the town we are staying in, Mora.
After Sweden we head to Ireland to explore Dublin, Dingle and Cork. That is, if we make it to Cork after driving around on the wrong side of the road. We dont have much planned for this part of the trip, with the execption of the Guniess Brewery and the Blarney Stone. After five days there we will head to London.
In London we are going to be gifted with Elien's presence! Along with her cousin, they are coming over from Belguim. Like me, it will be Elien's first time in London too. We have tickets for Dirty Dancing on stage. I hope to hit one of the Tate galleries, The British Museum and the London Tower. Along with of course; a double deck bus tour, watching the changing of the guards, a ride on the London Eye and maybe even an outburst at Speaker's Corner, depending on what type of mood I am in. Finally off to Oxford to adjust to the new life in England... oh yeh, and school.
Otherwise, I have been bust with swim stuff. Summer League Championships went well and JO's are next weekend at Coronado. It will
be a fun but busy weekend with the kids. Hopefully the heat will stay away for another weekend!
