My mind has been a little, well, absent of late, and I may have neglected to mention that I'm heading off to Sweden this weekend! I'm taking a nice long weekend jaunt (Thursday morning--Monday evening) up to Malmo to visit one of our beloved au-pairs, Maria, and her family--which now includes a new baby! I haven't seen her since I was last in Germany, almost three years ago, and I have most definitely never been to Sweden. Malmo is just over the border from Copenhagen in a region called Skane (the English version thereof, at least) that is supposed to be just absolutely beautiful. The weather will be quite summery in Tuebs--a whopping 80-something degrees this weekend--but I'll be living up in cooler climes in, as my friend Ivor so aptly named it this afternoon, the land of extremely attractive people. I'm actually a little glad it will be cooler in Malmo, because it means the baby present that's coming with me will still be relevant...
I'm flying into Copenhagen, hopping on a bus for 15 minutes, and I'm there! You can see Copenhagen over there on the far left...the city colored beige on the tip of Denmark. It's connected to Malmo by a bridge, which you can also see on the map.
An example of some of Skane's countryside...I mean, life is just rough sometimes
Malmo City Hall. Again...when I have to see lots of beautiful architecture I really just feel so much suffering in my soul...
This kicks off a couple of weeks of visits, actually. The Thursday after I return, another au-pair is bringing her family up to Tuebingen for a visit, and on the following Tuesday, my friend Terrence arrives for a visit on his Grand Post-Teaching-in-Vietnam European Tour (TM). I'm thinking this will help Spring fly by!
So stay tuned for a German Easter/Malmo Trip update and presumably some adorable photos :)
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