Category: Travel
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A Visit to Visby
Bryant and the youngest both had lots going on with work and school from the end of March into the beginning of April, but H had no classes in session and just a few projects to work on so I made the trip to Visby solo this time. Though the journey is long, 14 hours…
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Family Updates
Ebba has been focused on two big milestones of her final year of high school; the mock exams , for predicted grades, and the visual arts exhibition, a huge component of her program assessment. The mock exams are very intensive and we are proud of how hard she’s been working. One highlight is that she…
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The Autumn Shift
Ebba volunteered at the Katte (Katedralskolan) Open House, helping to set up and answer questions about the art program. I popped in for a tour since I’d never been in the art studio/tower room before. It’s a very cool space. We’ve been seeing a lot more of her friends around the house lately, especially this…
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September 2025
It seems as though a monthly post is more my speed lately. At the beginning of the month the eldest and I went to Minnesota to clean out the basement at Highland Hideaway, celebrate the birthdays of my mom and younger brother, and to catch up with friends. Eldest had not been to MN for…
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A Provençal Holiday
One of my (Bryant’s) bucket list trips was lavender fields in Provence. As well, we have friends that just love that area and have encouraged us to check it out. Summer of 2025 was the time. We ended up super-lucky with the weather managing to arrive after the big heat wave, and also after the…
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Arctic Adventures
One of our family trips this summer of 2025 was planned as a nature trip to Tromsø Norway, at almost 70° North latitude, it is well in the arctic circle. After the Provence trip, Jen decided to skip this one, thinking that it would be a lot of hiking and bugs (spoiler – she was…
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Gotland’s Chamber Choir
Uppsala University’s Choir at Campus Gotland has been an interesting outlet for the eldest Noiceling. She enjoys singing with them and the director appreciates her regular attendance. Drawing from quite a small pool of students and other community members, Director Dan may be a bit over ambitious, at least from Hil’s perspective. They have dabbled…
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Concordia Choir in Uppsala
We were fortunate enough to get a winter renter for our house in Saint Paul, but that further delayed my plans for a Spring visit. Then my parents began to consider a fun opportunity because the grandson of long-time family friends shared news of his upcoming Concordia College Choir Scandinavian tour. As a Concordia alumna,…
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JÉNNY
IN PARIS The opportunity to visit Paris presented itself sooner than expected, via my friend Carole, who arranged for me to stay for a few days with her at her flat in the 14th arrondissement. Her daughter, who lives there, generously spent those days couch surfing with her school friends so we could be extra…
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Zealand’s Forest Tower
Our Gotlander was unable to make it home for the Easter holiday this week so we decided on just a short trip that’s been on the list since we first arrived in Sweden. It’s so close by that we always think we’ll get to it one day but we never do! Because it’s across the…