I Love You, California!

It's the last day of 2018! Where did the year go? We started the day with lots of wiggles in our apartment! Shortly before nap time we ventured off into the freezing cold!  Today was probably the coldest of all the days on our trip. We went back into Östermalm to get some fika from Fabrique. It was a tiny little place so we took the treats to go and had another "walking fika" but it was so cold I could only get in a bite here and there before I had to warm up my hands again. Adeline dozed pretty well during our walk (she did wake up but we got her back to sleep! hooray!). What's an utfart?! We eventually made our way back to the island across the way and had lunch at Ulla Wim Blandh at the edge of Skansen. I'm pretty sure it was the best meal of our trip! I had vegan patties with Lingonberries and Will had venison in a white reduction. So good! So Scandinavian!  Fancy bubbles! Comfy chair for Adeline! After lunch...

Today was one of Will's most anticipated days - we were visiting the Vasa Museum! This is a maritime museum of a huge Viking warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, but was raised 333 years later and is almost fully intact! It is such an amazing ship. It's hard to imagine it being built in the 1600s! We started the day on our usual path, past the palace and parliament building, and then crossed over the Gold Crown Bridge toward the three mast ship. We walked the tree lined path to the National Park Island, which is home to many museums. We had lunch at the restaurant right over the bridge. The shrimp tagliatelle and mushroom bread were delicious - Adeline agreed! After lunch we explored the Vasa Museum! This is the scuba outfit they wore when they were bringing some of the ship up!  After the museum we walked around the island a little bit, exploring and finding a great place for lunch tomorrow! ...