oh lovely stockholm. today's discoveries:
first. playgrounds here are way cooler than back in the states. forget the space-age crap. stockholm makes it old school with wood, rubber, and metal. sure, there's nothing safe - kids are crying here and there and i'm sure broken bones are always happening. but how else is one suppose to learn their personal limitations? and the choices of your danger are plentiful - stand on rocking baskets, pedal around in circles, climb a crazy dinosaur's back or roof top, zipline down on a bungee-cord-type disc, or stumble on into some weird extra-large barrel. i really wanted to partake in the day's fun. but, for fear of being a creepy american girl, i held back on my urge to do so.
second. the sun is taken full advantage of. today wasn't what a new yorker would consider warm - 50 degrees fahrenheit - but the sun was a-shining, so people took to the parks for some picnicking and the docks for a little sunbathing (a little too far i think, but boy are docks nice or what?). it was like watching a bunch of bears coming out of hibernation. i suppose not having sun for more than half the year will do that to a civilization.
third. the awesome tiny house communities that dot the shorelines of the city are the best eva. these garden communities were build around 1918 and are a place for city-folk to grow some flowers and tend to their gardens. it's pretty much what i've always wanted since i was a tiny girl (all tiny girls want tiny houses, right? i once tried to convince my mom to let me build one in our front yard/garden - but that never happened...boohoo) i don't think it's easy to get in on these communities, as it's probably something you hope to inherent. but maybe there could be something like this back home. what do ya say?
fourth. alex looks nice in wild flowers.
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