Sweden 2016: Day 10

On our last day in Sweden, we ventured out to Skansen, an open air museum and zoo. Opened in 1891, it is the world's first open air museum and showcases historical buildings from all around Sweden.

One of our first stops was the glassblowing studio. The boys are always entranced by glassblowing and could have watched the artists for hours. 

Bakehouse

The Alvros Farmstead

We found rocks to climb,

chickens,

and goats and cows.

 Brown bear

The Vastveit Storehouse is one of the oldest building at Skansen, with parts dating from the 14th century.

View of Tivoli Grona Lund and all of Stockholm

Gardens

Engineering Works

Another labyrinth

Henry said that Skansen was his favorite place in Sweden because everything he wanted to see was in one place. It was fantastic and we could have stayed all day, but we had to gather our bags from our airbnb flat and travel out to the airport hotel. We had a very early morning flight the next day and Stockholm's airport is 30+ minutes from the city center, so we spent our last night two minutes from the airport. Our room was a family room with awesome pull-down bunks for the boys.

And best of all, the Tooth Fairy paid us a visit in Sweden! Henry had a stubborn wiggly tooth and he was determined to lose it on the trip, so he yanked it out on our very last night!

The Tooth Fairy found us and left Henry 10 crowns (about $1.20). 

We made so many wonderful family memories in Scandinavia! It is the perfect place to visit in the summer. Nearly everyone we met spoke perfect English, the Danes and Swedes were so friendly and interested in chatting with us (they wanted to know what we thought about Donald Trump), and our kids were welcomed everywhere. It's a place I'd happily return to in a heartbeat as there is still so much more to see and explore. What a tremendous trip!