A Town Called Underwear

A street in the town of Trosa

We packed the whole family onto a train and went to see our friends, (and former residents of Norman, Oklahoma) Linda and Johan and their two children Sara and Holger. They live at the outskirts of a town named Trosa - which also is the name for panty in Swedish. Going by train is really very comfortable, but Isak and Elina fought the whole way there, or so it seemed.

getting along on the train - for the moment

as per the two pics above: trains are usually outfitted with a restaurant and a playground

During our two and a half day stay in Vagnhärad (by Trosa), we discovered that Isak's second favorite sport in the world (after sailing) is orienteering. This is bitter-sweet, as it is an awesome sport but only exists in a few pockets on the east coast in the US, from what I know.

meal time at Johan and Linda's

orienteering: running through the forest, from station to station (orange and white traingle) guided by a map and a compass, and at each station stamping your card as proof you were there. Isak caught the vision of this immediately and raced the whole way.

Sara and Elina studied nature and collected snails, Elina's new favorite thing. She has kept snails for pets for over a month a now.

Johan and Linda (it was Johan's birthday)

Elina and mom in Trosa (the canal empties into the sea half a mile later)


fare well at the train station

looking out at the end of the train