Welcome to our scrapbook of a 2022 Midsomer trip we took across Scandinavia in June 2022. Guided by the welcoming and insightful team at Rick Steves Tours, we had an incredible journey of discovery and camaraderie.
We had never been to Scandinavia before, nor had we ever been on a Rick Steves tour, but Tyson's parents had been on more than 10 (!)... They had asked us if we would like to join them on their next one, and after some really fun deliberations, we decided on Scandinavia. And wow, it didn't disappoint.
Tyson, Cara, Linda and Jim at Safeco Field, where we decided that
Scandinavia was going to be our summer 2022 travel destination.
After setting up
the cats (shout out to Violet and Ghost Hunter!) and an extra set of keys for their part-time caretaker, we flew from Ottawa to Toronto and then on to Frankfurt, where we got a little turned around
but eventually made our way onto a small commuter plane and into beautiful
Sweden.
We met Jim and Linda at the airport and together we taxied through the picturesque capital to our destination, the lovely Hotel Wellington. We had a light evening stroll, picked up a bottle of wine and some snacks at a local market, and retired to our cozy room with a private balcony overseeing a picturesque courtyard and the skyline beyond. We drifted in and out of sleep as Summer solstice is just days away and as far north as we are, the sun never quite set in the pink-orange sky.
Our first night in Stockholm and our first time seeing White Nights. Jet lag and 16 hours of travel translated to little sleep that night, but insomnia brought us an introduction to the astounding beauty of the midnight sun. This is the view from our hotel room, 2:20 a.m.
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