Tuesday, July 21, 2015

It Just Doesn't Get Any Better

Denmark simply doesn't get any better than today.   The sky, the weather, the humidity, the balmy breeze, the sunshine, the landscape in all directions were all in cahoots to make it perfect.

SK took Erin, Ethan and the kids to Sweden today and continued up the coast to where Sweden and Denmark are closest.  They took a ferry across and back into this grand country and visited Hamlet's Castle, which was very close.

It was something Erin and Ethan had been looking forward to.  It is quite a spectacular castle and fortress and the kids especially dere much impressed with the dungeons (such as they were....they were dark and enclosed and felt like you were deep underground, but I think they were actually the living quarters of the army during the winter),
It IS a Ballroom after all.

Overlooking the Baltic Sea


They stopped at Theresa's bakery on the way home, and once again we sat around the table late at night eating goodies.  I will spend the next year in Gilbert trying to lose the weight I have put on here in this great place.

Before it got dark, I took the kids out on the lake path to feed the birds.  It was a simple and cheap hour's entertainment.  It was peaceful and the ducks were delighted, as well as the seagulls and an occasional pigeon.











There was also a lovely little playground nearby that invited us to come and spend some time, so as the day waned, we enjoyed that too.

I was home all day....amazing how fast a day can go even when you are doing drudge work!  More work on the computer, more white shirts, surveys for Germany.  The area authority for our mission is in Germany....and so when we submit reports or surveys, or when we receive directions of any sort, they come from and go back to Germany.

But I had the windows open and the breeze was blowing through the apartment rifling through the blinds.  It was a grand day




2 comments:

  1. What a perfectly lovely day. Glad the weather cooperated and that you were able to get things done at home. (Home for another month!) Where has July gone- and all the other months? I used to think that after the 24th of July - in UT - that summer was all but over and school would begin soon. It goes very much faster now. L&P

    ReplyDelete
  2. Yes....I have that mindset as well. July is for all practical purposes - over, and August will fly. L&P

    ReplyDelete