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Showing posts with label Vasa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vasa. Show all posts

Sunday, May 15, 2016

On Vacation!!

Hi all!
I have not been posting much since I am on Vacation and my Youngest daughter is here from the USA on her first European vacation.

Good weather on day 1

You know what this is!



I will be posting pictures of some of the places we have gone over the 3 weeks of country hopping. We plan to see a lot of Stockholm and then fly to Copenhagen and then to Oslo. This way she gets to see the three Scandinavian countries on this trip to Europe.





So here are a few shots of where we have gone so far.

We took a bus tour of the city and then cruised Gamla Stan (old town).


Time for a candy break!



We also went to the medieval museum and it was great! I highly recommend it.

The old old town!




We also went to the "Big Church" in Gamla Stan.

The second day we started by checking out a ruin stone near my home in Vallingby and then we hit the Vasa and the Nordic museum. 


Cool old rocks!

We went to see the Vasa via boat!





More pictures and updates soon.

I will hopefully be able to do some miniature painting soon as well.

Take care!!

Mark

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Thank you to my Secret Santa!!!

Well the gifts are all unwrapped and I must say I am very happy with my gift from my Secret Santa!

From the GHQ Website

Thank you for the GHQ King George V Battleship miniature! It will be painted up as the HMS King George V.  I have painted up her sister ship HMS Prince of Whales.

My painted version of HMS Prince of Whales




This will be a great addition to my WWII Naval collection!


I also got a great gift from my Fiance Cathrine, She got me a Gold Membership to the Vasa Museum here in Stockholm! It is a great gift and I am very glade to be able to go to this amazing museum free at any time during this coming year. If you would like to know about the Vasa or the membership check out the information here: Friends of the Vasa

The Vasa on my second visit to the museum, I have been here 3 times so far.

In two years I will be able to go on board the Vasa! Wow that will be a memorable day!!



Scale model of the Vasa!

Again Thank you to my Secret Santa!!
I hope to find out who you are!
Merry Christmas!!!

Mark