Olle: Olle and I were constantly taking photos of each other at the same time. He is a lot of fun to be around, and he makes me smile just thinking about him.

The first house Amanda lived in as a child: This house was initially owned by Amanda's grandfather, who also owned all the surrounding land. The house exhibits typical exterior coloration of houses throughout much of Sweden. I believe this house is in the village of Ingvaldstorp.

Lake Hjälmaren: This was an extremely hot day, and we had just walked along a nature path to get to this picnic area on the lake. Jonathan had taken refuge in a shelter, where we soon joined him to cool off before walking back to the nature center for some cold drinks. The lake was very pretty, and had it been cooler, we might have stayed longer. This summer in Sweden was on of the hottest on record, and we could certainly attest to that on this day. "Hello, UllaBritt and Olle! I love you both!"

Family Photo at the base of the mountain: Front row: Olle and Ulla Britt. Second Row (left to right): Ana, Anette, Paul, Kristina, Amanda. Third Row: Jonathan.

I thank all of you for taking me to this cute little town. Oh, we had such a fun day with our picnic and mountain views.

Walking up the path toward Ales Stenar: We are a happy group of people as this, at least for me, was probably the most memorable visit of the entire trip. I love rocks....and I was about to see a whole bunch of big boulders...In the foreground was Amanda , Jonathan, and Ulla Britt. Olle was in the middle, with Krister and Victoria in the rear.

Ales Stenar Hosts for the day: Front Row: Krister, Amanda, Jonathan, Victoria. Back Row: Olle, Ulla Britt.

Pathway to tomb entrance: Can you imagine digging up and placing all these stones to create a tomb? The entire grave site was reconstructed in the 1930s, the doorway was built, and a new chamber was constructed out of concrete to make it safe to enter. This was done due to the massive quarrying that occurred through the ages before evidence of the tomb was known. This reconstruction is based on knowledge gained from similar grave sites around Europe.

My hosts for this island tour: Amanda's Aunt Kerstin, Olle, Cousin Martin, Ulla Britt, Amanda, and Jonathan gave me a wonderful tour of this castle ruin.

Stockholm Family Photo: This was our last evening in Stockholm before boarding the plane home. Pictured here was our wonderful host, Jenny (longhaired redhead), and family. Front row, left to right: Jonathan and Evelina. Second row, left to right: Martin, UllaBritt, Lotta. Third row, left to right: Amanda, Olle, Jenny, Hans.