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| Me, Mum, Sis, and Theo burning the Bird in Harpers Ferry |
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| Enjoying the last fall colors in end of November, Druid Hill Park |
Just a few days before their arrival Baltimore was still dressed in fall colors and I was pretty happy that they would get a well needed break from the Swedish Winter. The very day of their arrival all the leaves came down and it got Swedish (very) cold. Fortunately they were well prepared and we had a great week exploring the surroundings and celebrating a big family American Thanksgiving at my colleague Tim's house out on the country side. That was lucky because just about everything else was pretty much like Sweden, including the weather. I had not quite realized how much of a Swedish bubble we have created at home. Our food is a mix of IKEA imports and home made Swedish baking and cooking, even our American roommate Andrew is eating herring for breakfast... Fortunately we were able to satisfy sis and mums need for Cheesecake, muffins, waffels, pancakes and other Americanized sweets at the local coffee shops
WARNING: The rest of the blog have a slight touch of "proud uncle syndrom" so If you don't like baby pictures stop reading now
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| Theo taking another nap after his first flight ever from far away Sweden (apparently everything was way to exiting to sleep during the flight) |
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| A cold walk around the neighborhood |
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| Warming up for Thanksgiving football |
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| Touchdown! |
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| Mum making new friends |
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| Chris taking aim at the big bird |
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| Karin in sweet heaven |
Yes, I could not move or breath after this dinner. As expected. Still I had another piece of that delicious key lime pie above.
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| Hiking Maryland Hight, Harpers Ferry, the following day in a crisp sunny winter day. Good time for a nap. |
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| Coffee break with a view! The Shannendoa and Potomac river meeting up in the background. |
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| Fresh expresso on site. |
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| Hungry little monster after another long sleep in the fresh air |
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| Washington, DC next |
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| Theo charming the president |
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| Karin and President Lincoln |
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| Checking out his view |
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| Parking the Theo fast food truck on Lincoln's stairs |
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| Two exited guys at the Air and Space museum, DC |
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| City sightseeing trip a couple of blocks from Hopkins School of Public Health |
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| The highlight of the trip |
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| Baltimore Harbor |
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| Last night of their trip the "Wonder on 34th Street" in our neighborhood turned their light on. Good timing! |
The following day after their departure I attended a conference at the... Swedish Embassy. The Swedish Agency for Water Environment (HaV) had arranged a seminar in "the Economics of the Oceans" to promote blue growth and sustainable use of the seas. There was a great turn out of NOAA folks and many other organizations that reside in DC. Aside of inspiring talks how to move forward with the environmental challenges in Chesapeake bay and the Baltic Sea, I got to connect with my Swedish Colleagues who were surprised to find a Swede working among the NOAA folks.
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| The Economics of the Ocean Conference, Swedish Embassy |
