7 Weeks holidays, Sweden

Visiting the neighbours capital for first time proved to us that Stockholm is beautiful



Stockholm is really on the water

Gamla Stan



Looks so much like Copenhagen

and it does get more narrow down in there



What a field day for a deer

Very typical Swedish buildings in country side



visit to Oeland

Small town square

7 weeks holidays, Alberta & Ontario

Summer 2013, following a heat wave from Alberta via Ontario to Scandinavia.

 

Choosing a few pictures from seven weeks travels to Alberta, Ontario, Denmark and Sweden, well not impossible, but difficult for sure.
We had a fantastic trip to visit the kids and friends and family, even with a foot broken on the very first evening in Calgary.
Last visit to Entwistle before Torsten, Kelly and Amelia move on to new adventures in Myanmar.

Alberta:




the world is interesting in all perspectives



Canada Day parade in Entwistle, Dad Torsten driving the fire truck

Wildlife in Edmonton(zoo)



Waiting for the show

Flowers to be picked



Cute and ready for anything fun



The Rockies can compete with the Andes

Calgary Stampede, more than bulls  and horses

Many ways to make a living



Taming Pegasus without real success

 

Ontario: 



Lake Ontario beach

 

Ferry to Prince Edward.County



Prince Edward County winery

Whale and Blue Footed Boobies Safari

After returning to Ecuador, we unpacked and packed and drove right away down to the coast. Stayed in small fishing village, Puerto Lopez. A full day trip out on the high seas (they were high in a 30 foot boat with 300HP outboards) to spot Humpback Whales, that are migrating past this stretch of coast every July and August. We spend some time on Isla Del Plata, (silver island, named after the grayish-whitish colour of all the guano), there were thousands of blue Footed Boobies, just getting ready for mating season , and totally unimpressed by humans. Big colonies of Frigate birds also, they can not dive as they have no oil in their feathers, so instead they scoop fish from the surface while flying.



In Africa or??



cross a hillside and lush green turns to bone dry

Siesta is a serious matter



Beach near Puerto Lopez, Pacific coast



Bringing in the cash at high tide



Taking off




Dancing Blue Footed Boobies, 1



 





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Serious mating rituals



Frigate colony



A beak to scare any fish



Green turtle

They do get all out the water




Migrating Humpback Whale

Massive creature



Look like African up-side-down tree (Baobab) here it is a Kapok

7 Weeks holidays, Danmark

Denmark showed itself from the absolute best side this summer holiday for us. After more than 2 years, longest  I have ever been between trips to home country, that was very kind.
We met Serge, Sarah's chosen one (and vise versa) for the first time, a pleasure to get to know him as a nice young gentleman. We attended Sarah's graduation after she defended her Masters. The main objectives for the trip in addition to be with family, including meeting Helle and the two new generation family members, Ebbe and Mona and the old gang of friends.

Braving the cold waters of Østersøen



Sherry, Sarah, Serge, Grethe & Jørgen



Søren at party with the old gang




Poul at the party at Søren & Susanne




High to the "ceiling" at West coast of Denmark



Danish West coast beach



Mother & daughter



Far og datter

 



Kolding, typical small Danish town



Queen Sarah & King Serge at Koldinghus



Jacob and Ebbe



Sofie and Mona



Rådhus Pladsen, central Copenhagen



We all know her, made famous by Hans Christian Andersen



Nyhavn







Sherry, Asger, Ole, Lene og Anders in Anne's have








Sarah graduate as Master in African Studies, University of Copenhagen



The happy couple in København

and God is happy and threw away his  shorts