Now I'm in Sweden. Life moves fast and sometimes I get a little confused about the rapid changes in surroundings. Stockholm is a gorgeous city and it was nice to get to walk around and experience it. Ski racing isn't all about skiing, you know, you've got to live the rest of life too. Shortly after this photo was taken we ran into the Koos family. I was psyched to see some people from home (well, Leavenworth and Wenatchee are pretty close to each other).

Kikkan found a lion in downtown Stockholm. I tried to convince her to climb up onto one of the horse statues, but she balked.

On Tuesday we went into Stockholm to hang out and checked out the Vasa Museet. The Vasa was a huge warship that King Gustavus Adolphus had built in 1628. Then it left the dock. Then it sunk. Oops, that's embarrassing. In 1961 is was hoisted out of the ocean depths and restored and now there's an entire museum dedicated to it.

Kikkan playing dice with some of the crew members of the Vasa.

Newell hanging out with his new (wooden) friend in the Vasa museum.