Hej!

Greetings from Sweden, the Nelson family homeland. We are here discovering the roots of the Nelson family and enjoying this beautiful country.

In true Nelson style, we spent the first part of our holiday disputing the quality of our hotel room and moved locations in the end. Here is a snapshot of our family patriarch en route to the new digs:

Once we got our accommodations straightened out, we set off to explore the city of Stockholm. Here we are in Gamla Stan:

Here is the Royal Palace where we caught the changing of the guard:

Here is a lovely view of the city at sunset:

The boys at the Stockholm bloodbath:

This is Stockholm's 700 year old cathedral, Storkyrkan, from which Swedish reformer Olaus Petri spread his Lutheran message to the kingdom in the 16th century:

And since we are enjoying our ties with England, we must include the statue of St George and the dragon:

We are finding Sweden to be quite lovely and an interesting mix of culture and nature. G is spotting relatives with each turn of our journey and is thoroughly enjoying experiencing his homeland.