A day at the zoo

Today the kids and I went with my old friend, and Elias's god father, Henrik, to Skansen, which is an outdoor museum combined with zoo. For anyone interested in Swedish history, and what Sweden used to look like, it is a great place! The animal exhibits are primarily Nordic/Swedish animals such as Moose, Brown bear, Wolfs and Seals.

It was a very hot day, so none of the animals were really out and about unfortunately (but understandibly), but we did get to see a mother Brown Bear and her year-old cubs playing around which was pretty cool. The kids also enjoyed petting a cow and getting Lynx face paintings. Most of all, however, they enjoyed getting ice cream and going for some rides at the small children's amusement area. So much for trying to expose them for Swedish culture :-).

Afterwards, I had promised to take the kids on the subway, a promise they made sure I kept (despite hoping that a day at Skansen would make them forget it, I had no such luck). So while Henrik took the car (and Sven, thank god) a stop further down town, I took Mathilda and Elias through escalators and train. They both thoroughly enjoyed it, and when asked what his favorite animal had been at the Skansen, Elias replied "I don't know, they were not so fun. But riding the subway was really exciting and my favorite part! When can we do it again?"

Oh well. I shouldn't complain, at least they are easily entertained...