From Stockholm to Vetlanda, via Linköping.

Today it was time to leave Stockholm and take our guests south to my parents in Vetlanda. But on our way there we had three important stops to make in the Linköping area. First was Vreta kloster where we met Lars Rolander who gave us a very nice tour in the church and told us the fascinating story about the church and the convent that used to be there. Lars also knew where Joan's maternal grandmother had lived before she left Vreta kloster so he took us there. It is now a playground, but it was still very interesting for Joan and Anita (and for Janne and me) to see it.

Next stop was Ledberg and our wonderful tourguides here were Vivi-Anne and Runar who took us to Kaga church and to Ledberg church, both very beautiful churches. They also invited us for lunch and coffee in their home, which we really appreciated. After that we went to Storhagen to see the place where the home of Joan's maternal grandfather had been. We also visited the school that he most likely attended as a child.

Our third stop was Vårdnäs and Skarnöborg. Another nice person, Lars Lind, showed us where one of Joan's relatives are buried, and also made it possible for us to look inside the church. The most exciting thing was of course when he took us out to the lake where we could see the island and the house where Joan's paternal grandfather used to live before he emigrated to the U.S. Unfortunately we couldn't get out to the island this time, but maybe another time when Joan and Anita come back to Sweden again.

We arrived to my parents late in the evening and had some smörgåsttårta (sandwich cake) with them before we all went to bed, exhausted.
I would like to thank Lars, Vivi-Anne, Runar and Lars who made this a very memorable day for Joan and Anita, but also for Janne and me!!

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