The Lindahl News: Abroad Edition

“I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” -Augustus, Roman emperor (Throw a little beach in there, too.)   Day 4 - October 3   Today was a day of ruins. Walk-by ruins, ruins that are now home to a colony of cats, ruins that are older than the Colosseum, Forum ruins, and ruins that cover a huge area.    Some of the cats looked healthy, others not so much. (This one looks a lot like our cat, Marshmallow.) Next we see the ruins of the Theatre of Marcellus dating earlier than the Colosseum to 13 BC. What is really crazy is seeing apartment spaces added to the top of the ruins! Can you imagine living in such a place?  Apparently the Italian palazzo built on top the mini Colosseum was listed in 2012 for 26 million euros. Turn the corner to see the more ruins. Check out Josh's backpack - he's brought Spike Ball to Rome! We then walked to the Ponte Fabrico di Roma bridge which is from Roman times (62 BC...

When Wes was a fourth grader, his family lived in Sweden for almost a year while his Dad did research on Anders Nygren.  This is their rented home in Bjarred - the Baltic Sea was their front "yard" on the southern coast and near to the the university city of Lund. Wes wanted to see this house again and last weekend was the perfect time to do so. With no exact address for the Bjarred home, we set off in search of this gem by the sea. Guide books in hand, we knew there were places to stop along the way for quaint villages and towns, museums, cathedrals, beach views and beautiful scenery.  In addition to the Emigrant Museum in Vaxjo, we went to a Glass Museum and the 12th-century cathedral there.    The interior of the church is lovely; not ornate.  Off to one side, however, is one of my favorite art pieces: the TREE OF LIFE. The glass work on it is stunning. Eve   Adam  Later that night we ...