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February

 Week 1 - I went to a military function on Wednesday night and met a few more spouses. Steve arrived home from Estonia on Thursday night. We met up after work and went to a Belgian restaurant for dinner. Saturday we went to lunch at Lisa & Damien's, along with Lucia and Ariana from the embassy and their families. Sunday we walked to Gamla Stan and did a tour. It was really interesting and afterwards we found a nice little pub with an Aussie bartender. Week 2 - Monday I did a bit of exploring on foot. Tuesday Steve left for Copenhagen for three days, then onto Oslo. Friday morning I got myself to the airport and flew to Oslo to meet up with him. I wandered around a bit until he and Lisa were finished with work and we took a taxi out to our accommodation. It was about half an hour out of the city and quite a bit uphill, so the view was stunning. We had a bit of a relax, then got ready for the ball. It was a good night and there were some lovely people on our table. Saturday we ha...
JANUARY We arrived in Stockholm on Friday 12th Jan after 28 hours of travel. We flew from Canberra to Melbourne, then Dubai and arriving in Stockholm at about 2 in the afternoon. After getting a taxi to our hotel and checking in, we did some exploring nearby. Saturday morning we met Steve's new boss Lisa, her son and their dog for coffee then we walked around a bit. Sunday morning after breakfast we went to our temporary apartment in Ostermalm, got some groceries and went out for dinner for Steve's birthday. Steve started work on Monday and we met up at our new apartment to meet the agent and get the keys. We cant move in until we sort our furniture and get our boxes from Australia, but it was good to see our new home in person. I spent a lot of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with Lisa's husband Damien. We didn't do much over the weekend, except Damien took us to some outlets about half an hour away. We decided we don't need a car here as Steve can walk to work in ...
 Welcome to our blog about our life in Sweden. I wasn't going to do a blog this time, but was asked by several family members, and we do look at our Malaysia one every now and then so here we are. I will try to post at the end of each month.