It is Sunday morning in Sweden and the sun is beautiful. We had the "opportunity" to enjoy the move to daylight savings time - one more time, so last night sprung our clocks ahead one hour. We think that will be the last time for the season!
My responsibilities are over and now it is wind-down time. The anniversary celebrations go through the whole day today. We begin with a huge worship service in the Lund Cathedral (taken by buses at 10 a.m.) and then a luncheon served somewhere at the university and then events throughout the afternoon. Dinner back here at the Scandic Hotel and then to the room to pack for tomorrows departure in our rental car.
Yesterday afternoon was a major focus on "The House of Europe". The keynote address was given by President Martii Ahtisaari, former president of Finland. He now works for the UN as a special emisary in negotiating peace. His most recent work has been in Kosova and his report will be delivered to the UN Security Council tomorrow morning for action. He is not hopeful for Kosovo. He has also worked with independence movements across Africa and brokered peace in a number of incredible places. His stories were quite incredible. After his speech we had 8 respondants - most of them also quite incredible. The learnings were over the top.
At the end of the afternoon we recognized five elderly people who had been part of the first meeting of the LWF here in Lund. To hear their stories was great. Most of them in their late 80s or 90s.
Much of our time has been spent eating as you know! Last night the Church of Sweden hosted a banquet. Following is the menu which was printed on small cards at each place:
Cognac- and rose pepper cured salmon with caviar dressing;
Baked pheasant breast served with cream boiled apples, pheasant gravy and potato tureen;
Swedish cloudberries with home-made vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and Swedish pyramid cake;
Coffee and Petit four
Wines: Casillero del Diablot Sauvignon Blan - 2003, Concha y Toro, Chile
Casillero del Diablo merlot - 2005, Concha y Toro, Chile
Yes it has been difficult dining as you can tell.
We rent our car in the morning - we learned last night that the car rental agency is 500 metres from the front door of the hotel - so then we are off to explore!
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HI from Sauk Rapids! Wish I could be traveling with you. Sounds like a wonderful time. All is well here. Just waiting for our Sunday night pizza. Pepperoni of course with a few other items. Kids are out running around now that the rain has stopped. We are enjoying some warm temps the last couple of days. I will try and follow the rest of your trip. Talk to you soon.
The Neubauer Five
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