After a long day and night of travel involving three flights, we arrived in Stockholm, only slightly the worse for wear, and checked into our hotel across from a park.

Stockholm is a city with many parks, so it’s always easy to find green space, but it is even easier here, with a large park just across the street. Most of the trees still have leaves, but there are also signs that fall is well underway.

I’m a little surprised that the children aren’t playing in the very large pile of leaves. The days are getting shorter now, and there is a chill in the air. It looks like the locals want to take advantage of every bit of sunshine they can find.

Another view of the park.

Even though I managed to sleep on the plane, I was feeling a little rough around the edges. I’ll leave you with a picture of a tree that looks a bit like I felt.