Soumenlina and Sweden pictures

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I am sorry that it has taken me so long to do a post about Sweden, but it was a lot of class time and very little sight seeing. We had about 3 hours to sight see the entire 3 day trip! These are the few pictures that I took while in Uppsala. We did visit Carolus Linnaeus' grave in the Gothic Church. Carolus Linnaeus is credited with coming up with 80% of the Latin names for plants and animals. He also attended Uppsala University as part of his studies. You can read more on Linnaeus here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus

Yesterday Randall and I decided to go back to Soumenlina (the island fortress off the coast of Helsinki) to see what it looked like without all of the snow. It was very pretty with the green grass and flowers blooming. We packed a picnic lunch and ate on some of the rocks overlooking the ocean. We also walked around and looked at the fortress walls and some of the buildings. We had a really good time just relaxing and enjoying the sun and warmth. We actually got enough sun to turn our arms and faces pink!

It seems like spring has arrived in Helsinki in the last 4 days! The temperatures have been in the upper sixties to mid seventies since Thursday. The forecast is calling for the trend to continue through next week. The days have been sunny and long; we have just over 17 hours of sunlight now! The sun rises at 4:40 am and sets around 10:00 pm. This allows us to enjoy evening walks in the sunlight at 8pm most days.

We are beginning to prepare for our departure from Finland. It has been fun and exciting, but we are ready to get back to North Carolina and see everyone. This will most likely be my last post unless something exciting happens within the next 9 days!