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On my tour of the palace, I became curious about why Queen Christina abdicated. What a story! Full of murder and cross-dressing! Crazy parents, at least one in a good way! Popes and philosophers! Artists galore! More fun than a season of soap operas.
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I still don’t know what to call the little circle thing that perches over some vowels here, but when it’s oven an a, it makes it sound like an o.
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They have a toy museum here. And the toys have been loved and played with. I knew this country was responsible for the magic of Brio trains (Syd used to call them “Dio” trains and played with them for hours…), but I have finally discovered the Dark Side of Sweden: They love Smurfs.