Sweden Update

Whew! Time is drawing near for our trip to Sweden. I'm getting really excited since I've never been "abroad" and for me, this is the trip of a lifetime to the place from where most of my ancestors came. And being as proud as I am of my heritage I know there will be a lot of "familiar" things because I was so exposed to my family history.
I met with a former member of my church last Sunday who is from Sweden. She is here visiting her children and grandchildren and I had to tell, of course, about my upcoming trip. She asked when and where we would be staying and I gave her the itinerary (so far) stating that we hadn't booked any hotels yet. Lo and behold, she called me the next day and offered us her apartment in Stockholm for the nights we would be there (the first and last two of the week). She tells me her sister has an apartment across the street from hers and she would simply stay there. Wow! What a deal. She even said she'd meet us at the airport to make sure we get the right bus to her place. I called my brothers immediately to tell them the good news and they were just as excited at the offer. Next on the agenda, we'll be traveling by train to the west coast of Sweden to hopefully meet a cousin or two and maybe a day trip to Oslo. Of all the hotels in the city, there is nothing available. Seems that there will be some kind of trade show going on and everything is booked. Vegas kid sent me an e-mail with a link to hostels in the area. It turned out to be a google search but I found Lonely Planet (they have the best travel guides. I went on their site and finally found only two remaining hostels with any rooms. So instead of trying to find a hotel that would cost around $100 a night per person, we were able to get a private room with 3 beds for under $200 for the three of us for 3 nights. As I related to Vegas kid, I'm in bargain Heaven! All this in spite of the fact that the three beds consists of a bunkbed with a trundle!
So my mister will be happy that the bank won't foreclose on our home so I can take this trip. He loves it more than I do when I don't spend money so he'll be happy to hear this bit of news when he returns home from his latest business jaunt.
Happy Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter!! Praise the Lord!!
So says Amma today.