Monday, June 19, 2017

fridays at hellasgården


hellasgården is where you can find us on fridays during the spring and autumn months.  kai loves mountain biking so we ride out every friday, usually a 30-40 minute ride, then he rides with his group for 1h30 before we head back.  it's an exhausting evening for kai but one that he loves.

while kai bikes the trails, i will hangout by the lake, sometimes i will hike a little ways, and when the weather is cold i will tuck myself away in the cafe for a tea and read my book.  the one friday that is warm enough, we'll plan ahead and have a little picnic after kai's ride.  

the atmosphere is peaceful and relaxing.  only 20 minutes from stockholm by bus, you enter a swedish nature reserve.  the lake is lovely... it's fun to observe the swedes jumping into the water after their sauna.  and funny to watch the non-swedes!  

it's become a pretty special place for us... since his classes ended, kai has been to hellasgården with a friend to ride the trails - it was a big moment for me to let him go on his own but he reassured me that he was very familiar with the trails and i could see his point, he's been riding them for a couple of years now.  it turned out okay :) 

following are some pics taken over our six consecutive spring fridays...











if you are visiting stockholm... get yourself to this forest, you won't be disappointed.

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