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June 21 — Everyone has arrived at Newark Airport and is ready to go!!
Patrick is very excited to go to Sweden. — Patrick Citrano at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Very, very excited.
Watching Patrick do headstands and waiting to board the plane for Sweden. — Taryn Urban, Natalie Tietjen and Kelly Scheper.
Hannah Katherine, Kelly Scheper and Pam Ramsden.
Erin Eileen B and Patrick Citrano.
Natalie Tietjen and Taryn Urban.
Waiting to board the train from Copenhagen to Gothenburg. — Patrick Citrano, Hannah Katherine, Anastasia Meccia and Kelly Scheper.
On the train with the big blue thing that Anastasia brought with her. — Anastasia Meccia and Kelly Scheper.
At the host church and waiting for instructions and our host families. — Louise Pasciuto, Anastasia Meccia, Sara Elizabeth, Erin Eileen B and Kelly Scheper.
The sky at 9:30pm. It was a cloudy day but it was still light outside.
The sky at 10:30pm!
June 22, Midsummer Holiday Celebration — Patrick Citrano and Maura Cuddihy.
Tradional midsummer meal -salmon — with Sara Elizabeth.
It was raining so the Maypole procession happened in fellowship hall
Natalie Tietjen, Erin Eileen B and Sara Elizabeth.
Taryn Urban.
Natalie Tietjen and Maura Cuddihy.
Went on foot to search for candy, but guess what? The local candy store is closed because of the midsummer holiday!! So we took the bus and went to the ultimate candy store.
The guard of the candy. With Natalie Tietjen and Taryn Urban.
Natalie and Hannah have already found their candy.
Taryn Urban.
Louise Pasciuto and Natanael Reyes.
At the Host Church — Kyle Elphick, Erin Eileen B, Hannah Katherine, Kelly Scheper, Jake Mulick, Patrick Citrano and Pam Ramsden.
Arriving in Goteborg Centrum – listening to Pastor Anders and Magnus (Youth Director) about the town
Shopping time in the square
Patrick Citrano eating a chocolate from the shop
Lunch at a Swedish Meatball place – though some folks had pasta!
Sara holds the computer so that Kelly can register for her College classes
Town Square and the statue of the King
Moster faces!
Action poses!
Patrick Citrano, Kelly DiGeronimo and Michael Hardenberg
Sara Elizabeth, Sandra Calvert Nathans, Maura Cuddihy, Louise Pasciuto, Lydia Nathans and Natalie Tietjen
Beginning of the Rock Worship Service. Magnus wrote all of the music.
Day 5 – A trip to the lovely island of Mastrand (20 miles north of Goteborg)
Gathering at the ferry – no cars allowed on Mastrand
The ferry
Kyle Elphick, Maura Cuddihy, Kelly DiGeronimo and Louise Pasciuto Climbing the hill to see the 17th-century fort.
Louise Pasciuto, Michael Hardenberg and Kelly DiGeronimo
Michael Hardenberg, Louise Pasciuto and Patrick Citrano
The view from the castle – look for the sailboats!
Lydia Nathans
Kelly Scheper, Sara Elizabeth and Natalie Tietjen
Planking in Mastrand – for Adriana
Vasa Museum, Stockholm; pictures taken by Anastasia Meccia
Whose well-traveled shoes are those?
Lydia Nathans and Patrick Citrano
Patrick Citrano inspects the armaments.
Last day in Stockholm
Sara Elizabeth and Anastasia Meccia in front of the Royal Palace
Michael Hardenberg and Patrick Citrano
Old Town & Changing of the Guard at the Royal Palace
Changing of the Guard – Taken by Patrick who is standing on a pole to get above the crowds!
The military band plays.
Lunch at a café….Teen-approved food including lasagna, sandwiches and soup.
Even Mrs. Ramsden was scary…. and notice Maura and Jake talking to the stranger behind them…
Parliament
Hannah Katherine and Patrick Citrano on the way back to our friends in Goteborg.
Morning, June 29 — Listening to Anders and Magnus talking about the upcoming day
The Organ Crawl – I (Barbara Piercy) was pleased to have Michael C. and Michael H. come with me!! Also, Ulrika, Bacon and Markus.
The second church – this is where our host, Peter, is the full-time musician.
The organist who was with us just finished his doctorate in organ and liturgy from Goteborg University.
An attempt at creating the most exact replica of a Baroque organ…
…A new installation from early 2000s
Here is the organ builder. He has built an organ for Eastman School of Music and Cornell University.
June 30 — Liseberg Park
Included are Lydia Nathans, Erin Eileen B, Sara Elizabeth, Anastasia Meccia, Kelly Scheper, Natalie Tietjen and Patrick Citrano
Lots of fish. (Caviar on the spoons)
More fish!
Copenhagen Central Station
The early morning train crew is treated to lunch by Mrs. P — with Louise Pasciuto, Natalie Tietjen, Patrick Citrano and Sara Elizabeth.
Paying to Pee at the Copenhagen Train Station — with Patrick Citrano, Taryn Urban and Louise Pasciuto.
City Hall in Copenhagen
Michael Colavita, Kyle Elphick, Patrick Citrano, Noel Piercy, Jake Mulick and Michael Hardenberg
Kelly DiGeronimo, Louise Pasciuto, Kyle Elphick and Jake Mulick
Kelly Scheper, Anastasia Meccia, Sara Elizabeth, Hannah Katherine, Maura Cuddihy, Louise Pasciuto, Natalie Tietjen, Patrick Citrano, Kyle Elphick, Erin Eileen B, Taryn Urban, Michael Colavita, Jake Mulick, Kelly DiGeronimo and Michael Hardenberg
Anastasia Meccia and Hannah Katherine
Hannah Katherine
Urinetown is your town where your hopeless down and out! — with Anastasia Meccia, Erin Eileen B, Hannah Katherine and Taryn Urban.