Vasa Museum
August 21st 2017
Today we head out to see the Vasa Museum. This museum houses the only almost fully intact 17th-century ship ever salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. After 333 years on the seabed, the ship was salvaged in 1961 and is now a unique historical and art treasure. We also took a water taxi to get to this museum as well.
Vasa Museum
Later that day, we met up with Laura, our AFS exchange student from Belgium. She lived with us in Chicago for the 2014/2015 School year. She had free time and wanted to join us. I had reserved 4 bunks as I was hoping to have my son Joseph join us, but he could not, so I had the extra room!
Laura
I had purchased a box of wine to have back on the boat. There is an upper deck we are allowed to hang out on and it was the perfect place to enjoy some wine with the setting sun. However, when I asked the bartender on the boat (yes, there is also a bar on the ship) for some wine glasses, he informed me that I would have to buy full glasses of wine first. When I told this to the kids, Laura got up and went straight to the bar. When she returned, she had four wine glasses. I do not know how she does that!
Wendell Laura and Pearl toasting the day on our Hostel ship.
