Having recovered from our Fun Night at Stockholm South Corps last night our day today began with our latest sleep so far. We didn't have to leave the Salvation Army conference center until 9:00 am and even then we were going into Stockholm for a little free time on our own.
There were a number of options for us when we arrived. Some of us went to museums, others went to old town (Gamla Stan) and most shopped at least a little. After a sunny morning free we met for lunch together before proceeding to change clothes on our bus in preparation for an outdoor afternoon concert in Stortoget. The concert was in front of the Nobel Museum -Stockholm is the home of the Nobel prizes after all. The city is absolutely beautiful but to be honest by the time the concert started it was really hot and we were in direct sunlight. We did our best and there were tons of people passing through the plaza we were playing on.
The concert started at 2:15. At 3:00 pm on the first Monday of the month they test the emergency sirens. So, we had to take a short break between numbers at that point. We thought they were done testing so we began. We thought wrong. But other than that little thing everything went well.
Once the concert was over we packed up and went to the Stockholm Temple Corps where we set up and touched on a few things for the evening concert. The Stockholm Temple Corps is reported to be the oldest and longest corps building in use by the Salvation Army in the world. It opened in 1887 and is really kind of neat. If this claim is incorrect I'm sure I'll be corrected. But the stairwells are somewhat treacherous. No harm was done but they are definitely not ADA compliant.
Following a light meal we did perform a full concert to a fairly full house. The main floor of the hall was pretty full and there were people in the balconies.
Leaving for the evening we headed back to the conference center. Our time in Stockholm is over as we head out tomorrow. The people here have been very welcoming and have worked hard on our behalf. It really has been a great time.
On a more somber note we were saddened to hear of the disappearance of the Air France jet over the Atlantic overnight. The families of those on board are in our prayers.
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