So after I got off the train, found my friend and did the currency exchange. We met up with another friend and got a small bite to eat and went back to get his Grandfather. I did get to drive the car around to the front of the train station, which was nice since I hadn’t driven in a little over 4 months. When we got back Christmas dinner was just about ready. I met the rest of the family and got a tour of the house (saw the sauna!). The first course was an assortment of salmon and herring. Both were absolutely amazing. The second course was meat! There was the mustard glazed ham, along with spare ribs, a few assortments of sausages, baked beans, turnip sauerkraut, more Christmas bread, sweet and strong mustard, meatballs, and a few other traditional dishes. All in all it was really good. Many flavors I haven’t dreamed of putting together. Then we moved downstairs to watch a movie. I’m convinced that projectors are the only true way to watch movies. Then we moved back upstairs after the movie to open gifts. One thing that is obviously different is when they hand out the gifts is that they say a rhyme relating to the gift. I thought it was quite interesting and provided to be a ton of entertainment throughout the evening. After that things slowed down and we all pretty much retired. Arriving last minute and not a part of the family didn’t leave me out of the fun either. The family presented me with a Swedish to English dictionary and a very nice frying pan. Now this doesn’t seem like much on this blog, but considering they knew I spoke English and knew I am a “cooking enthusiast” still means they took the time to give me these gifts. With this in mind, I’ve received even more amazing hospitality. I am extremely impressed and I look forward to the rest of my stay in Sweden.