Our recent roadtrip destination was Valencia, Spain. The plan was to celebrate the New Year in a city where winter is not as cold as in Scandinavia. From Nimes in France, we reached Valencia by the afternoon of 31 December. We had time to rest and sit in the hotel bar before the celebration. There [...]
After Switzerland we drove to France and by dark we arrived in the city of Nimes. We were so tired but luckily we found a Novotel Hotel right in the city centre. I thought Paris is the only city of lights in France but apparently Nimes’ street lights at the time were as brilliant as [...]
From Germany we headed to Switzerland and we passed through quite a number of tunnels. It was almost dark when we finally had to drive off the motorway to find a hotel. But hubby missed the exit so we followed what the GPS was showing us to get back to the motorway but… It was [...]
From Copenhagen we drove to Rödby where we took the ferry to Puttgarden, Germany instead of driving all the way to cross Denmark. It was quite a long drive and dark on the freeway. When you drive through Denmark you’ll notice that it’s a flat land. Since we drove late at night we just enjoyed [...]
When hubby told me we were going on a roadtrip I asked him if it wasn’t scary to drive long in a winter. I thought it would be difficult since the roads would be snowy and slippery but he just grinned. He said it wouldn’t be too snowy in the south and besides we’d be [...]
It has been so quiet on this blog after Christmas not that I have nothing to post but hubby and I are on our fourth roadtrip in Europe. This is our first winter roadtrip so it’s quite different from the trips we had in a spring and summer. We left home in the evening of 27 December and now we’re [...]
France is one of the most gorgeous countries in the world, with serene countryside, exquisite architecture and cuisine that makes you want to move there. Not everybody visits France for its history, or even because they are visiting a friend though. Some go there for the casinos. Despite the fact that different types of gambling, [...]
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Quite a late post about the start of Advent observation here but it has just started and just one of the four candles has been lighted. This is one event in this country that I don’t want to miss. Each year I spend time preparing my place for Advent. My kitchen window will always look [...]
To be honest, I hadn’t eaten these small, bite-sized dessert until a few months ago when we entered our room at Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm. I didn’t even know it was called French Macarons. I learned the name on Pinterest when I saw some pinned photos which I thought kind of well-known to me. I thought they’re just plain cookies but when I [...]
Decorative Pumpkins for Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner and some children can’t really wait to dress up scary. I always prepare goodies and candies just in case they come to ring the doorbell and rant “trick or treat?” in chorus. I’m not used to decorating my home for halloween but a tint of orange or yellow as a [...]
It’s my first time to join Vår Ruset yesterday at Slottsskogen (park). It’s a yearly race for women here in Sweden and Gothenburg had its turn yesterday. It happens in the month of May when Spring is at its best. All women at work or in different organizations are welcome to join. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a bit of luck [...]
We thought our final gathering at work this time would be uninteresting since we were told that the administration would not be treating us a free Christmas smorgasbord (julbord). We were instead told to have potluck, which sounded more or less pleasing to everyone. But it turned out to be a smorgasbord (smörgåsbord) of international food culture. From pasta to pirogue, spring rolls [...]
Revisiting National Museums of World Culture
This autumn break has been relaxing for me despite the paperworks I’ve needed to be done. But that’s the life of a teacher – working a little on school breaks. We’ve had to work for three days this week and yesterday, the final day, was a competency development at the Swedish National Museums of World Culture. The [...]
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