autumn

"every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree" - emily bronte

that old town in stockholm called gamla stan

gamla stan is one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centers in europe. this is also considered as  one of the best attractions in stockholm. here you can see different  museums, studios, retaurants and places to shop. this is where you can find stockton cathedral, stock exchange and the swedish royal palace. a really beautiful town with wonderful facades.

pretty, yes?

financial establishment

over looking the cathedral

see the dark clouds?

the one in the middle is the prime ministers place..

old building

of course, the obligatory tourist shot haha!

hindi nag cooperate ang weather eh, wasn't able to see tuloy the royal palace. i also wanted to see the cathedral up close. i will definitely come back to explore the place. iba lang the atmosphere and all and the photos didn't even do justice to how the place really looked like in person. sobrang ganda and i must say, this is definitely one of the best in stockholm.

laters! xx 

fjäderholmarna island

since evening sun was up and nothing to do much at home, we decided to explore stockholm by going to this island where they say, archipelago begins. we boarded this boat along with fellow tourists and locals alike with cameras on hand ready to click away. naks, tourist talaga, haha.

 with my colleague, eva

the boat, 110sek roundtrip

we spent a good twenty five minutes to get to the island and i must say that it was one of the most exciting places to visit in stockholm. there you'll get to appreciate swedish handicrafts, get to try different cosy restaurants and see the city from the boat whilst admiring one of the world's most beautiful sea appoaches.

made this my cover photo in facebook. nice, right?

it was around 8pm and the sun was still up.

fountain

really nice no sabi ko nga, pang postcards eh. haha. well, coming from me na wala namang artistic bone in my body  except of course sa normal na kaartehan ko lang, na appreciate ko the scenery talaga. the building structures, everything.

here are some more random shots from my camera:

some dried fish heads hanging on the wall

daisies!

smoked prawn and some champagne.. i had coke and carrot cake lol.

thanh le and eva

moi!

oh it was fun. a bit tiring with all the walking, train hopping and the boat ride but all worth it nonetheless. laters! xx

hello from stockholm!

i left manila thursday night via KLM royal dutch airlines and arrived in stockholm the following day -- that took me twenty three freakin hours. yes, that long. ohwell, stop over at taipei then amsterdam where i had to catch my connecting flight to stockholm.ang taray diba? haha. ahm,  can i just say how much i love schiphol airport? teehee.

took a cab from arlanda airport to  foretagsbostader's office to pick up my keys for the apartment. yep, my apartment! so there i was, standing outside this five-story building figuring out how to get in until i remembered the door code. wahaha. then voila, i got in! but wait,  where is the lift? o diba naman? so i started to panic. hello? i have three heavy luggages, like, 20 kilos each, how on earth will i be able to get these up? kaya ayun,  i just stood there, i couldn't think anymore talaga because my pagod is taking over my matinong self, i wanted to cry. pero what can i do? wala ako choice, right? no manong outside to help me wah!

Gjutargatan 8

so i started getting the first luggage up, and then i saw this odd looking door which turned out to be the lift! yay! i wanted to do cartwheel right there and then hehehe. imagine me carrying 60 kilos of stuff all the way up eh third floor pa ako? hello? haha.

saang door ito? hulaan nyo!

yes! this is the lift!

maximum 3 pax i think, kasya. haha. nag dalawang batch pa ako to get my stuff, scared ako nung una, haha. may pagka freaky kasi, i guess yung light plus super small nung space. anyway, it wasn't that bad naman. i was able to reach my door, thank you but my gulay, pagoda na ako ng bongga that time.

this is me! yay!

awww. homey, right?

so there. finally, i was able unload everything, rest a bit then took a shower. i was not able to sleep well since i was jetlagging but managed to get up early the following day. the place was really really nice. it was quiet, not over crowded, clean and yes, cold.

very clean

luxery cars parked on side street

not so many people outside 

traffic signs, pedestrians

lovely!

this is what i will be seeing for the next one hundred seventy six days. have to go now, more kwento and photos soon. laters! xx

oh crap!

i freakin need some love!

yes, this is my blog talking. haha. you want some love? okay, will give you more than just a local love! am gonna be blogging from sweden, baby! lol.

laters! xx