The Disney-story is not coming along great. I have postponed writing it indefinitely. Was ages ago anyway and possibly can not remember much.
Goals this week whilst at home:
1. Exercise everyday (tho not three days that already passed)
2. Eat healthy
3. Learn Excel and Word perfectly using 1000 page folder from computer-course mother took at work - so can say in interviews that am very good with computers
4. Write to FS London
5. Write to agencies (first perfect resume)
6. Buy shoes (already done actually so can cross it off!!)
Will get up at 7 and get started. Will definitely not waste entire week watching TV and baking. Will prepare for career.
Want career where am required to sit in bed at night with laptop on pillow and moan about the workload (so can have plenty of tea-breaks during day). No, really. Just want bearable monday-friday job.
Just resisted temptation to pray. Oh dear.
Monday 27 August 2007
Sunday 26 August 2007
MILL VILL has come back to haunt me... story will follow...
Resting inside the actual exhibit, before a long 10 hours of trying to avoid doing "the spiel" (don't worry - inside joke).
The snowman (made of ice), inside the winter-egg (don't worry - inside joke).
Another well deserved rest in the exhibit.
Anna and Johan at Vista Way (just thought was good pic of me).
The snowman (made of ice), inside the winter-egg (don't worry - inside joke).
Another well deserved rest in the exhibit.
Anna and Johan at Vista Way (just thought was good pic of me).
Friday 24 August 2007
Back in Sweden!
The dear boy has gone to London to sort out flat and so on. I will, meanwhile, rest here at mothers house.
Travels have thus come to an end!
Most memorable: Venice
Most fun: Bratislava, Galway
Best food: Croatia, SWEDEN!
Best beer: Czech, Ireland
Least memorable: Budapest
Worst food: Venice
Best hostel: Split
Worst hostel: Zadar
Most pissed (apart from us): Guys at hostel in Galway
Best festival: Roskilde
Sweetest locals: Bratislava
Wost idea: Hire car
Best idea: Get the ferry to Losinj from Venice
Best weather: Croatia
Most quality time: Riga
Travels have thus come to an end!
Most memorable: Venice
Most fun: Bratislava, Galway
Best food: Croatia, SWEDEN!
Best beer: Czech, Ireland
Least memorable: Budapest
Worst food: Venice
Best hostel: Split
Worst hostel: Zadar
Most pissed (apart from us): Guys at hostel in Galway
Best festival: Roskilde
Sweetest locals: Bratislava
Wost idea: Hire car
Best idea: Get the ferry to Losinj from Venice
Best weather: Croatia
Most quality time: Riga
Tuesday 21 August 2007
Prague
Just a quick note - Prague very nice, sweet buildings in all manner of colour like pink, red, green, yellow and so on.
Hostel bit of a party-place, so will be so nice to be home for a couple of weeks! Then off to London to kick-start career. Oh dear.
Hostel bit of a party-place, so will be so nice to be home for a couple of weeks! Then off to London to kick-start career. Oh dear.
Sunday 19 August 2007
Bratislava
Spent weekend in Bratislava - smaller and sweeter than Budapest where thought things were few and far between (and hot as in hell itself). Met an aussie and an Irish dude and hung out with them and a couple of locals - drinking shots of god-knows-what until all hours of the mornings. Fun. Had one big night in Split too actually, but cannot remember most of same so did not mention on blog until now. Anyhow.
Today went to Devin - a small village just outside Bratislava - to check out an old castle ruin. Or, as Angelica would say, stare at old piles of rock. Bratislava old-town is beautiful, but town surrounded by communist-type apartment complexes. Another memory of said era: ugly highway built right in middle of town on TOP OF an old mosque and just missing an old church (or so we were told). Interesting.
Tomorrow heading to Prague via train.
Today went to Devin - a small village just outside Bratislava - to check out an old castle ruin. Or, as Angelica would say, stare at old piles of rock. Bratislava old-town is beautiful, but town surrounded by communist-type apartment complexes. Another memory of said era: ugly highway built right in middle of town on TOP OF an old mosque and just missing an old church (or so we were told). Interesting.
Tomorrow heading to Prague via train.
Thursday 16 August 2007
Budapest
Arrived via plane from Dubrovnik and went straight to the final day of the Sziget festival, a very lovely festival a bit smaller than Roskilde - but longer. Thankfully we only went to one day of it... The highlight was Killers, also Juliette and the Licks are interesting but too weird for own taste. I mean.
So now will reflect a little on food. In Croatia everything was very tasty, and mostly Italian. Mostly better than in Venice, tho will be careful not to judge whole of Italy based soley on Venice. Have had enough pizza to last anyone a lifetime. For some strange reason burnt corn seemed to be on offer everywhere - including as late night-after-pub snack (strange surely?).
Since got to Hungary tho, have only eaten not very good things - have come across liver disguised as food and concealed as chinese stir-fry, as well as deep-fried pancake served with nothing but sourcreme and cheese. Yuk. Feels like have rotating brick inside stomach. However, now going out for dinner - so very hopeful!
Budapest is a very large city, have seen a lot of it today from comfort of bus. To hot to walk.
So now will reflect a little on food. In Croatia everything was very tasty, and mostly Italian. Mostly better than in Venice, tho will be careful not to judge whole of Italy based soley on Venice. Have had enough pizza to last anyone a lifetime. For some strange reason burnt corn seemed to be on offer everywhere - including as late night-after-pub snack (strange surely?).
Since got to Hungary tho, have only eaten not very good things - have come across liver disguised as food and concealed as chinese stir-fry, as well as deep-fried pancake served with nothing but sourcreme and cheese. Yuk. Feels like have rotating brick inside stomach. However, now going out for dinner - so very hopeful!
Budapest is a very large city, have seen a lot of it today from comfort of bus. To hot to walk.
Friday 10 August 2007
Split - Dubrovnik
Heading to Dubrovnik on ferry really early tomorrow morning. Will then stay there for three days and fly out to Budapest - farewell beach-life and back to big cities for the final part of holiday.
Spent entire day on Wednesday on beach here in Split (sand!!), and yesterday went on day-trip to island of Hvar and went swimming in postcard-like surroundings. Very nice.
Met our croatian friend again and went for a drink - made for some interesting conversations. Nightlife here bit lame.
Is interesting when one travels how quickly one adapts to each and every situation and can feel at home at some place where staying for four nights or less. Can see self living in each and every place (if not for language which here consists of almost impossible and highly unlikely combinations of letters pronounced really fast and sounding like gibberish to me - which is how they feel about swedish and, for most part, english). It would sound weird to say that I miss working but... is hard to have FUN all the time... even tho of course we still are! Except when I want to rest, hee hee.
But dear oh dear... must definitely exercise twice a day and eat only cucumber when get back home! Have been eating nothing but pizza, and drinking only beer as cheaper than softdrink. :(
Spent entire day on Wednesday on beach here in Split (sand!!), and yesterday went on day-trip to island of Hvar and went swimming in postcard-like surroundings. Very nice.
Met our croatian friend again and went for a drink - made for some interesting conversations. Nightlife here bit lame.
Is interesting when one travels how quickly one adapts to each and every situation and can feel at home at some place where staying for four nights or less. Can see self living in each and every place (if not for language which here consists of almost impossible and highly unlikely combinations of letters pronounced really fast and sounding like gibberish to me - which is how they feel about swedish and, for most part, english). It would sound weird to say that I miss working but... is hard to have FUN all the time... even tho of course we still are! Except when I want to rest, hee hee.
But dear oh dear... must definitely exercise twice a day and eat only cucumber when get back home! Have been eating nothing but pizza, and drinking only beer as cheaper than softdrink. :(
Wednesday 8 August 2007
Losinj, Zadar - Split
Must just say: coastline of Croatia is most, most, most beautiful. Had very good time on the island of Losinj, staying at a resort (who said anything about backpacking anyway??) in Veli Losinj, a small very cute town surrounded by rocks, cliffs and ocean. Can finally go for swin without nearly dying of cold! (also no sand)
Then took ferry from there onto mainland, to Zadar. Met completely mad croatian on ferry and had fun talking to him, and also going for a few beers after arriving in Zadar. Nightlife there good, but decided to leave early in morning (12pm) and head to Split, where are now. Alos is very beautiful, and hot.
Hostel last night was about worst have seen in life. Think is used as student-housing during winter, and all in all very scary place. Had better luck here in Split, staying at lovely apartment in own room - and it has a kitchen! - for low hostel-type price. Everything went so smoothly today that am almost waiting for something to go wrong... But no, must not think like that - all just IS great.
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Then took ferry from there onto mainland, to Zadar. Met completely mad croatian on ferry and had fun talking to him, and also going for a few beers after arriving in Zadar. Nightlife there good, but decided to leave early in morning (12pm) and head to Split, where are now. Alos is very beautiful, and hot.
Hostel last night was about worst have seen in life. Think is used as student-housing during winter, and all in all very scary place. Had better luck here in Split, staying at lovely apartment in own room - and it has a kitchen! - for low hostel-type price. Everything went so smoothly today that am almost waiting for something to go wrong... But no, must not think like that - all just IS great.
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Thursday 2 August 2007
Venice!
In Venice, finally getting some sun! When plane landed outside Venice on Monday it was cold, windy and raining - whereby all the swedish people started screaming in fear of potential rain for whole week.
Is really lovely here, canals and bridges everywhere, have got like 100 photos. Have got lovely room, which is romantic - also went on very romantic (and very expensive) gondola tour!
Going to stay here a few days longer that planned, as all the ferries to Croatia were booked out! Apart from one which leaves on Saturday, going to an island off the coast of Croatia of which we know nothing. Well we know there was only one hotel available, so cheap backpacker holiday now turned into luxury resort-stay with several pools and a spa, right on the beach. Well. Not too bad with a bit of luxury, right! Will definitely rough it and save money when get to Budapest... ;)
Is really lovely here, canals and bridges everywhere, have got like 100 photos. Have got lovely room, which is romantic - also went on very romantic (and very expensive) gondola tour!
Going to stay here a few days longer that planned, as all the ferries to Croatia were booked out! Apart from one which leaves on Saturday, going to an island off the coast of Croatia of which we know nothing. Well we know there was only one hotel available, so cheap backpacker holiday now turned into luxury resort-stay with several pools and a spa, right on the beach. Well. Not too bad with a bit of luxury, right! Will definitely rough it and save money when get to Budapest... ;)
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