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A few days in Florence
Visiting Florence in Italy has been a dream of my husband Jacobs for as long as I can remember, so it was about time that we did some traveling from his bucketlist as well huh? We flew in to Bologna where we stayed for a couple of days, and then we took the train to Florence. Italy is really the country to visit if you like to travel by train, it was supereasy and quite affordable to travel with the highspeed trains. And you get to see the countryside, so that’s on the plusside too. As I have said before, we visited Italy during late July 2022, so the weather…
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Pierogi & more
Booking a cooking class with Pierogi and more to learn how to cook dumplings whilst we were in Warsaw, Poland was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing. We saw the class online and kind of just thought, well that could be a fun experience. They offer a bunch of different cooking classes besides dumplings, you can learn how to make French macarons, Italian Pasta, or even how to make a Polish liqueur. The location is close to the old town, so you will have no problem finding it alone. If you end up taking a taxi as we did, it will take you about 10 minutes from the city center to…
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First impression of Bologna
We landed in Bologna, Italy, at the end of July 2022. We only made hotel reservations for the two following nights, but we ended up booking yet another night just cuz two nights were simply not enough in the city. It sure can be enough time, but it wasn’t for us, we wanted more time to explore before we traveled to yet another Italian city. The city was superhot, we managed to hit the sizzling summer heat, so we had a temperature of 29 degrees at nine o clock in the morning. It was crazy hot and super sweaty! But somehow it was still manageable, you find that small alleyway…
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Our Italian summer of 2022
Or should I say, our HOT Italian summer? So okay, you all know that we spent some time traveling around Italy this past summer, so I thought I would give you a bit of a run-through of where we started out, how we made up our travel plans, where we ended up, and finally how we got back home to Sweden again. We found a cheap plane ticket from Stockholm to Bologna, where we had booked a hotel for the first two nights. We actually ended up staying an extra night, cuz two days were just simply not enough and we had no time limit to this trip as we…
- Croatia - Rijeka, Estonia - Tallinn, Italy - Bologna, Italy - Brindisi, Italy - Fiumicino, Italy - Florence, Italy - Rome, Poland - Gdansk, Poland - Warsaw, Sweden - Gotland, Sweden - Stockholm, Sweden - Vadstena
Review of 2022
The travel year of 2022 has been one of the best in a very long, loooong time. Not just because we weren’t dragged down by all of the strange things that have been happening around the world during the past couple of years, but there’s actually been quite a lot of traveling going on. It’s been a good year, and definitely a great travel year! The beginning of 2022 started with a weekend cruise to Tallinn in Estonia, where we were supposed to see the Christmas market, but it closed the day before we got there. And not that I did not know it before, but now I REALLY know…
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We have finally arrived in Bologna
You know the feeling of meeting a lost friend for the first time in forver? You get all warm and fuzzy, almost nervous for no particular reason. Yeah, that’s how I feel about beeing back in Italy! We came in late last night, or rather in the middle of the night, so it was pretty much just check in at our hotel and crash for the night. But after a good night sleep we are ready to start exploring. Well, coffee first, then exploring! Buongiorno!
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Images of Vadstena
There are tons to see in this cute old town, especially if you are into architecture and a bit of history. There are castles, monasteries, and a ton of other historical buildings to visit, as well as a few different museums and a beautiful beach. Summer struck hard when we visited for the midsummer weekend, granting us over 30 degrees celsius. And naturally, we decided to go on a walk right after lunch when the sun was at its best, do I even have to tell you that we all were boiling from the heat? A bit too hot yes, and I do wish that I would have brought some…
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Krakow or Warsaw?
To be able to compare the two different cities I have written down some differences and similarities between two of the most visited cities in Poland, and maybe this post can help you decide whether or not you should book your next trip to Krakow or Warsaw. Warsaw:We visited during late winter 2022, in February, so to be honest the weather was quite the same as at the time we visited Krakow. Cold, but not the same kind of cold cuz we had some storm winds and some rain as well. Not that much that it was a hassle though. We stayed for 3 nights, and to be honest I…
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Midsummer in Vadstena
As a child brought up in Sweden you are brought up with the traditions of Swedish Midsummer, which contains of decorating a large wooden cross with two hoops with birch leaves and flowers. You raise that cross up when it’s decorated and you sing about frogs that have no ears and dance around it. That sounds a bit crazy when you put it like that huh? It’s really not. And it’s actually a national holiday in Sweden. It’s an occasion of family gatherings, where we eat our pickled herring and newly harvested potatoes. The children pick flowers to decorate the midsummer pole and make garlands and then the entire family…
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Pasta and pizza, ohmy!
The Mediterranean cuisine has always been a favorite of mine, especially the dishes from the Italian kitchen, such as pasta, pizza, and seafood. Those of you who know me know that if I get to choose freely I always choose pasta if that is an option. As we visited Brindisi in Italy we tried out some amazing food at several different restaurants, and as always I thought I would share some of them with you. La Locanda del PortoThis was a restaurant that was kind of more on the fancy side. The interior design was leaning towards the marine theme, super cozy. As this was just lunch, we split a…
