Sweden: Stockholm and Uppsala

Abba, Volvo and meatballs? 

Fika, snow and great company :)

S W E D E N
28. november - 3. december 2012

-The Old Square, Gamla Stan- 

-Stockholm by night; view from Högalidsparken-

-where is the Sun?-

-oh, here it is :) ; midday sun in Stockholm, december-

-walking round the city, trying not to freeze :) -

-despite the cold, amazing views all around-

-one of the wooden houses in the city; the place to be if you ask me-

-morning walk on the promanade next to the see-

-fog above see level, sunny morning-

-no winter for cycling enthusiasts-

-sledding right in the city- 

Then going back home.

 I think I saw most beautiful sunset ever.. 4 o'clock, from the plane, 

up there high above Sweden. 

There is something about Scandinavia.. ♥

Tanja Veg

Day in Budapest

 Sometimes different combinations of public transport take time.

Train from Slovenia and plain to Sweden had mess up timing, so no other option but to stay one night in the city near airport. 

And while this city is Budapest, one of nicest east Europe capitals, 

I don´t really mind.  Don´t mind at all :)

B U D A P E S T
 27. november 2012 and 3. december 2012

 -still autumn in parks round city; Erzséber square-

-but in the centre all prepared for december celebration-

-christmas decoration and souvenirs everywhere-

-christmas stands at Vörösmarty square-

 -hungarian cousine-

-walk true city, view on St. Stephen´s Cathedral- 

 -from Pest to Buda part of the city-
.

 -crossing the Széchenyi Chain Bridge- 

 -up on the hill and there you can see Pest part of Budapest, 
Parlament on the left hand side-
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-Matthias Church, Budapest-

-Fisherman's Bastion on the left bank of river Donau-

-view on the Parlament-

-city full or artists-

-Hungarian National Gallery-

-Shoes, one of the most moving memorials in Budapest-

"The Shoes on the Danube Promenade is a memorial  on the bank of the Danube River in Budapest. It honors the Jews who were killed by fascist in Budapest during World War II. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. 

Memorial represents their shoes left behind on the bank."

~by Wikipedia

-Opera House in december-

-Heroe´s square-

-Statue of Anonymous, Vajdahunyad Castle, Budapest-

-Vajdahunyad Castle, Budapest-

 

-outside of the Szechenyi Bath Budapest-

-Szimpla Bar, "ruin" bar with unconventional style and mixed-alternative audience-

Tanja Veg

Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young

Every now and then is nice to hear a good speach.
Here is one of my favourite ones.
By Mary Schmich, 1997

Wear Sunscreen is the common name of an article titled "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune as a column in 1997.

   

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

 Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Tanja V.

Cyprus

Vacations: Cyprus

26. september - 3. october 2012 

C Y P  R U S

-west coast-

-calcium carbonat coast :) -

-Aphrodite's rock or Petra tou Romiou- 

-The Governor's beach-

 -streets in Nicosia-

-old market in turkish part of Nicosia- 

 -Bandabulya or old market in turkish part of Nicosia-

 -one of many beaches in south Cyprus-

-sunset behing Aphrodite´s rock-

Tanja Veg