I have many, many photos of Stockholm, Ronneby, Copenhagen and London. They will take time to come as I post process these photos. Apart from photos, the other wonderful thing out of the trip are souvenirs and gifts. Click on the photo below to see my cute little souvenirs that I absolutely adore. 
23 December 2009
Stockholm – Day 1 – Part 1
Today is the first whole day we have in Stockholm. At around 5.17am I woke up from a strange loud noise, it was a kind of scrapping noise, MV woke up too. MV found out that the noise was made by the snow plough scrapping the snow off the roads!
We were feeling quite awake, so MV and I decided to head out for some photography whilst no one was around. It was cold and dark but the surrounding buildings were nicely lit. I found it difficult walking on snow. I found it quite tedious. The shoes bought from the Kathmandu shop were great. They kept the feet warm and dry, but it was heavy and since it was ankle high, I had sore ankles, must not tighten the shoes too much. Nevertheless, I took my first few shots and touched snow for the first time.
I also noticed that there are quite a few abandoned bicycles around, I started making a point of looking out for them.
Here is a link to some photos taken from the early morning. [Link]
Monday, 21 December 2009
Mad Violinist (my hubby) and I are going to Sweden! Woke up early this morning at around 6.40am as I had some work I needed to finish. I had already packed my luggage on the weekend. It was hard trying to keep everything under 20Kg. Even harder to try to keep the hand luggage under 7kg! In the end I used the theory that women are allowed a handbag as well as a hand luggage and brought both.
One of my interests is reading true crime articles. I have been interested in true crime articles and crime fiction for as long as I can remember.
The weather was great at about 27 to 28 degrees Celsius. So my hubby and I decided to venture into the city to do some photography. Here are some of my photos. After a couple of hours of walking around, we had a bite to eat at City Extra. Hubby had the Pavlova and I had the Salmon Caesar Salad.
Click on the photos below to see the large size.
I saw this and thought of symmetry, so I photographed it. This is part of the passenger terminal at Circular Quay and located above Doyles restaurant. It’s a lovely location to dine, looking out at the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. The price tag on the menu reflects that.
How lucky to come across this horse and carriage ride. We did not go on it, just photographed it. Maybe we’ll ride on it one day.
Well everyone knows this is the iconic Sydney Opera House I hope. Today was very hazy, there was lots of back burning, but a little post processing did the trick.
Again, I saw symmetry in this and I liked the rustic look.
Our lovely Harbour Bridge. Lots of wedding photos have been taken with that as the backdrop. It also comes alight during the annual New Year’s Eve fire works.
Circular Quay ferry wharf.
This was my order – Smoked Salmon Caesar Salad with capers, bacon and croutons. Yum!
My husband’s order of pavlova. I think it’s quite large for one serving. He loves it.
Another one of my husband’s favourite drink – ice chocolate.
I like the grunge look. I tried to give an otherwise ordinary photo some texture and mood.
