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Hey guys! I wanted to share with you some pictures I took two weekends ago in Riga (Latvia). I hope you like them!
I’m working on my blog lately so it can be both in Spanish and English. I hope this will be done soon and all the english readers that I have will be able to access to more of my posts!
Have a nice day!
I spent few days of my christmas holidays in the Pyrenees (the mountains between Spain and France) skiing and chilling over there. One of the things I miss the most in Lithuania is seeing mountains. Really. I was used to (when I was living in Spain) to see mountains far away in the distance. But, since Lithuania is such a flat country, there are no mountains to stare at.
Anyway, here you go some pictures I took in the last days of 2013. I really hope you like them.
As you all probably know, I was in Sweden on the last month of October. Going through my SD card I found out that I had some pics that I didn’t share with you guys. So here you go!
The inside of that library was really cool! Mixture of new and old styles.
Ah those lovely plants!
The narrowest street in Stockholm!
Even though the picture is a bit blurry I still love it.
See, before I went to Stockholm I was always wondering if getting the Stockholm Card was worth it. So I decided to track down all my expenses to give you this answer:
YES IT ITS. And I’m going to explain you why.
The last (and first) time that I visited Stockholm I only spent there 2 nights and a full day. So, basically, I wanted to visit as many things as possible. I paid 495 SEK (57 €) and those are all the things that I visited or transports that I used:
Now there are some points to take in consideration:
If you have any suggestions for other people or you know better places to visit in Stockholm, feel free to write them down below in the comments.
Thanks! 🙂
Here you go some pictures that I took in Sweden. I did really love this country. Hope to fly back soon!!
One thing I really liked from Stockholm was the fusion of water with the architecture.
While taking a boat tour we found this crane painted as a Giraffe. Cool huh?
That ship is also a hostel where you can stay over the night.
Really enjoyed walking around Gamla Stan and checking all of the small shops there.
I definitely recommend to visit Stockholm in Autumn. Lovely trees everywhere.
View of Stockholm during the sunset. Images to leave me breathless.
Do you now when sometimes you find a really cheap flight exactly on the dates that you can travel?
Well, that was the situation with my trip to Stockholm. One day I was «surfing the internet» and decided to check cheap flights. And voilá, flight to Stockholm Skavsta from Kaunas from the 10th of October till the 12th for 30€. I definitely decided to take it.
We left Kaunas in the afternoon and landed in Sweden at 20:45. Once we were there we bought the tickets for the shuttle bus (the company is called Flyggbussarna) to Stockholm. The tickets are 228 SEK (return) if you are under 25 and the journey takes around 90 minutes. Once we were in Stockholm, we took the underground and walked to our hostel, the Old Town Hostel. This hostel is located in the heart of Stockholm’s old town and even though it’s sort of a cave (it has no windows) it’s really clean and cozy to stay in. It has by far the most comfortable mattress I have ever slept in a hostel’s bed. True story.
As we only had a couple of nights and only one full day, we decided to go to have a beer and discover the nightlife of the scandinavian capital.
The next day (friday) we woke up quite early to go to the centre of the city and meet Chloe from Free Tour Stockholm. The idea of Free Tour Stockholm is to bring you around the city and tell you it’s history completely for free, in short tours of about 1.5 hours. It was such a nice experience. Although Chloe wasn’t swedish, she was definitely a local, and she was one of the best guides that you could ask for.
After having the tour we visited few museums and take a boat tour. Also we had to stop to have some food and we decided to take some «typical swedish food» also known as Tunnbrödsrulle. The taste was… hmm… acceptable… easy to cook. Fast foodish.
All the museums, boat tour and the underground were for «free», because we had purchased before the Stockholm City Card.
In the afternoon, after having the must visit to H&M stores we took another Free Tour but this time would be of the old town. Lee, who was our guide is an american dude who fell in love with a swedish girl and married her. Since then he lives in Stockholm. As he would define himself he is a «love refugee».
Once we had enough of walking around, we headed to the hostel where we would rest for about half an hour. After that went to have a final adventure but as we were so tired after the whole day going up and down, we went home early. Our shuttle bus to the airport was leaving at 5am.
I was trying to keep my trip as much low cost as possible, and I’m afraid I didn’t really succeed (yeah, that’s basically why right now I’m so broke!). It’s just and advice. If you try to go to Stockholm and not spend more than 100€ but you also want to do some stuff and don’t stay in the airport, well, it might not happen. If you manage to do that, please contact me and tell me how you did it, I would really appreciate it for the future!
Since I’m in Lithuania I wanted to go to Sweden. I don’t know if it was because of Spotify, IKEA or the blond people but I really enjoyed it there. It was a really express visit to the swede capital, but don’t worry Sverige, I’m planning to come back.
I’ve been totally charmed by Barcelona ever since I stepped off the plane at El Prat. OK, that’s an exaggeration, but not by much! Back in 2009, I spent a long weekend in the Catalan capital and knew within hours that it had something special. Now I work and live in my favorite city in the world, and it’s still got its special hold over me. To try and explain just what I find so captivating about the place, here are my top five things to do in Barcelona.
5) Soak in the architecture
This might seem like a boring one to start off on, but Barcelona is packed to the brim with incredibly different architecture styles. Within the same square, you can see bits and pieces left over from the Romans’ stay, the medieval years, and Gothic constructions. That’s not even talking about Gaudi’s whimsical buildings that are on practically every postcard shot of the city. Having grown up in southern California, all this architecture is a real treat for me because it’s so different from what I’m used to (if you’ve ever seen the opening credits of the show Weeds, you know what most of southern California looks like!).
4) Cheer on FC Barcelona
I love it when fútbol season starts up again, as it’s a great way to relax with your friends. Even if you’re not a big soccer fan, watching FC Barcelona play is a ton of fun. My recommended way to enjoy the game is to get together a big group of friends for a pica pica, then find somebody to teach you insults in Catalan for the opposing squad. You’ll learn some extra-colorful ones if they’re playing Real Madrid! Going to the stadium to see the blaugranas in person isn’t bad either (perhaps an understatement).
3) Dance the night away
Barcelona is pretty famous for its parties, and in my experience it’s definitely lived up to its wild reputation. Parties regularly go past 5 a.m., which is quite a change from the 2 a.m. curfew I’m used to! Plus, the city has no shortage of cool places to go drinking, from tiny dive bars in the Raval to chic rooftop terraces to just grabbing a cerveza with friends on the beach. Whatever you choose, it’s great to enjoy the whole night and crawling into bed as the sun rises.
2) Relax at the beach
On my blog I talk a lot about how much I love the summer in Barna, and my hands-down favorite thing to do when the weather is warm is bike down to the beach for an afternoon of sol. A nice float in the gentle Mediterranean waves followed up by a drying-out sesh in the warm sun is lovely. Although some people get frustrated by the crowds at the beach in the summer, I almost always find a chill spot to kick back in. HOWEVER, this only gets the #2 place because it’s definitely a seasonal thing. Sure, you can technically go to the beach in February, but it’s not quite the same!
1) Discover the city’s gorgeous hidden places
OK, this might be biased because it’s my first time living in a big city, but I’m pretty sure Barcelona has abnormally large selection of fun stuff to do. I love being able to walk around the corner in Gracia, my new neighborhood, and find a funky vintage shop or a wacky fusion tapas bar. Even though it’s one of the most-visited cities in the world, there are some great finds that are relatively unscathed by the busloads of tours (not that I have anything against tourists, but it’s nice to find less crowded spots). My latest favorite? A tiny bar tucked away in the Gothic quarter with cheap, tasty food and drinks. The combination of huge melting candles for decoration and a free montadito with a glass of wine is a winning one for me! But don’t take my word for it – go have a wander and find your own Barcelona favorites.
Jessica is a 24 years old England born girl that grew up in California. As written on her blog, she decided to take some adventures in Spain and until now, there she is! Hasta la vista, California, y hola Barcelona!
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Hey there! I’m back. I wasn’t dead, I was just full of work and I had literally no free time to write my blog.
I’m right now in Sweden, in a bus going to Stockholm where I’m going to spend a couple of nights.
I will be posting pictures on Instagram about my journey.
When I’ll be back I plan to start writing again, I want to finish the story of my Eurotrip 2013 and also tell you about the express visit to the south of France and of course tell you how was my journey in Sweden (I hope it’s going to be fun).
Hej då!
All the things that I’m taking to Sweden!
Muy a mi pesar, tengo una mala noticia que compartir con vosotros. No voy a poder ir a la carrera. Llevaba más de un mes preparándome para este Domingo, día 15 de Septiembre y estaba muy mentalizado para correr los 21km de la 1/2 maratón de Vilnius, pero aun y así tengo que retirarme antes de poder enfrentarme al desafío.
No es por una lesión muscular. Es porque tengo un examen el día 16 de Septiembre (justo un día después del reto deportivo) y no creo que sea demasiado conveniente ir a la carrera (por aquello del gran desgaste físico y mental y las posibles agujetas y agotamiento del día siguiente).
El día que me enteré de la fecha del examen me puse muy triste (también porque es una asignatura pendiente de 3º que podría haber aprobado antes) ya que me había hecho muchas ilusiones con la carrera. La verdad es que a día de hoy ya no me afecta tanto, aunque me sigue dando rabia no poder ir a correr pero se que es por un bien mayor.
Dejo de ir a correr la media maratón por seguir corriendo la maratón de 6 años que es mi carrera de medicina. Acabo de pasar justo por la línea que marca mitad de carrera y no voy a rendirme ahora.
No obstante, volviendo al tema de los retos físicos, buscaré más carreras en las que participar, y seguiré compartiendo mis entrenamientos aquí.
Un abrazo y que paséis un buen jueves.
Después de forzar demasiado en mi tercera semana de entrenamientos, tuve una sobrecarga muscular bastante intensa en el gemelo de la pierna izquierda. Me dolía. Y aunque no me impedía salir a correr preferí descansar para no forzar demasiado la maquinaria y poder acabar en lesión (tenía cierto miedo a no poder hacer la carrera). Así que, visita al fisioterapeuta, una semana de reposo y listo.
El único entrenamiento de mi cuarta semana de preparación.
El primer entrenamiento después de la sobrecarga fue bien, tampoco forcé demasiado ya que quería ver cómo reaccionaban mis piernas al reposo y a la vuelta a los entrenamientos.
La siguiente semana la tuve un poco liada. Estuve preparando todo para mi vuelta a Kaunas y la verdad es que tuve muy poco tiempo para poder entrenar, pero aún y así saqué tiempo para un entrenamiento (deberían haber sido 3 más pero bueno, por lo menos corrí algo).
Entrenamiento de mi quinta semana de preparación.
Una vez que ya estuve instalado en Lituania volví a darle caña a esto de los entrenamientos (¡¡y eso que ésta semana ha sido muy agobiante!!)
Trotando para volver a coger ritmo.
Probando tiradas más largas, de momento la distancia más larga que he corrido nunca.
Estoy muy contento con las sensaciones. Sí que es verdad que ayer entrenando empecé a notar las rodillas más de lo normal, también porque corrí 15km, y nunca había corrido una distancia tan larga. Dejando a un lado la deshidratación leve del último entrenamiento, me noto muy bien para la #VilniusMarathon del 15 de Septiembre.
Os dejo por aquí un vídeo de mis entrenamientos.
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