Post-Narnian stress

Nervous. That's my main emotion right now. Even though tomorrow won't change anything.. For me, it kind of will. You know those people you haven't seen for a very long time.. and they have physically changed in that time a lot, so you suddenly realize that you have no clue how you will recognize them at that place where you agreed to meet.

Young love in the city. Photo by Liz

It's like you just spent a whole lifetime in Narnia and you wonder how has everything changed in your own world in the time. You want to look presentable, but not uptight, like yourself but in a better version. So you end up trying everything you have in your closet, go through your sisters closet (then clean it all up for she can't possibly know, she'll be so mad!) find nothing, burst into tears.. It's a tragical day for you. Your mantra is "shave shave shave" (ever tried to say that aloud very very quickly? sounds so crazy!) and you don't end up doing that at all. Since listening to your best friends story about her summer is so much more important.

Photo by Liz

Now, for tomorrow. Shave, find something to wear (is a quick shopping tour at the nearest mall too late?) and smile even if he is an asshole and talks about his break-up with his girlfriend the whole time. Be home early, blame your parents but be inside so relieved that you escaped the situation in some way very easily.

-Liz

The Best of Stockholm

In my one week in Stockholm (just returned, phiuh, the flight was tiresome) I experienced a lot, saw the best bits of the city and now decided to show them to the wide public (or not) of this blog.


The Best Cafe of the whole place.. is of course (what were you thinking, huh?) the Coppola Caffe. Located on the Sergels Torg (you can't get more to Center in this part of city), just around the corner (you see the NK when you watch out of the window). They have the most kind stuff, who actually have to work damn hard as it's so popular), the seats are comfortable and the food.. you can't describe it. It's reasonably priced, done as in a restaurant and absolutely delicious. And even though there are always people seeking for a table in this cafe, (we were so lucky to find ourselves always a great table, but not everyone is) no one pushes you to leave. Practically, you are expected to sit long even over a cup of coffee. (in this world today, in the very city center this happens too rarely)

http://gastrogate.com/restaurang/coppolacaffe

http://weheartit.com/entry/65457

The Best Take-away (or eat in) is Cafe Metro, which is also in the very city center. I can highly recommend their salads, pastas, coffees and muffins. The girl at the counter is super nice!

The Best Bookshop is the English Bookshop. Located in the Gamla Stan (old town, it's an island of it's own) the keeper is a nice old man, who is glad to help. Personally, I loved the selection of the books- I couldn't find anything that didn't belong in there. Every single book is on English, there are no Swedish books included, and the (my favorite)- they have a very good variation of Keep Calm and ###- stuff. I got one too and now after many jungles, I've got it right next to me! I'll probably hang it in the House (which is by the way moving toward our move into it.. not very fast, but still) and then do a post why I actually chose the one.

www.bookshop.se

http://weheartit.com/entry/11987654

Coppola Caffe
Hamngatan 37
Stockholm

Cafe Metro
Kungsgatan 41
Stockholm

The English Bookshop
Lilla Nygatan 11
Stockholm


Enjoy!
-Liz

What are words?

I have had a wonderful week here in Sweden with Liz including HP7, shopping, walking, laughing awfully etc., though, I have been feeling a bit ill and so on. Hopefully I can cope with my summer job on tuesday again. This computer sucs, so some nice pics and informations about Stockholm will be added here late (Oh how grateful I'm of my MacBook). As Liz was here with me we heard some tricky and amazing songs which we wrote down. But the name of this one here we didn't found - I'm just totally in love with these heartbreaking lyrics!!!!!!!!!!

Chris Medina - What are words

Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
Anytime you whisper my name, you'll see
How every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most

What are words
If you really don't mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they're only for good times
Then they don't
When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we're gone

And I know an angel was sent just for me
And I know I'm meant to be where I am
And I'm gonna be
Standing right beside her tonight

And I'm gonna be by your side
I would never leave when she needs me most

What are words
If you really don't mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they're only for good times
Then they don't
When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we're gone

Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
And I'm gonna be here forever more
Every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most

I'm forever keeping my angel close

...............................................................................................

Did I just get a small tear on my cheeck?

What if you are nice

What if you would suddenly find out that your dance partner cut his hair to an iroquois? That this iroquois was a blue one and he was thinking about having it turned blond?

http://weheartit.com/entry/11563970

What if you were washing the car and understood that you have to have a car since the family's car is too big, too expensive and too new to be broken while you drive the first times? Your next thought would be what am I gonna do since you can't afford own car and can't expect to get a new car out of blue on a beautiful summer morning.

What if your dance partner (oh, how everything seems to be happening around him today) has asked many people (we can count five as many, right?) if they do know in which part of the world you are at that moment and then when has received few addresses in few weeks has got frustrated and asked you straight since he wants to meet you because he misses you and wants to talk (hopefully not about his girlfriend..)? And you thought it was cute?

http://weheartit.com/entry/11810131

What would you feel if you would be flying over to your best friend tomorrow and you should be doing thousand and one things and you are still sitting at computer? (it's called lazy girl who's frustrated, just so you know)

-Liz

Travel in train

If you, in the same way as I, have never travelled whole days in a train... Read this carefully: because now the wholly amazed Liz can tell you some tips for your train trips.  Be comfortable and and carefully clothed.

http://weheartit.com/entry/11414984

1. Be comfortable and carefully clothed.

    -> don't wear your best clothes (at some moment you'll get hot/cold and trust me, your best dress will         be all unwrinkled and not as great looking as before)
   -> high heels is a big no-no. Trust flat shoes, if not Converse/Olympus, then comfortable flats/ballerinas.
jeans are the best choose. I support also tights+something combo
         -> About those jeans. Even if tight jeans make your ass look great, don't wear them. Looks awful after 4 hours (or more) sitting.   

2. Drink lots of water.

   -> sitting whole day is tiring, and kind of the same as flying (you sit probably uncomfortably)

http://weheartit.com/entry/11411841

3. Trust (not) the cafes of trains.

   -> they are expensive

   -> if you were so idiotic that forgot your water+food (snacks), trust them and buy the water and damn food.. we don't water a dead body in the crowd

4. Even if something doesn't go according to your plan, there is one thing 100% sure- there will be more trains.

   -> don't cry/be bitchy to other people, it's not their fault. Probably it was your fault anyways.

   -> relax, go with the flow, honey

5. If you sit next to an unknown person, talk with them. you are probably traveling with the train to a new town/city/country/.. and if they have lived there their whole life, they should know their city. 

   -> be sensitive, if they sleep or look sleepy, don't bother to wake them up

   -> don't ask personal questions! It's not your place to know how their life is.

   -> if you're a girl and you're asking a guy.. they might assume that you're hitting on them. Since I don't sport quickies  trains with strangers, my advice is: tell them that you have a boyfriend (even if you don't) and that you are not interested in him. This you tell at that moment when he is either suggesting something bad or strongly and weirdly telling you about his girlfriend.

http://weheartit.com/entry/11381414

Hopefully these tips help you at least a bit! :)

-Liz

Munich- the city that robs ones heart

Visiting Munich? Wonderful, great choose. The beautiful city us a treasure, the center of Bayern and a marvelous destination for a weekend trip (and if you can afford to be longer away from school/work, I can't see any reason why not to get away into the amazing city for a longer time).
First of all, Munich is a city where you pay only with € (no, if you give five dollars over the sum, they won't take dollars) this was just for your information, if you're not aware of how to pay. Good fact one should remember in Germany.
Munich is a beautiful place, with many cafees and small shops spread all over the place (don't be afraid to walk, even if it looks weird in some places). Be ready to ask people, as many times as they ask you whether they could somehow help you. My biggest advice: ask if you don't know (this is handy also in normal life). Try to find places that interest you. To make thoughts forehand, check this out!

http://weheartit.com/entry/11100454

Frauenkirche- the most beautiful church around, there is a possibility to climb up the tower of the church. From there is a wonderful view across the city. Next to the church are many Biergarten. Visit one of them (my advice is, try in the night Hofbräuhaus, it's the oldest, biggest and most famous. But there are still more Germans in there than tourists, for it can get a tad loud sometimes)  It can be that you are more of a wine-girl than beer-girl. (I am for sure, as is Ivon!) Even though they have wine.. it doesn't look good if you order it. Trust me, you gotta have beer in some way, otherwise all the people around know that you are kinda messed up (in Germany you have to seek people who don't drink beer in any variations). One of the perfect things in Germany is, that they have variations, and many of them. With beer they variate it in "Diesel", "Radler", and many other ways. Diesel is a combination of Coca-Cola and beer, nearly fifty-fifty in the glass. Tastes like Coca-Cola, but has a twist of beer. Radler on other hand is the same thing but Sprite. These drinks are what Germans give their children at festivals and on other occasions.

http://weheartit.com/entry/3934058

Because Germans do everything properly, they even have Weinschorle- white or red wine combined with Sprite. Try it just for fun! For me, this tastes as summer, friends, youth, breaking the rules of behaviour (who would guess that you're as old as you are when you drink anything combined not with an other alcohol drink but with the usual, plain old Sprite/Cola?), it still has the taste of good old wine but with a new, refreshing side taste.

.. I guess I kinda got carried out now with the drinks. Well.. what can I do? A girl has to know what tastes best. The last thing about beer- the local big brand in Munich is Paulaner- beer. Don't go with Heineken, please don't do that!!

So, back to the places and to-do's of the city. If it's rainy or you are very interested in technology and history of it, you must visit Deutsches Museum ("the German Museum"). It's a big museum full of tech-cool stuff. There is a possibility that you travel with a guy who really really wants to spend the day in the museum.. Give them the chance. Blackmail them into a shopping/walking day in the best places of Munich. ;) The best shopping places are around the "Zentrum" even though there are some outlets (MANY) outside the city. If you seeks something more original, try the places around Marienplatz. It doesn't matter if you have any money on you, but this is a Must, otherwise you haven't seen Munich. Walk eating ice-cream (Germans have a tradition of getting the best of other things, so it will be Gelato that you'll be eating. The only and one true Gelato) on Maximilianstrasse and Theaterstrasse. Maximilianstrasse is famous for it's Chanel, Bvlgari, Prada, etc stores. Theaterstrasse is more famous for it's liveness, as there are always many street performances going on, starting of break dance, ending with opera singing and orchestras on the street. Enjoy them, visit Kunsthalle and the passages around it.

Got any questions? Ask us!

-Liz

Travel in train

If you, in the same way as I, have never travelled whole days in a train... Read this carefully: because now the wholly amazed Liz can tell you some tips for your train trips.  Be comfortable and and carefully clothed.

http://weheartit.com/entry/11414984

1. Be comfortable and carefully clothed.

    -> don't wear your best clothes (at some moment you'll get hot/cold and trust me, your best dress will         be all unwrinkled and not as great looking as before)
   -> high heels is a big no-no. Trust flat shoes, if not Converse/Olympus, then comfortable flats/ballerinas.
jeans are the best choose. I support also tights+something combo
         -> About those jeans. Even if tight jeans make your ass look great, don't wear them. Looks awful after 4 hours (or more) sitting.   

2. Drink lots of water.

   -> sitting whole day is tiring, and kind of the same as flying (you sit probably uncomfortably)

http://weheartit.com/entry/11411841

3. Trust (not) the cafes of trains.

   -> they are expensive

   -> if you were so idiotic that forgot your water+food (snacks), trust them and buy the water and damn food.. we don't water a dead body in the crowd

4. Even if something doesn't go according to your plan, there is one thing 100% sure- there will be more trains.

   -> don't cry/be bitchy to other people, it's not their fault. Probably it was your fault anyways.

   -> relax, go with the flow, honey

5. If you sit next to an unknown person, talk with them. you are probably traveling with the train to a new town/city/country/.. and if they have lived there their whole life, they should know their city. 

   -> be sensitive, if they sleep or look sleepy, don't bother to wake them up

   -> don't ask personal questions! It's not your place to know how their life is.

   -> if you're a girl and you're asking a guy.. they might assume that you're hitting on them. Since I don't sport quickies  trains with strangers, my advice is: tell them that you have a boyfriend (even if you don't) and that you are not interested in him. This you tell at that moment when he is either suggesting something bad or strongly and weirdly telling you about his girlfriend.

http://weheartit.com/entry/11381414

Hopefully these tips help you at least a bit! :)

-Liz