NOVEMBER 2013 -- FAVORITES

Once again, a month just flew by, and a new one is figuratively just around the corner. So as tradition, here are my favorites for November 2013, Eats, Travels or Miscellaneous.

• Eats: All Star Sportsbar - Stockholm
• Aventyrsbanan Class Trip
• Munkedal, A Town Off Gothenburg
• Stockholm's Science and Technology Museum
• Eats Recipe: How Make Pizza
• Eats: Cookies from Subway
• Eats: Sandwiches From Subway

All Star's Mega Snacks

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut

Subway Melt

How To Make Pizza

Stockholm's Technology Musuem

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Thoughts For Travelling PART 4: Renee Bamba

Thoughts for Travelling is one of my favorite blog segments, where I interview some of my friends about their point of view and experiences on travelling.

- Before we start, you might want to read the first three parts: 

-- T.f.T Part 3 - Shriya Sant  
-- T.f.T Part 2 - Daniele Grigaite
-- T.f.T Part 1 - Stephanie Younan

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PART 4: Renee Bamba -- One of the craziest people I know, Renee is undoubtedly one of my funniest friends from the Philippines. She describes herself as a bookworm and a musician 


1: What's your favorite city in the world and why?  

"I like Laguna (in the Philippines). It's because I already know the place." 

2: If you were given the chance to go to another country, where would you go?

"I want to go to Italy or the Vatican. I want to go there because my parents dream to go there too." 

3:  Where should we go in Laguna? Any recommendations? Experiences?

"I would recommend going to the Pagsanjan Falls, because it is really peaceful there. Plus, you can eat beside it for a different, but relaxing experience."

4: Name five words that go in your mind if I say "travelling".

"Educational, Unexpected, Fun, Worth-It and an Adventure." 

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Thank you to Renee Bamba for letting me interview her!

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OCTOBER 2013 -- FAVORITES

October 2013 is finally finished! I decided that every month, I'll list down my favorites. May it be an "Eats" post, a "Miscellaneous" post or one of my regular travel posts, I'm gonna list them down.

October 2013 - FAVORITES

• Gamla Stan -- Stockholm's Old Town
• Australian Tim Tam's
• Hotorget -- Stockholm's "Haymarket"
• The Bellman Cafe
• The Public Library of Stockholm
• Stockholm Stadsmuseet
• The Stockholm Metro/Subway -- {Tunnelbana}

Stockholms Stadsmuseet 

The Stockholm Metro {Odenplan}

Tim Tam's From Australia

Drottninggatan & Gamla Stan

The Bellman Cafe - Hotorget

Flowers @ The Square - Hotorget

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Hötorget and the Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset)

{Due to the fact that I'm not using a Swedish keyboard, every time "Hotorget" is said in this post, the first letter "o" always has two dots above it.} 

What is Hotorget? Hotorget is basically a square in the very heart of Stockholm. Since I've been here in Stockholm, Hotorget is basically the site where you can get some souvenirs from Stockholm, like mugs, magnets, shirts for affordable prices.

I also forgot to mention that one of the most noticeable things being sold in Hotorget are fresh (or so I hope that they're fresh) produce. You can find tons of blueberries, strawberries, Swedish mushrooms and all sorts of flowers and seeds being sold here at the square.

According to Wikipedia, flea markets are arranged here in Hotorget on Sundays, but I have personally never seen flea markets in this area of Stockholm since the day we've visited.

Hotorget also has the Stockholm Concert Hall (locally referred to as "Konserthuset", literally translated as "The Concert House"), which is the not-that-highly-emphasized blue building in the picture above and below:

The Stockholm Concert Hall directly faces the markets of fruits, vegetables and souvenirs in the square. This building also is the cite on where all the Nobel Prizes (except for the Peace Prize, which is given in Oslo, Norway) are given.

There are so many useful establishments just within a two-six minute walk within the square and the concert hall. Here are some useful establishment examples:

• Hotorget Tunnelbana (Subway) Station is just a minute away. Literally.
• Kjell & Company - A store that sells electronic accessories and peripherals (plugs, conncetors, etc) 
• Kungshallen - A building where you can find a variety of food stalls, coffeehouses and restaurants.
• Akademibokhandlen - A shop that sells books. It's a chain (along with Kjell & Co.), so don't be surprised that you can see these kind of stores in a range of locations.
• Forex Bank - Currency exchange offices.

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• Stockholm Public Library
• An architectural wonder, the library located in Odenplan and is circular in shape.
• Stockholm City Hall
• Where the Nobel Prize banquet is held, the Stockholm City Hall is trully a highly-recommend attraction.
• Skansen -- Stockholm's Open Air Museum
• An open-air museum that lets you experience the simple and old Nordic lifestyle. Also get ready for a magnificent view of Stockholm. 

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The Stockholm Tunnelbana (Stockholm Metro)

How we love good company. It's not just about having good friends, but how they treat you and the memories and experiences you share with them. Isn't that just delightful?

We met with Anika, Orka and their daughter Matilda in Huddinge for a nice Saturday. The plan is to help them with gardening and to have a wonderful dinner together.

We decided to use the Stockholm Metro (or the Tunnelbana) to get there. I always think that we are geographically blessed because our house is just a two-four minute walk from the Odenplan subway station (on the green line). My school is also on the green line, at the Skanstull station.

One of the many entrances of the Odenplan station 

Odenplan after the ticket-gates. 

So we plan to go to Ragsved (note that the "a" should have a little circle on top of it) and walk about a kilometer or two to the house. Most of the Tunnelbana we use is underground, but the route from Gullmarsplan to Ragsved is amazing. Everything is above ground and the scenery was very natural. 

Whilst on the subway, the train stopped at the Globen station and it has a view of the globe. See that mini-globe above the larger one? Well you can ride on that and get an awesome view of the whole Stockholm. I want to go there some day.

Arrived at Ragsved! 

By the way, here's something that may catch your attention. This is a video I took just after we left the Gamla Stan station to Slussen. What an amazing view. I see this everyday. Very stunning. 

Sorry for the quality of this video. Filmed from an iPhone. Watch in H.D. 

I saw my school from Skanstull - Gullmarsplan! 

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