Sweden – Stockholm
2 Comments by Mai / July 10, 2009 / Posted in TravelThis is my second visit to Sweden. The first time was when I visited Swedish Student Town of Goteborg for a music festival. I have also visited the other part of Scandanavia – Norway. Stockholm is a very interesting and pretty city. First of all, it consists of many islands and surrounded by water. It [...]
Sweden – Stockholm – Stadshuset (Stockholm City Hall)
0 Comment by Mai / July 10, 2009 / Posted in TravelAs part of my Stockholm city trip, I started my morning by visiting Stockholm City Hall. The building itself is quite interesting not to mention the water view surroundings. The building is built by 8 million bricks, 19 million mosaic tiles to decorate and 12 months to complete. This is where the annual noble dinner [...]
Sweden – Stockholm – Skansen Open Air Museum
0 Comment by Mai / July 10, 2009 / Posted in TravelI really like the idea of a family day out with no roller coasters involved. No better place than to visit than the open air museum – Skansen which acts like their cultural and history centre, park for picnics and entertainment and zoo all in one. I could easily spend a whole day relaxing but [...]
Sweden – Stockholm – Vasa Museum
0 Comment by Mai / July 9, 2009 / Posted in TravelWhile I was in Stockholm, I decided to visit a piece of important Swedish history – a giant ancient ship at Vasa Museum. The museum itself is located in the Djurgarden island which you can reach on foot if you’re nearby, a tram or a ferry. What is so special about this ship? it is [...]
Stockholm – Sweden – Gamla Stan (Old City)
2 Comments by Mai / July 9, 2009 / Posted in TravelThis is the original Stockholm city before it branched outside the wall. Most tourists would stay in this area unlike me the budget concious traveller. I chose to stay in the new town – right opposite central station for versatility . It took a leisurely walk to the old town. There are lots of local [...]
Way Out West Music Festival Food – Goteborg, Sweden
0 Comment by Mai Lin / August 10, 2008 / Posted in Food & Wine, TravelYou know festival foods are generally pretty boring to say the least so when I was at the Way Out West Music Festival (Goteborg, Sweden) I was surprise that the food was actually quite decent.
Way Out West Music Festival – Goteborg, Sweden
1 Comment by Mai Lin / August 10, 2008 / Posted in Events, TravelI hung out at Swedish student town - Goteborg to attend their annual music festival Way Out West. The Way Out West festival is held over 2 days and compare to other music festivals I attended in the past, I got to go home to a very nice apartment (Thanks to my other Australian mate [...]
The Natural History Museum – Goteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden
0 Comment by Mai Lin / August 9, 2008 / Posted in Life, TravelWhile attending the Way Out West Music Festival at Goteborg (also known as Gothenburg), Sweden, I managed to squeeze in a little bit of time for sightseeing around the city. Goteborg is a student city with populations of less than 1 million people. You can see the canals (influenced by the dutch) and other nations [...]
