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"The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man"


A walk in the park :)
This is also one of my favourite parts (I´ve got three) of Ljubljana , the Tivoli Park.
I especially love the part with the pond, the playgrounds, the beautiful paths and the wonderful café/flowershop :)
Whenever I feel I need to get away from the "concrete jungle" I take a walk through Tivoli Park
Today was a such day!

 


"Your smile keeps me warm when the cold wind blows"


Hi dudes! How are you all today?

I´ve just finished up some work, and now I need to get myself ready.
I´m meeting Jana this afternoon for a cup of coffee in the old part of Ljubljana (which really is my favourite part of the city).
Jana has been in Italy for the past year and I´m reeeeally looking forward to seeing her, all of her pics from Italy and hearing all about her time over there :)

I´ll also try to get my hands on a pair of really cool-looking boots with somewhat lower heels. Can´t run around in high-heels all the time, ballerina shoes and converse are not useful any longer (they´ll be back soon enough :)
So, it´s either low heels or a segway... 

I finally found Ray Ban Clubmasters... but the "upper frames" on those were in either blue or gray... and I don´t do blue and gray shades! So the search continues!
Oh and... ha! I also tried out the new John Lennon Ray Bans.
Oh my freakin´ God! Almost had a heart attack when I saw my reflection in the mirror. I looked like a total nutjob. Seriously, who looks good in those (besides George Craig and possibly John Lennon, no wait John Lennon never looked good in anything, sorry but that´s the truth)??

Honestly, I looked like a complete idiot. And I´m not sure but I think the sales dude (who "unlocked" all the shades I wanted to try on) had an evil smirk on his face when I tried them on... I bet hundred euros that he doesn´t look normal in them either! I presume even worse than me!
And then, hahahah, he said that... I. LOOKED. GOOD. IN. LENNON. SHADES!!!
Allow me to laugh
. Ha. Ha. Ha... nice try... dude!



"Love all, trust a few"


Hi there :)
Ok, so the power point presentation about my sister and her many faces was a success. Can´t stop watching my own masterpiece. I think that if I was to post it on youtube that I probably would end up being a very rich woman... hahaha!

Today Petra and I went to City Park and we ate lunch at the Spar cafeteria. And just in case you were wondering what I ate today (I don't know if such people exist):
I had a salad made of jumbo-shrimps, baby corn, cocktail tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, mini-mozzarella, black olives and some sort of delicious white fish, a minibaguette and freshly squeezed orange juice. Yup, you guessed it, delicious!

And then we went shopping. I ended up buying... you won´t believe it... a lightbulb. That was it :)
Proud? A little bit, yeah!

We stopped for a smoothie on or way home. I believe my new favourite is strawberry, orange and lime :)
Almost choked on my smoothie as I looked at a guy at the bus stop, and realized it was Ben Barnes! A proper Ben Barnes look-alike! It was almost ridiculous how much he looked like him! 
I actually spend most of my smoothie drinking time sipping up the melting portions and wondering if it really was Ben Barnes I was staring at.
Petra, on the other hand, didn´t have a clue about what the hell I was talking about!
Maybe that smoothie of mine wasn´t a hit after all...

Anyhow, a nice day, with a lot of laughter and some catching up with a good friend :) 
Hope you all had a marvelous day as well??





"When we meet the whole world stops, the music is louder and the temperature drops"


Hey :) My God it´s cold here :) Funny thing though, for some scientific and therefore unknown reason, the temperature inside of our apartment is actually colder than it is outside...
What´s that all about?
I lit all the candles I could find in the apartment, not so much because I was actually expecting them to keep us warm but because it´s so cosy :) 

My sister and I had a laugh earlier. We found these hideous photos of her (her words, not mine ;) on my computer. So I promised to make a collage or a powerpoint and show her later on today. Don´t even know how to start (far too many pics) or even if I´ll be able to look at those photos, some of them are absolutely horrifying! ;)
You can all imagine how our family portraits look like... ;)

If someone by any chance wants to see my powerpoint/collage named "The many faces of Lex"... eh, let´s just say that that person will have to pay good money for it :) I think it just might be my masterpiece...
My sister is very beautiful, she really is
, but for some reason she does have a quite unique talent: making creepy facial expressions that leave you speechless and a little bit uneased!

This however is me, looking all normal (I usually do... or at least I try my best to maintain a somewhat normal appearance! :)






"Capture the moment and hold it close"


Good afternoon to you all :)
How´s your weekend? Mine is pretty relaxing, I´ve been staring at my photos in Lightroom far to long now, so I might take a break and eat something instead. Sushi time :)
Also planning on watching Camelot again, so good!

Btw, the song that I had on repeat the entire forenoon was The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy. Can´t get enough of that tune, definitely on my top ten list :)
And my list contains some really heeeeefty vibes!



"Life is not a matter of milestones, but of moments"


So Swedish lecture x 2 went well today :) Had a nice little stroll in the old part of Ljubljana as soon as I finished. Taking on the city so to speak...
Damn, I really need to get my hands on a segway :)
Not a pretty sight but then again, who cares!

Going to pop down to the store and grab something to eat... or maybe get some take away, really in the mood for indian. We have a bottle of champagne in our refrigerator that looks mighty fine... :)
Allow me to share the contets of our fridge with you: tomatoes, lettuce, tuna fish, youghurt, butter, seaweed for homemade sushi (honestly don´t know why I put it there!), ice coffee and a bottle of champagne.
Brilliant! :) Could easily make a gourmet dinner!

Some serious grocery shopping needs to be done tomorrow, I believe!
Better get going to the store now... oh no, that´s most definitely rain outside!
Oh well, gotta get my Friday on now!!! ;)



Ljubljana
, the river and Tivoli Park.

"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction"


Hello all you gentlemen and ladies, animals and babies :)
What have I been up to today? Nothing much really... eeeh, walking the streets of Ljubljana, a nice little walkabout (I´m joking!) my camera and I, listening to One Night Only´s Got It All Wrong (could be the best track by this awesome band, but then again, I love every single song they´ve done so far, so to choose one favourite among all of those is a true challenge!).

Anyhow, my camera and I, we stick together not matter what! I know this sounds ridiciulous, believe me but I really can´t live without my Nikon D3000.
I know you´re not supposed to love things, but is it possible to love "a thing" so much that you would do almost anything to protect it?? Because that´s how I feel about my camera. It´s a part of me and without it I feel really "naked".
It´s hard to explain, but I´m sure all of you guys who share my passion for photography know what I´m talking about :)

Early night for me today I think, since I have to get up at 6 a.m. tomorrow for a little bit of work.
The first Swedish lecture begins at 8 a.m.
Really looking forward to meeting the new group of eager Swedish learners ;)

Did all of you guys have a dandy day today? :D
And mum, the text turning from gray to black was all for you!
Give Viggo, dad and yourself a big hug from me, will you :)



“I see life though the eyes of joy, I love things to be happy and my images to be beautiful"


Hey, how are you all doing today? :)

I went on a hunt today. Went Ray Ban hunting that is!
The saleslady in one of the biggest sunshade stores in Ljubljana didn´t have a clue what I was talking about when I mentioned Clubmaster. According to her, there is only one model of Ray Ban... the classic one!
And then I tried to explain exactly how a pair of Clubmaster look like...I was about to draw her a picture for heavens sake!
Ooooooki doooki, won´t be visiting that shop again any time soon!

I also went to my hairdresser today and had some great scalp massage (is it really called that? Sounds so barbaric! ;) + a hair mask.
 Just what I needed, I almost fell asleep during the massage! Now my head is fit for fight until, let´s say Christmas :)

While at the hairdressers I came across a new magazine I never seen before. Almost had a "fit of joy" when I saw a six-page spread about Mario Testino :)
Wow, talking about making sure all your dreams come true! I´ve admired Testino for quite some time now, even though I´m not into fashion photography that much... yet (maybe never will be either) ;)
Still I love his work, his shots for Burberry campaigns are extraodinary, the look of fashion and the aesthetic is simply wonderful!

Enough of "Super Mario".
How´s your day been? :)



Riverwalk, Ljubljana

“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved”


Hi there ;)
It´s 1st of November (if you, by any chance, haven´t noticed it yet ;) Can´t belive time flies so fast!
New month, new opportunities, carpe diem!

Since it´s a "red day" (holiday) today here in Slovenia and everything is closed, I´m sitting in the flat and actually doing some things I should have done ages ago.

Just finished working on some of my photos that, if I´m lucky, I´m gonna need later this month/next month. Fingers crossed everybody!
I´ve also organized my little notebook (I had so many things on it that a total chrashdown was only a matter of time!).
And speaking of organizing things. Took an hour, straight after breakfast, to organize my wardrobe. "Out" with all the spring/summer clothes and "in" with all of my autumn outfits ;)

Now, after finishing this post, I´m going to grab something to eat and as soon as I´m finished with my meal I have som translation to do. Got a text I need to translate from Swedish to English, deadline is tomorrow!
Last year I translated plenty of texts (art history) from Slovene to English and there really were no problems... so Swedish to English should be a piece of cake ;) Or not, only time will tell.

One more thing :) My sister and I had som McDonald´s take away while watching Bad Teacher yesterday evening. The strange thing about this was that I really liked the movie, I basically laughed throughout the whole film :) Cameron Diaz was brilliant! And Justin Timberlake, he´s an amazing actor. He had a couple of great facial expressions in Bad Teacher that were absolutely priceless :) Go and see it, you won´t regret it!

Ok, you guys :) Have a nice day!


Bruno Mars - Marry You (remix)
Love this song, love this remix ;)

Old photos (the clothes you see stayed at home in Sweden), the flower was my grandfather´s favourite (he passed away six years ago). THE best grandfather ever!

I´m suppose to upload new, fresh photos every day. But I don´t got any today!





"Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart"


Wonderful autumn day :) And it´s so warm here in Ljubljana. Well, it will certainly take some time for me to get used to this!

And if I´m not mistaken it´s Halloween today. Oh no hang on now! Halloween´s tomorrow! :)
I´ll probably cuddle up on the sofa together with my sister, a bowl of popcorn and a couple of horror movies. Or play the wickedly fun game Ghost in the graveyard (normally children play this game but who cares! It´s Halloween... of course I´m not going to play it!
Mental case or not, there are just some things you DON´T DO anymore as soon as you turn 18, playing Ghost being one of these things!)

A friend and I played it once, back in the days, when we were about 8 or 9 years old. It didn´t end so well though :) I think we ended up in the kitchen stuffing our faces with cookies, reason being that we were so freaked out! Haha, good old times! :)

How are you "horror freaks" spending your Halloween night?? Give me the deets! :)
And mum and dad, what are your horror plans?? :) A game of conkers and Home Alone I? That movie is pretty scary, the man with the snow shuffle, not to mention the two burglars...oh horror time!
Don´t forget your zombie weapons! I got my under my bed if you need it...




If I did for you what you do for me

Igår efter lektionernas slut på unversitetet och svenskan vid 19.00 bestämde sig Petra och jag för att fika någonstans i gamla stan. När vi var på väg att lämna universitetet stötte vi på min syster och hennes kompisar (att hon fick skrika mitt namn ett x-antal gånger eftersom jag var djupt försjunken i ett ytterst intressant samtal med Petra och hörde ingenting annat runt omkring mig kan vi ju skippa ;).

Vi beslutade oss för att äta på "Le Petit Cafe" - the perfekt lazy Sunday cafe - alldeles i närheten av universietet. Världens godaste belgiska våffla med färsk frukt fick jag serverad efter en kvart. Underbart gott!
Tycker ni alla i Sverige ska besöka detta mysiga café/restaurang Le Petit Café som ligger på Trg francoske revolucije 4 om ni besöker Ljubljana.
Petra, Alex och jag satt och tjatade från exakt 19.00 till 22.00Le Petit Café innan vi nästan alla tre där och då däckade av utmattning.

När vi kom hem bäddade min syster och jag oss ner i soffan och tittade på det senaste avsnittet av Workaholics. Helt klart en av mina absoluta favoritserier. De här killarna är så urgulliga alltså, helt sannslösa!

Och på tal om killar. Idag såg jag freakin´lookalikes everywhere! På bussen till universitetet fick jag en chock när jag såg Lee Ryan sitta mittemot mig...som det senare visade sig när han tog av sig solglasögonen att inte alls var han.
Le Petit Café kunde jag svurit på att Mark Sanders tittade in på oss där vi satt vid fönstret. Jag tänkte bara: Va fan, gör han här i Ljubljana??
Och på bussen hem med min syster kunde jag inte tro mina ögon. Bradley James! Jag sa åt min syster på svenska att spana in killen mitt emot med sportväskan och hon nickade direkt och sa att hon precis visste vem jag syftade på.
Jag trodde verkligen det var han, speciellt när han stirrade på mig och jag själv inte kunde ta ögonen ifrån honom. Min syster räddade det hela genom att säga: "I Ljubljana, Vico! Varför skulle han vara här?".
Och med ens stannade bussen och han gick av. Medan han gick utmed bussen tittade min syster på honom och sa sedan lite lagom skeptiskt när hon vände sig mot mig igen: "Men du...han var verkligen lik honom..."

Oh, dear...I think I´m going crazy...


Le Petit Café
Trg francoske revolucije 4
Ljubljana


I´m confused so you choose

För några dagar sedan tittade jag igenom alla fotomappar jag har på en av mina datorer och oj oj oj vad mycket det finns av den varan som jag totalt glömt bort, som t.ex. de en miljon fotografierna från Portoroz och Piran...för att inte tala om Bled, Bohinj, Venedig och New York. Konstigt att min laptop inte har flippat ur på grund av alla bilder!
Mitt livsmotto är följande: Try to be in the moment as much as possible and make every day special.
Men ibland kan man inte rå för att drömma sig bort i minnen eller framtidsplaner.
Därför tänker jag trots att jag sitter här uppe i norr med en massa snö runt omkring posta några härliga fotografier från allas vår favvoplats Portoroz.

På tal om härligt. Som ni vet brukar jag trycka på play (funktion Dagens låt) på min ZEN det första jag gör när jag slagit upp ögonen på morgonen. Ibland, ganska ofta faktiskt har jag märkt, väljer den...eh hur ska vi säga...oerhört opassande låtar. Som när jag t.ex. skulle upp klockan fem på morgonen för att jobba hela dagen och Another Day in Paradise sätter igång att spelas.
Eller idag när ZEN-en letade fram Love Lockdown. Jag trodde jag skulle få en hjärtattack! Vet inte varför, för den är ganska bra den låten. Men när man fortfarande halvsover och hör de ekande trummorna som inleder låten ja, då är det minsann läbbigt!


So many beautiful things

Någon mer än jag som verkligen längtar efter lite varmare breddgrader efter all denna snö och kalla temperaturer?? Don´t get me wrong...sunshine and snow, great!. Slushy weather...not so great!
Och det är just det som råder på våra vägar just nu. För bara några dagar sedan hade all snön smält på vägar och gångbanor, vi hade underbart solsken och fåglarna kvittrade för fullt! Igår började det snöa hej vilt och det ska visst hålla på hela helgen innan det sakta avtar framåt måndag morgon...om man ska tro på meteorologerna, vilket man nog ska göra för när de säger att det blir fint väder blir det dåligt och när de säger att det blir dåligt blir det storm!
Men så är det att bo i Sverige, man kan aldrig planera någonting för allt kan ändras under en enda dag. Därför älskar jag Sloveniens väder. Säger de att det blir fint hela veckan, ja då banne mig blir det fint hela veckan och man kan redan på måndagen bestämma sig för en utflykt eller picknick under den kommande helgen! Givetvis finns det undantag men för det mesta är vädret att lita på. Som sagt gäller detta inte för Sverige men eftersom jag är uppvuxen här uppe i norr så är jag la van vid det...så det är luuuungt :) Vad gör väl en snöstorm eller två när man veeeerkligen längtar efter våren??

Efter en kväll på jobbet och en snöstorm senare drar jag nu täcket över huvudet och säger god natt!
Och bjuder på lite fotografier som jag tog i Portoroz i september förra året :) Hade varit gött att vakna upp och se detta genom fönstret.


A breath of fresh Tuscan air

The recently opened Allegria delivers a breath of fresh Tuscan air to Ljubljana’s otherwise stodgy business district, with an interior decor that is modern, but casual and unpretentious. The menu serves up a fine selection of light and flavorful cuisine as one would expect for a Tuscan eatery. Combined with innovative desserts and popular Slovene and Italian wines, Allegria is becoming a lunch-time hit with local business execs and tourists alike.



En ganska nyöppnad liten mysig italiensk restaurang vid namn Allegria i centrum av Ljubljana bjuder på som min beskrivning avslöjar italiensk mat. Har varit här två gånger. Första gången med min bror och åt då pasta med kyckling och färsk svamp i gräddsås. Och andra gången när mina två vänner från Sverige var på besök i Slovenien och åt då pasta med grönsakssås. Blev inte besviken första gången och blev definitivt inte besviken andra gången. Tvärtom maten blir bara godare och godare för varje gång.
Rekommenderade restaurangen till en finsk familj jag känner här i Ljubljana och ska fråga om betyget de gav Allegria, en restaurang jag tycker att ni ska besöka om ni någon gång bestämmer er för att besöka Ljubljana.
http://www.allegria.si/

The honorary title of a legend

A restaurant always provides a shelter to a person, for he goes there with intention …
When that person is hungry, it feeds him, when he is thirsty, it gives him a drink! When he needs company, it provides him the asylum of space and warm conversation!

Jag tänkte börja skriva lite inlägg om olika restauranger, pubar, fik etc i Ljubljana som jag varmt rekommenderar. Först ut är Šestica i centrum av den Slovenska huvudstaden.


Šestica är en av de äldsta restaurangerna i Ljubljana som för första gången öppnade sina dörrar redan 1670. Från att har varit ett värdshus, pub och husrum för kuskar och resenärer har det sedan 1776 utvecklats till en av de bästa restaurangerna i Slovenien.  Šestica är restaurangen där det bakas hemmagjord bröd hela dagarna, bakelser förvandlas av flitiga händer till mästerverk och där man blandar gammaldags recept med nya trender. 
Restaurangen erbjuder en underbar symfoni av smak, färg och doft.



http://en.sestica.si/gostilna-sestica/

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