Longing for spring

, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Ulriksdals Slott

Ulriksdals Slott, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Earlier this year we took a bike ride to one of several royal castles around Stockholm. This one is called Ulriksdals Slott and is a summer palace. This means that they will close their doors to public today until next year. I really love the tree silhouettes in this photo.

Prague

Prague 2, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Beautiful architecture of Prague.

Jardins de Tuileries

Jardins de Tuileries, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

From our recent visit to the timeless Paris.

Great font

Great font, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

I love a great font and I love how they've used it on a door. This is at the City Hall, Stockholm. The inscription simply says "Byggnadsnämnd Stockholm" which means "Stockholm Local Building Community". I love that they've made something so drab look so beautiful.

On ice

On ice, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

We took a walk this morning around Kungsholmen to take advantage of the beautiful weather we've been enjoying lately. The lake Mälaren was frozen and Riddarholmen (The Knight's Islet) looked as if it was just floating on ice. I've never seen anything like it.

Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

From our trip to Paris.

Santa Sofia

Santa Sofia, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Gazing up to the crucifix on top of the beautiful Santa Sofia, the largest church in Anacapri. You gotta love that contrast between the sky and the soft yellow facade.

Memories

Memories, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

From last summer...

Two blues

Two blues, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

round Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin.

For breakfast...

For breakfast..., originally uploaded by l&coolj.

...I often make blueberry and banana shake. Yummo!

The little tank

The little tank, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

This car reminded me of Lieutenant Hubert Gruber's "little tank".

Autumn glory

Autumn glory, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

From my second roll of film. I had it sitting at home for over a month becauseI didn't have the time to send it for development.
Finally, it's done. And I love it :)

Waiting

Waiting, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Around Stockholm.

Hand picked

Hand picked, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

From Rosendal's Garden a couple of months back.

Grotta Azzura

Grotta Azzura, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

To prayer

To prayer, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

I just dug out some photos from the last year's holiday. More to come...

Narcissi

Narcissi, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Just something to remind me of past spring...

Ragusa

Ragusa, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Cavtat sunset

Cavtat sunset, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Caught this beautiful sunset as we were waiting for our boat to take us back to Dubrovnik.

On Lokrum

On Lokrum, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

On Lokrum, a small island just outside of Dubrovnik.

At a party 1

At a party 1, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Just got my first film camera, Pentax ME Super. Loving it :)

The approach

The approach, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

At dusk.
Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

The view over the rooftops of the Old Town with the Church of St Blaise, the protector saint of the city, in the foreground.

Stradun

Stradun, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

ust got back from a fantastic holiday with family in Croatia - more photos soon.
For now, just a little taste of Dubrovnik. This is a photo of Stradun (or Placa as the locals call it), the main thoroughfare in the Old Town. For us every evening started with a stroll down this beautiful street.

A pair

A pair, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

My red slip ons - one of my favourite pairs. Don't think I will get to wear them much more though - Stockholm's getting colder. Brrrrr....

Berry Delicious

Berry delicious, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

My husband's boss invited us over for a dinner last night. The whole dinner was delicious and I couldn't help but to take a shot of the desert - how beautiful is that? And it tasted even better!

Purpura, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Just some lovelies from my recent visit to the botanic gardens.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes...

I've been thinking about this blog of mine for some time now and I think it's time to take it in a fresh direction. Time for a spring clean, me thinks. So stay tuned...

Just lovely..., originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Like crushed strawberries

Like crushed strawberries, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Sweet smelling mock orange flowers from our front yard.

Sagrada Familia - detail

Sagrada Familia - detail, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

I was always in awe of Gaudi's works, but this was the first time I had seen it for real - the scale is unimaginable. The whole structure - just amazing...

Capri

Capri, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

I have been away from the blog for a while, but I should be back more frequently from now on...
Here's an image from last year's trip to Capri.
Enjoy!

The vortex

The vortex, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Villa Monastero

Villa Monastero, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

The view across the lake.
Varenna, Italy

Don't just eat your greens

Don't just eat your greens, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Plant them!
These looked very pretty planted together with heather.

The colours under my feet

The colours under my feet, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Metropolitain

Metropolitain, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

o that's where the word Metro comes from...

This art nouveau sign is what i alway associated with Paris - so the first chance I got, I took a shot of it. I know it's been photographed to death, but I just love it.

The colours of Skansen

The colours of Skansen, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Yesterday, J and I went to Skansen - something like an open-air museum on Djurgarden island, Stockholm. They have assembled over 100 farm buildings and houses from all over Sweden, showing how people lived once here.

Spring in the Old Town

Spring in the Old Town, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

A window of a restaurant's kitchen specialising in Polish pierogi.
Old Town, Warsaw.

Dawn

Dawn, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Schönbrunn

Schönbrunn, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

The sunny side

The sunny side, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

The return

The return, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Angry little sumo

Angry little sumo, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

This is what you get for playing with your food...

Backlit bride

Laura & Jack, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Just married

Azlina & Daniel, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

My first big wedding shoot - had heaps of fun.
It was a very difficult venue to shoot with high ceilings and dim lights - lots of work but I think it turned out alright.

Pancakes with condensed milk and cinnamon

Pancakes with condensed milk and cinnamon, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Our breakfast this morning.

Unusual

Unusual, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Eerie sky yesterday after the storm (the shot is a bit noisy though because I left the camera on ISO400).