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4 months in Sweden
Oh!! My God I don’t know where to begin. During the past two months I had the time of my life!!! I have celebrated the midsummer the Swedish way by dancing around cross which was covered with flowers and ate a lot of strawberries as well. It was something quite strange to see how Swedish people go crazy when the sun it’s shiny. They all come out to be out in the sun because tomorrow it might be cloudy and gloomy. While in my country it’s the opposite, we look forward to the rain because most of the time the sun is too hot and we want the cool weather sometimes.Last month of June my best friend and also my sister left for the summer in Norway with her friend Zach to find work which they did. So is quite strange not to have her in the house as I miss her terribly but she’ll be back soon. Last week me and my family went to Stockholm. It was very awesome .Me my younger brother Alex and Marcel (Swedish dad) went by train and it took ten hours. We shared a compartment with two beautiful people who had a great sense of humour. There was this old guy who was about 65 years old and he had us in stitches the whole trip, he was really funny. He was also a professional photographer so he has been all over the world. He had great stories about his life and work .One thing I remember from him was that everyday in the morning he wakes up he goes to the mirror and looks at himself and says: ”yeah!! I’m alive!! He was a great guy and he also took pictures of us and said he’ll e-mail them so I’m still waiting for it!!! We arrived in Stockholm at about ten in the morning because the train was delayed.
I was so excited when I got out of the train but it was raining and it we had to walk for about three kilometres in the rain with my big luggage ( I don’t travel light).Then we arrived at my family’s friend’s flat and it was so cosy, I loved it! As it was raining we decided that we take a nap and that moment I prayed to my God that the rain stop’s suddenly and when I woke up there was light in the flat!!! Then I woke them up and we took a work through the longest street Drottninggatan, where’s souvenir’s shops and they where really cheap too .Then we went to the tourist’s office where we collected our tourists cards. Afterwards we went to the train station to fetch my mom and my younger sister Vera, who were so tired from the “peace and love” concert. Stockholm is really beautiful and I felt at home because there was a lot of noise and traffic, that’s home to me but the people were quite cruel compared to Vännäs Because here everybody knows everybody
Stockholm is very beautiful and very typical European, just the way imagined Europe. A lot of restaurants, cafes on the pavements, narrow streets and of course old churches not forgetting a palace .It was breathtaking!! On our first tour with my family I went to an old church which was about one hundred years old. It was so breathtaking and overwhelming that I cried. I was astonished by the beauty of it all and thought about the artist’s hard work!! After that we took a trip by a boat to a little island and it was my first time on a real boat. We went to Astrid Lingren’s museum and my favourite part the Vasa museum. I could get lost in there and the war ship was really big and a beautiful sight to look at, I didn’t want to go. I wanted to see everything and absorb it all. When I heard that it sank just two kilometres from voyage I thought that was very amusing. One thing that made me mad was that the king didn’t even bother to look for the dead passengers even the other kings after him. It sanked three hundred years ago I mean isn’t the king suppose to care for his own people?? The stranger came and searched for it!
The Vasa museum was unique and extraordinary, I loved it! We also went to the royal palace and it was amazing just the way Europe is famous for: glamour, art, beauty and extravagant life of the royal and rich! I couldn’t believe my eyes it was so, I t was astonishing. We also saw the old king’s clothes he was shot wearing, that was cool there was also a lot of selection of crowns and there was even a funeral crown! I mean who wants to wear a crown when you’re dead? But it was still an amazing sight to look at. During the tour at the museum I kept on asking myself I kept on asking where do this diamonds come from but then I know the answer :Africa of course! Every monarchy in Europe is having a crown decorated in carats of diamonds from Africa, I mean take a queen of England for instance she has the biggest diamond from South Africa but that is the other argument altogether. It’s a pity we were not allowed to take pictures because I would have liked to show my family and friends back home.
Did I mention that I got to shop, it was very great. During this summer I got a job and I’ve been saving for Stockholm so, It was great. Stockholm is really beautiful indeed and every time I would ask myself if this is true or am I just dreaming. I also saw a bear for the first time in my life. When my Swedish dad told me I can see a bear I thought he was joking and I didn’t believe him but hey I saw a bear not only one but three and they were so cute and adorable but looked dangerous at the same time . I couldn’t believe my eyes it was just too much in three days but I was living my dream the European dream (sigh) before seeing the bears and other Swedish animals like moose and reindeer, me, my younger sister Vera, my little little brother Alex and our dad Marcel went to Gröna Lund. Where we went to the ghost house which was very scary (that house is doomed), I was screaming the whole time and even saying I want to go home. At first I thought it wasn’t bad but then I got inside and everything was so dark and creepy, then I got really scared .It looked so real and the guys were so good at making us so scared, me and my sister we were so terrified that we were holding Marcel so tight! When I got out of the house I was shacking uncontrollably and laughing at the same time. I couldn’t even sleep that night and my younger brother Alex took every chance he got to scare the hell out of me. Lastly we went to art museum in Stockholm where I felt like a real art fanatic and looked like I knew art; it was fantastic to see the master pieces.
I would like to thank my family for this amazing trip. To my Swedish mom: I think your the most strong brave woman and I’m glad I got the chance to be around you and got to know you, thank you for making sure we had I dinner, lunch, breakfast and happy. For always reminding us that you love us and lastly for making me feel like I was one of your children too. Finally for managing to smile even though you suffered a terrible constant pain from your back. I want you to now that you’re my hero and role model, I salute you! You’re the reason why I want to be more independed because I want to be like you a remarkable women, I love You so much!
To my Swedish dad: thank you for making sure we were not lost in that big city and that we catch the right subway train (not the sandwich), for the laughs Because you are so funny most of the time I’m laughing a lot, for holding our hands at the ghost house so that we don’t get frightened and most of all for making me feel like I had a real dad for the first time in my life, thank you from the bottom of my heart!!
To Vera: thank you for not letting me shop alone and for being my fashion adviser! For also making me feel good about being a shopaholic, our love for shoes and bags will remain our bond forever! Most of all thank you for listening to my crazy thoughts and by not judging me. I love you girl
To Alex: for being awfully cute and charming. For holding my hand and telling me I’m short all the time. Most of all the fights we have and making up after wards but most of all the sound of your voice when your yelling because things don’t go your way that was priceless. To you and Vera thank you for coming to the museums for me even though you thought it was boring for you two! I love you guys, thank you for the great time we had.
To my best friend: Miahabo’s In Norway: wished you were here and I miss you so much! Just want you to now that I love you and thank you for being my best friend
To Stockholm!!!!!