Super long first day in Stockholm…Was great!

After a longggg yummy breakfast for 2 hours, it was 10am and I ambled around the city and headed towards south as my airbnb wasn't ready til 12pm. I walked past cool buildings, nice views and lots of shops for tourists and some artisan shops too. I went into the Royal Palace into the chapel … Continue reading Super long first day in Stockholm…Was great! →

First overnighter on the train…from Copenhagen to Stockholm

Train times and corresponding tracks were posted only ~30-40 mins in advance at Copenhagen which made me rather nervous as I was used to the train times in France being displayed hours in advance, even up to 4 hours! So, managing my anxiety by telling myself 1) I can’t control that and 2) going to … Continue reading First overnighter on the train…from Copenhagen to Stockholm →

Another fun, free day in Copenhagen!

After a chill morning in relaxing and planning my trips for August and September, I rode the bike to Juno bakery. The ride was not too windy which was nice and no rain! It's really THE way to get around in Copenhagen! Apparently the pastry chef there used to work at Noma! Unfortunately, even after … Continue reading Another fun, free day in Copenhagen! →

Busy 27 hours in Rouen

I woke up early and after a simple breakfast of a big rocket salad with cucumber, tomato, avocado and smoked trout, I set out just about 9am to check out where my bus stop was for taking the Flixbus to Rennes. Google maps detected my Flixbus ticket but picked some random spot to indicate as … Continue reading Busy 27 hours in Rouen →

Strasbourg & Colmar

I arrived on June 6 early in the day around noon and after a yummy lunch (see next post), I wandered around town. Sadly, due to having a big suitcase, I was not allowed into anywhere except restos or cafes dues to their stringent approach to terrorism. So many gorgeous half-timbered buildings. It was like … Continue reading Strasbourg & Colmar →

Tips traveling in France thus far…

There is almost always a "Les Halles de (insert a main city/major town)". I've been to Avignon, Dijon and Strasbourg and they all got one. I suppose this translates to "The Halles of (insert said city/town)" and it's like a Queen Vic Market or Granville Island (without the "stuff"; Just food food food). So, normally: … Continue reading Tips traveling in France thus far… →

Fooding so far in Suresnes, Avignon, Uzes and Nimes :9

Well well well, this will be a long post as I've squirrelled away lots of photos and comments about food over the last 2.6 weeks so feel free to just look at the photos lol. TL, DR: food is delicious. eating is great. 😀 SURESNES Sampled my first galette in France. It's like a crepe … Continue reading Fooding so far in Suresnes, Avignon, Uzes and Nimes :9 →