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Krakow – in the footsteps of WW2

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I have been to Krakow before. I don’t remember much I admit, it was a long time ago. Monday we arrived in Krakow after night train from Venice to Vienna and then train to Ostrava and bus to Krakow. Arriving in Krakow we had half a day and headed for the jewish quarters and old town.    The jewish quarters of Krakow are well preserved and is an entire part of the city. It holds several synagogues and jewish cemeteries, an old well known pharmacy called Apteka Pod Orlem, monuments of the war as the chairs and the emalj factory of Oscar Schindler. When you arrive in Krakow you just go for whatever map and it is all marked out on it.  The synagogs are in use so it is possible to visit them but during jewish holidays they might only be open for those who celebrate the holiday. The Apteka Pod Orlem was held open by a German guy who sold medicines within the Krakow Ghetto and was aloud to be held open only …

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul

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Since photographing a mosque was new to me I took so many photos that I decided to make an own post of the photos I shot there. I come to find that I enjoy more and more shooting photos of people and that is what this post ended up being about. People, their laughter and feet. Katarina Shot with Canon EOS M3, 40 mm pancake lens ed in lightroom the app                                                             

The islands surrounding Venice 

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When growing tired of Venice there is more to explore outside the small city. To the north you have the islands San Michele, Murano, Burano, Torcello and San Fransesco del Deserto. And to the south there is very many small islands but also Lido which hold the public beach of Venice. My partner and I visited Lido and Murano in one day where the public beach of Venice being the target. Before going we packed our bathing suit and had lunch at a random square for around 30 euros. From our hotel we walked to the St Marcus square and the busboats that take of from there. We bought a one day ticket 24 hours for all public transport in Venice and hopped on.         LIDO Arriving in Lido you just have to walk across the island. Since Lido is long and small this isn’t a problem, a five minute walk and you are there. On the way you find water fountains typical for Italy to fill your bottle with fresh cold water.      …

the berlin wall.

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After doing the classic round we ended the tourist day by visiting East Side gallery, which is street art on the eastern side of the Berlin wall. Here you can find the crying Einstein (probably have fancier name) as well as Picasso look a like street art and locks with names in them in many colors.  Walking from the S bahn station Warschauer Strasse to Ostbahnhof – you find the street gallery on Muhlenstrasse. We liked it so much that we returned the second day, Thursday the 11 th of June, so we could scout some more art but mostly just hang with the other cool kids by the water. During the day the sun was intense and what better than to find a nice spot in the shadows and just hang, feeling Berlin grow on you and making imaginary plans to move here some day. The best thing about traveling must be to dream.   Katarina Shot with canon eos m3 and 40 mm pancake lens ed in lightroom                                                                 

3 hours in Copenhagen

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The idea with staying in Copenhagen was simple. ”We need to stay somewhere to sleep, I will not travel with night bus” Martin said. So we booked one night at the Savoy hotel on Vesterbrogade 34, close to the Copenhagen centralstation, Kobenhavns Hovedbanegård.        Arriving in Copenhagen our plan was to buy the train tickets for Berlin via Hamburg, in the station, but after ending up in a queue in the station, longer than the bridge of Öresund, our plans changed and we bought the tickets online. This went well but the tickets where printed in German, not sure why since not that many people speak that language anymore!  Writing this me and Martin is on the train to Hamburg where we will have a 45 minutes stop and then head for Berlin. We will see what we can make of 45 minutes. Blogging from an ipad isn’t that bad after all since the time on the train now is spend trying to hit the right spot on the touchscreen. Martin sleeps, again, and he …

Bergen, oh Bergen!

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Surprise struck me when mom and I entered the city of Bergen in Norway. A half big city, inbetween mountains on the west side of Norway. ”You had sun?” people comment when they see my pictures, apparently it isn´t a very common phenomenon in the fair city. Mom and I arrived late Thursday evening, checked in at the hotel Radisson Blue Bryggen and then took a stroll around Bryggen. Bryggen the hotel we stayed at had good standard and was happily situated on Bryggen, the part of Bergen that has it roots near the medieval ages and is on the World Heritage List. As Visby Bryggen is from the Hanseatic era and also on the world heritage list due to this reason. Arriving in Bergen, the first thing that strikes you are the beautiful colours of Bryggen. I shot several photos of Bryggen from across the harbour. Strolling the streets in Bryggen is something extra, something even the most experienced traveler isn´t prepared for. Just by stepping in between the old houses, feeling the wood floor …

3 hours in Oslo

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Arriving in Oslo you feel pretty amazed by the surroundings, Oslo is so much more beautiful than I imagined. Before going I asked a friend who is living in Oslo/ Norway what to do when just staying for an afternoon in Oslo, she said, ”take a walk by the castle and have a beer at Akers brygge”. So that is what we did! Smart hotel Oslo In Oslo me and mother parked our car in the parking house by the central station and took tricken (tram) to our hotel, Smart hotel Oslo. Smart hotel is what is sounds, a compact living hotel that was very satisfying for the low price of arround 750 sek for one night, two persons. In the entrance at Smart Hotel Oslo you find this sign that is a piece of art as a memory of what happend in Oslo 22th of July 2011, a tragic day for Norwegians and all of us. If you spot this sign, you know you are in the right place.   Walking to the castle After …

Montmartre

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Ever seen the film Amelie from Montemarte? Now is the time. Though there where no Amelie, me and my mother managed to see and purchase a knitted garment from Montemarte, so everytime I´ll see it from now and on, I will think of it as the ”Knitted garment from Montemarte”. I´ve heard that Montemarte is cosy and ”French”, but we headed for Montemarte to see the church Sacre Coeur, one of the top ten turist attractions in Paris. On the way, we passed the Cementiere de Montemarte, the graveyard of Montemarte. How to get to Montemarte During out stay we have been at the Hotel Eldorade on the street Rue de Dames, from Rue de Dames we walked down do Place de Clichy (this is a square that have both metro and bus) and just up the hill/street from there. There is signs, saying Sacre Couer all over the place. They are just a bit hard to find sometimes so asking is preferable instead of walking in the wrong direction as my mother and I …

La vie en rose

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I never thought the famous song by Edit Piaff was named ”Life in pink”. Not sure if Paris is so pink but here are my first ”photo-day” of my stay in Paris. It is the Louvre, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe and the dashing Eiffel tower. Will get back with text when I get my energy back. Now it is off to bed. Katarina Photos of me by my mother, the rest is of course mine. Shot with my Canon 5D Mark iii and my Canon lens 24-105 + my new! Sigma 50 mm Art lens.

Out on the town with chefs of Astrid y Gaston- Lima- Peru

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This post is in Swedish- I´m thinking of switching to English since it takes to much time to write in both languages, but haven´t decided yet. I have almost more international readers, why the thought is legit. Som jag sa igår/förrgår, dags för ett lååångt inlägg med mycket foton om min dag med Martin och hans kockollegor. Vi börjar där vi slutatade, i trappan. Häng med! Första stopp var Metropolitano till Miraflores där vi skulle möta upp Alejandro och Nazareno. Martin har klippt sig och det var välbehövt. Vi gjorde ett snabbt stopp på McDonalds och köpte lite pommes och glass, i väntan på herrarna. Sedan gick vi till en park i Miraflores där jag varit förut men som jag tyvärr inte minns namnet på. Jag tror den heter Parque de 7 Junio (Sjunde juni parken, löst översatt). Där åt vi vår glass och pommes och tittade på folk som bara två lustiga svenskar kan. Halva nöjet när man reser är att titta på folk. Gratis och miljövänligt är det med! Sen kom Nazareno och …

Photostory Independecia

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Originally published at Type Magazine, our student newspaper.   Around 1950s the migration from the countryside into Lima began, because of the emergence of the industry in the capital of Peru. From the need for own ground and houses, a community for residence where started which later also gave life to this district, Independencia. There are four or five districts limiting to Independencia, Los Olivos, Comas, San Juan de Lurigancho, Rimac and a small area are limiting to San Martin de Porres. In Los Olivos, one of the Districts limiting to Independencia, a fruitmarket is being held where fruits, not so common in Sweden can be bought on a regular basis. Avenue Tupac Amaru is an important street for Independencia since it run through the entire district as the main street. From here the Metropolitanos, main bus line to the city take of. All around Independencia a lot of moped-taxis exist, taking you where you need to go for 1 sol. The morning of November 17th in 1960, eighteen hundred families started building the district but where …

The streets around Mali- Museum of Art in Lima

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Är mycket nöjd med mitt nya tema som nu varit igång några timmar. Förstår inte varför jag inte tidigare tänkte till och fick min sida att se lite mer professionell ut när jag lägger så mycket tid som det är på att skapa material till sidan. Visst är innehållet det viktigaste, men visst är det också roligt när det visas på ett fint sätt? Tiden i Peru rullar på och både jag och Martin är nog ense om att tiden går mycket fortare än vad vi hade tänkt oss i Peru. Ibland funderar jag på hur jag ska hinna skriva min masteruppsats på denna korta tid och ibland är jag överdrivet säker på att jag ska kunna vara klar till den 17e maj då avresan till Machu Picchu är planerad (iaf i våra drömmar). Jobbar just nu hårt med teoridelen vilket betyder läsa, läsa och läsa samt att jag försöker läsa in mig på en metod, kritisk diskursanalys, innehållsanalys eller vad man nu vill kalla det. Kan inte säga att jag blir överdrivet upphetsad över …