Stockholm in my heart ....
It's always a welcome treat for us to visit Stockholm. This summer for the next 3 more days is one of those treats. One tend to see Stockholm in a different light at each visit - there's always something new to discover ... some new experience to bring home with you.
We arrived Stockholm at lunchtime yesterday ... amid heavy rains! But this didn't stop us from exploring the city as soon as we disposed of our luggage and packs at our appointed apartment-hotel. I am equally excited as my two boys ...
A visit to Stockholm always bring my hubby down memory lane - he's a true blue Stockholm-born Swede. The Årsta neighbourhood is a given car cruise destination and a quick round to the Kungsholm area and visit to the good old boat club is also a must. It's fascinating for my hubby to see his childhood landmarks still in its place while some of his favourite play spots have literally gone into oblivion ... and replaced by new buildings or skyscrapers. Somehow, despite the structures being new, it still breathes some kind of sense of "belonging" ... this used to be his "playground".
I have had my own share of memories of Stockholm at each visit over the 15 yrs I've lived in Sweden. I am much more of a Swede now than a Filipino, as my husband have observed. It's quite true that I now have a different view of my native Philippines compared to when I was still living out there. Still, my heart belongs to the Philippines, as my husband would claim his have always belonged to Stockholm.
I have had my own share of memories of Stockholm at each visit over the 15 yrs I've lived in Sweden. I am much more of a Swede now than a Filipino, as my husband have observed. It's quite true that I now have a different view of my native Philippines compared to when I was still living out there. Still, my heart belongs to the Philippines, as my husband would claim his have always belonged to Stockholm.
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