Our pumpkin

The back side of our jack-o-lantern. If you think this is scary, you're one of us!!

Halloween

Our jack-o-lantern.

We had a Halloween party at work. Lots of spooky faces!

Sunset

It was cloudy and gloomy all day, but the sunset was beautiful.

Autumn leaves

I was hoping to get nice colorful pictures, but it looked more like winter rather than autumn.

Singstar

I was invited to a birthday party. And we played Singstar, a karaoke game. This game is so popular here because there are no karaoke boxes. I should take all my Swedish friends to karaoke if they visit Japan. They will definitely love it.

Hearts :)

I found this cute candle holder at a "hearts shop" in Göteborg.

Göteborg again

Visiting the second largest city again.

Swedish cuisine

Having dinner at an extremely expensive restaurant! I have never had such good food in Sweden.

Sony Ericsson!

I finally got a mug I wanted for a long time! :)

Shrimp gratin

Tonight's dinner. It's actually easy to make, and delicious!

Teatro alla Scala

Great music in a great opera house! This theater is fabulous inside. I love the atmosphere. And the concert was good too.

Milano

The fancy shopping street in Milano. Of the 4 cities I visited in Italy, I think this is the place I want to live the most.

Burano island

A small island close to Venezia. The houses were really colorful and cute. It reminded me of Alsace.

Venezia

This place is amazing, in many ways. It would be perfect if there weren't so many tourists. :-P

Ponte Vecchio

Old bridge. Used to be full of butchers, but now it's all jewelry shops.

Firenze

The city of Firenze. It has a more relaxed atmosphere than Rome.

Trevi

The famous fountain in Rome. It was really really crowded with lots of tourists.

Colosseum

A famous tourist place, with a very bloody history. Humans are so cruel...

Pantheon

In the middle of the city. It's amazing that they built this almost 2000 years ago.

Time to fly!

Going south again!

Vacation again

Great weather to start my last trip for this summer! It feels like autumn in Japan. The air has the smell of autumn. One of my favorite times of the year.

Relaxing at a cafe

Lots of nice cafes in the city. But I really think the food is too expensive.

Nattou!

I love nattou! But they only sell it at one store in Malmö and one store in Lund. And it's so expensive. In Japan, nattou is one of the cheapest food you can buy.

Weekend

A regular weekend. Nothing special. The weather forecast said rain but it turned out really nice and warm. Visited a friend's house and spent a nice afternoon.

Summer ending

The sun sets before 8pm now. The days are getting shorter and shorter...

The usual bridge

It's great weather again. Everything is beautiful in Sweden when we have weather like this. But this could be the last "summer weekend" this year. It's getting colder and darker every day.

Palm festival

I'm in a town called Trelleborg now. They're having a festival today. Lots of people dancing and drinking till late at night.

Västra Hamnen today

It's great weather today back in Sweden. But it's a bit cold even in the sun. That's the biggest difference from France.

Eiffel tower

A bit cloudy today.

Champs Elysees

At night from above. Amazingly wide and busy with tourists.

Sainte-Chapelle

This chapel is famous for its stained glass. It was brilliant. Truely beautiful.

Inside Louvre

Some very famous things!

The pyramid again

From the other side.

Louvre

No need to explain, I suppose.

Airport again

Heading a bit south this time. I hope it will be a nice trip.

Sony Ericsson

Kista office. It was much better than our barracks (of course...).

Drottningholm palace

A beautiful place in the suburbs of Stockholm. The king lives here (probably).

Gamla stan

The old part of Stockholm. I love taking a walk here.

Vasa

The famous ship that sank right in front of stockholm.

X2000

Off to stockholm. It looks like autumn already...

Cathedral

The usual cathedral in Lund. The famous clock.

Skåne drive

We went to an old king's grave near Kivik. Unfortunately, it's raining today.

Airport

I'm at Copenhagen airport. Picking up my parents and grandmother. They're staying for a week.
We don't have Starbucks in Sweden, but they have them in Denmark.

Malmö festival

Lots of people eating crayfish(zarigani). I've never seen so many people in this city.

Glass art

I saw this at the glass museum in Vexjö. It would be cool to have this in my room.

Kingdom of glass

I went to the area with lots of glass factories. It's in Småland, the area north of Skåne. It was a long drive but it was worth it.

Storm

The wind is blowing like crazy. Can you hear the sound? I'm recording this from inside my room. It's crappy weather today.