My Midsummer Weekend
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
I haven't been on YouTube for a while and I'm trying to give you an update and explain where I've been.
Life has been busy and I needed a little break. But now I'm finally back with lots of energy and inspiration that I'm looking forward to sharing with you.
Thank you for watching
Sara
Thursday, 14 January 2016
I recently went to Reykjavik in Iceland to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Iceland is a place I've always wanted to visit. Ever since I was 10 and dreamt of riding Iceland horses.
I was so excited when me and Stephen, my husband, decided to go and booked our holiday.
Jag var nyligen i Reykjavik, Island för att fira nyårsafton.
Vi åkte även till vartenfallen i Gullfoss.
Har du någonsin varit på Island? Vad gillade du mest? Var vill du resa i 2016?
Island är ett ställe som jag alltid har velat besöka. Ända sen jag var tio år och drömde om att rida islandshästar.
Jag var så exalterad när jag och Stephen, min man, bestämde oss för att boka vår semester.
We arrived on a Sunday afternoon. It was already dark as at this time of the year Reykjavik only have four hours of daylight.
Vi anlände på en söndag eftermiddag. Det var redan mörkt eftersom den här årstiden har Reykjavik bara fyra timmars dagsljus.
We visited Reykjavik downtown. It has two main shopping streets with some lovely cafe's and restaurants.
I was delighted to find The knitting association of Iceland. They're the ones that make all the gorgeous knitted jumpers. When I saw all the yarn I was like a kid in a sweet shop. I decided to buy yarn instead and make my own jumper. That's one of my goals for this year.
Vi besökte Reykjavik centrum. Det har två huvudgator för shopping med några mysiga caféer och restauranger.
Jag var förtjust att upptäcka The knitting association of Iceland. Det är dem som stickar alla fina islandströjor. När jag såg allt garn, blev jag som ett barn i en godisaffär. Jag bestämde mig för att köpa garn och sticka min egen tröja. Det är ett av mina mål i år.
My highlights of the trip were of course Icelandic horse riding. I've always been slightly afraid of normal size horses. But Icelandic horses are much smaller and so cute. They are known for being hardy and easy to control. The horses have developed a double coat for extra insulation in cold temperatures.
We got up early one morning and got to go horse riding in the wind and snow/rain. It was freezing, but wonderful. I was so happy to finally be in Iceland on a horse.
Min höjdpunkt på resan var så klart att rida på islandshästar. Jag har alltid varit lite rädd för vanliga hästar. Men islandshästar är mycket mindre och så söta. De är kända för att vara uthålliga och lätta att hantera. De har även ett dubbelt lager med päls för extra värme på vintern.
Vi gick upp tidigt en morgon och red islandshästar i blåst och snö/regn. Det var iskallt men underbart . Jag var så glad att äntligen få vara på Island sittandes på en häst.
We then went off to the golden circle tour. We saw Geysir, which is amazing. How hot water just can shoot up from the ground meters and meters high.
Sen åkte vi till gyllene cirkeln touren. We såg Geysir vilket var fantastiskt. Hur varmt vatten bara kan skjuta upp ur marken flera meter hög.
We also went to the waterfalls in Gullfoss.
Another highlight was the blue lagoon. I wrote an earlier post about my experience at the blue lagoon so if you want to read more about that please click here. http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2015/12/having-face-mask-in-blue-lagoon.html?m=1
En annan höjdpunkt var den blå lagunen. Jag skrev en tidigare post om den upplevelsen. Om du vill läsa om den så klicka här. http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2015/12/having-face-mask-in-blue-lagoon.html?m=1
And of course New Year's Eve. We went for a five course dinner in our hotel restaurant Vox. It was lovely and the food was great. We then watched the fireworks that they go crazy for in Iceland.
Och självklart Nyårsafton. Vi hade en fem rätters middag på vår hotellrestaurang Vox. Det var trevligt och maten var jättegod. Sen tittade vi på fyrverkerier som de är helt galna i på Island.
Have you ever been to Iceland? What did you enjoy the most? Where do you want to travel in 2016?
Sunday, 13 September 2015
Me and my husband just spent a few amazing days in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Part of our anniversary trip. Cambodia is an amazing and beautiful place. I loved it from the second we landed.
Cambodia is country with so much painful history and it's inspiring to meet the local people and see their amazing hearts. They're all so friendly.
We stayed in Viroth's villa. A small boutique hotel. It was a lovely place and because it was small it felt like you had the place by yourself.
On our first full day we went to Angkor Wat. It was such an incredible sight. We had a tour guide, Dee from tour company Urban Adventures. She was so knowledgeable and managed to paint a picture of how it was like in the Angkor time.
We saw a few other temples as well.
Bayon temple, the Kings temple
The last temple we saw was Ta Prohm, also known for being the location where they filmed Tomb Raider.
On our second day we visited a floating village on the Tonle Sap Lake. This was incredible. Even just the journey out there was so beautiful and managed to meet more locals. Seeing the life of the villages was humbling yet inspiring.
After visiting the floating villages we went back into town. To check out the Old Market.
We had some great food. This was their local dish called Amok, served in a coconut.
I will share more about this trip later but I just wanted to show you some pictures now.
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
I recently got back from my trip to Paris. I love Paris. It's one of my favourite cities in the world. It was my third visit.
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First I went to Sweden to pick up my mum.
There I bought
1. Jumper - Åhlens
2. Notebook - pocket shop
3. Resa med lätt bagage - Tove Jansson.
Finally in Paris I bought
4. Scarf - La Fayette
5. Earrings - La Fayette
6. Paris mug
And at the Monet's garden gift shop I bought some beautiful stationary
7. Letter paper
8. Envelopes
9. Notebooks
Check out my blog if you want to read more about what we were up to in Paris
http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2015/07/my-paris-trip-part-1.html?m=1
http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2015/08/my-paris-part-2.html?m=1
Have you been to Paris? What did you do? What did you see?
Sunday, 2 August 2015
Monet's Garden - Giverny
Le Jardin du Monet
As part of our trip to Paris me and my mum went to Giverny for the afternoon to see Monet's garden. This was the main reason for me taking my mum. I always wanted to go since I was about 7 years old and learned that this place actually exists. I watched "Linnea in Monet's Garden" based on the children's book with same name. It's about a girl who loves art and goes to Paris to visit the garden.
I went last year for the first time. It was special to go another time and be able to bring my mum.
Oscar Claude Monet was an artist. He was part of the French Impressionism in the 19th century.
His most famous work is of his lily pond in Giverny, where he moved 1883 and lived until the end of his life 1926. Monet's ambition of documenting the French countryside. Led him to adopt a method of painting the same scene many times. To capture the changing of light and the passing of the seasons.
"Je dois avoir de fleur toujours et toujours" - Claude Monet
"I must have flowers always and always" - Claude Monet
Below is pictures all from Monet's garden. Enjoy!!
Have you ever been to Monet's garden? What did you think? Or did this post make you want to go? Please leave a comment below and let me know.