Well, it's been lovely, but now I should get my shit together and start packing to free the room and then see how I can survive the next 7 hours before my night train leaves on my coldest day here so far... when old health problems decided to come back all at once... stupid body!
Exactly 2 weeks ago I was in Umeå, ahead of the second day of House of Metal.
Here's something fun that was... hanging in the shopping complex across from the venue.
About https://mymodernmet.com/ichwan-noor-beetle-sphere/
(real thing looks cooler than in photos)
#art #modernArt #vw #volkswagen #beetle #VolkswagenBeetle #umea #funnies
Ahead of going there, Umeå did seem interesting/ promising.
But didn't expect I'd enjoy it as much as I did. Also, it's way easier to get used to the cold (wasn't even *that* cold) than it is to being in the sun. Over 40°C is fine if I can get some shade, but being in the sun?!
I got lucky enough to catch the city with holiday lights.
Something that caught my attention: the grit on the pavement! As my biggest fear ahead of this trip was slipping on ice and breaking something.
Also, drivers stop at such a distance when you cross the street!🤯 Not 1m like in Romania.😭
Of course I did...
(also, left for that walk as a human and returned as a ☃️)
1️⃣ Norra skenet (Northern Lights) by Ernst Nordin
2️⃣ Going along Strandpromenaden towards Bildmuseet (Museum of Visual Arts)
3️⃣ Skin 4 by Mehmet Ali Uysal
4️⃣ Julia by Jaume Plensa
#Umea #Sweden #art #contemporaryArt #modernArt #sculpture #UmeaUniversity #campus
Can't believe it's been over a month! This trip changed everything. I loved it. ❤️
Some store windows. Stay warm theme. Almost every single person I saw on the streets was wearing gloves.
Something else I enjoyed: the local chocolate bars (Vintage Pantations, handmade in Umeå nordicchocolate.se & Svenska Kakaobolaget, from the South of Sweden svenskakakao.se) I returned with. We shall not talk about how much I paid for them, too scary and Halloween has already passed. 👀🥴🤫 But it's nice stuff.
#VintagePlantations #SvenskaKakaobolaget #chocolate #cranberry #darkChocolate #milkChocolate #chocolateBar #Sweden #Umea #yummy #niceThings
Random photos. First one is actually the very last I took before leaving on a night train. Mostly for the irony of "not for sale" in the window of a clothes store.
Geodesic domes were in a shopping complex. Somehow was lucky enough to be there at the right time to see the holiday lights in the city.
Ana Tudor 🐯
Callalily