A weekend in Munich

Last weekend we went to Munich. It was my birthday gift to Matts and we had some great day in south Germany. The weather was perfect, warm and sunny, and so was the company. We had lots of beer (that was Matts) and Shorle (for me), ate both typical German food (sauerkraut and schnitzel) as well as Greek stuff.

We explored the city by night and day and did lots and lots of walking. On the Friday we visited the Frauenkirche and walked past many other beautiful buildings. After a great hotel breakfast on Saturday we took a walk in the English Gardens where we also had lunch - outside by a lake in November!!!

Munich by night and day.
Frida and Lars discussing birds in Englisher Garten.

On the way from the park we walked past the Angel of freedom that looked really pretty in the sun. Then we headed for the German national museum of Science and Technology (Deutsches Museum), a very interesting museum with too much to explore for just a couple of hours...

The Sunday was devoted for the BMW museum and BMW world and then it was time for us to board our flight back to Copenhagen airport, tired but satisfied after a great time in Germany.

Not only airspeed

A small correction: it's not the airspeed itself that make my eye shadows wander around on my eyelids, but the tearing it causes. The stuff I use is good stuff, not bad make up that a little wind can displace just like that. :-)

Make up and glasses

Last week my glasses broke. It's really about time for me to get a new pair, but I'll wait until spring because pregnancy can temporarily change the eyesight. While waiting for my glasses to return from the optician I had to use my contact lenses. Since I have a lot of astigmatism and the contacts don't correct for that I spent a few days trying to read as little as possible (the letters were really indistinct) and all in all it went well. I did discover something new though: Putting on make up and then taking a bike ride did not result in my eye shadows being all displaces due to the airspeed as they usually are (especially here where it's so windy). And then, when I got my glasses back the problem came back. I guess my glasses just aren't aerodynamically compatible with make up... Today, however, it was a pretty calm day and my make up stayed put all the way to the school where I now work and back home again. I guess I just have to hope for less wind in the future. Good luck with that living in one of the windiest parts of Sweden...

Yet another walk in Skåne

Last Saturday it was time for a walk again. This time we went to Tomelilla for a nice hike on the countryside. We woke up to a gray sky, but during the day the sun came through more and more and when we came back to Lund in the afternoon the sky was clear blue - for the first time in more than a week. (Unfortunately the sky didn't stay blue and it has rained every day since Saturday.) The walk took us through small forests and over open fields. And, of course, past some sheep...



Saturday also was Matts 30th birthday and after relaxing a bit at home we went out for dinner. This time we tried an Austria inspired restaurant here in Lund, Rauhrackel. We both liked it and both realized that we probably liked it that much because of our two years in Switzerland. :-) Matts, of course, loved their beer selection that in contrast to many Swedish restaurants actually had several interesting brews on their menu. It was a nice ending on a nice day.

Weekend trip to Oskarshamn

This weekend, Matts and I rented a car to go to Oskarshamn. Matts and his grandfather both have birthdays within a week and yesterday it was time to celebrate them both with a delicious dinner. The whole family was there and it was a very nice afternoon. I put on my new dress for the first time and showed off my growing belly for anyone interested - and it sure grew after eating all that good fish and fruit and the homemade cakes...

Surprise in the mail!

About 1½ week ago, I got a dispatch form in the mail for a Amazon parcel I just couldn't remember ordering. Ergo, it must be from someone else. How exciting! I jumped on my bike to go to the post office and pick it up as soon as I could. Then I really had to restrain myself, not to rip it open until I came back home - a really hard task I have to say. Anyhow, inside of the carton, there was a nicely wrapped gift and a small note with a greeting from a good friend in Switzerland. The gift was a book of high interest for me right now (click here to find out more about it). Thank you so much Liz!

New wallpaper

For about a week our place was a total mess. Why? Because the painter came around to put up new wallpaper in our living room, hallway and bedroom as well as to paint our bathroom and our kitchen cabinets. Clever as I am, I put the computer in the drawer in the living room table as usual the night before he came, and hence could not reach it for the following days...

However, our place is so much nicer now and when we have put the pictures on the walls again, there'll be more pictures coming.

Sourdough bread no. 2 - part four

Ok, I know it's been a long time since I last wrote anything, but here the result of the sourdough baking project finally comes. The bread was very tasty (even if it had a slight beer taste in the beginning - something Matts wasn't too happy about at breakfast time) and was perfect with cheese, tomatoes and black pepper. :-) Now it's long gone and I have a batch of breakfast rolls in the oven as I write. But that's another story. :-)

Sourdough bread no.2 - part three

After 24 h of rising, the dough was still well contained in the bowl. Phew! This morning it was time to add the final ingredients to the dough: 500 g crushed rye, 1 deciliter sunflower seeds, 100 g linseed, 1 tbsp dark brown sugar and 1 can of beer (33 cl).

I mixed the dough until everything was well blended and then poured it into two 2 liter baking tins and let them sit for eight hours. In the beginning I was sure the tins would be flooded by the rising dough, but they just managed to contain the dough inside of them. :-) Now it's time for the final step, 1 h and 15 min at 200 C in the oven and then I'll let them rest wrapped in towels until the morning when Matts and I will try them for breakfast to see if they are eatable at all. I am very skeptical when it comes to the beer part, but hopefully it will add a really nice flavor to the bread...

Sourdough bread no.2 - part two

Today I fed the sourdough with 1 liter water, 2 tbsp salt, 1½ liter whole grain rye flour and ½ liter plain white flour. Now it's supposed to stay put and preferably not grow out of the bowl until tomorrow when the final ingredients will be added.

So far it hasn't risen too much, but we'll see about that at the end of today. Our kitchen might be filled with dough sooner than we think...