Our days in Addis Ababa (the capital of Ethiopia) were wonderful... too wonderful that I didn't even have the chance to carry my camera around for a few photos! We found some great ethnic restaurants, suntanned at the renowned Sheraton hotel, discovered tiny villages on a mountain, and visited with great new friends!
Then it was off to Istanbul. Wow. What a special and breathtaking culture. So historic, so rich, so alluring. Being in South Europe is an experience like none other. The city was literally blanketed with mosques. I counted over 20 just from our hotel window! Samuel and I were walking through the old city on our first afternoon in Turkey when all of the mosques began their bellowing calls to prayer simultaneously. Such an experience. Such a cry from my heart.
This building was a mosque, then a church, then a mosque and now a museum...
Last Friday morning we loaded up all our 100kilos of baggage (yet again) and jumped on the flight that would take us to our new home in Varberg... via Gothenburg... on the west coast of Sweden. It is really a beautiful city. The center is full of quant shops and cobblestone streets that run right down to the ocean with all of it's nude, and not so nude beaches. We found out the day before leaving Ethiopia that we got an apartment too! It's a 5 minute walk from Sam's mom and dad and close to the ocean as well.
Here's a few photos from the last days...
Valentine's Day roses from me Valentine...
My nephew Aron and new niece Ida!! They're living one hour away in Gothenburg!
The sweet baby! Ida Ester Inga-Louise Magnusson!!
Me and Sam's mama in -5 degree celsius weather! I'm really missing Africa now.
The first time I've seen snow in a long time!
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