Hey guys, guys, we’re moving to a house! Like… tomorrow!!

I’ve mentioned it on Twitter but I guess I should blog about it too. I found the house up for rent about 2 months ago. We were thinking about buying our own place, but even if we’re saving it’s still a long way to go before we can afford it. Renting suits us better for now.

Anyway, it’s a small terrace house. 3 rooms + kitchen, with a garage and laundry room.
All of my adult life I’ve lived in apartments in apartment buildings so just having a front door – my own front door, not a stairwell – will be amazing. And I won’t have to park the car on some parking lot somewhere, I’ll have a driveway and a garage. And a lawn! A very small lawn, but still a lawn. Whee!

We’ve spent all week packing and sorting. Tomorrow we’ll get the key to the house and then we’ll move all the small stuff. On Saturday we’ll rent a trailer or something and move all the furniture. Sunday we’ll move whatever’s left + clean the old apartment.
God, I’m getting tired just writing this… As I said on Twitter I’m already dreading moving all my books.

Markus: Hey, listen, I’ve packed the camera in this box. If you at any time get a sudden urge to photograph something this is where to look. It’s in the corner with the guy, under the box of dices.

Me: The… guy?

Markus: Yeah, he’s parachuting from an aeroplane taking pictures from the sky.

Me: Parachuting… Right. I’ll probably remember that.

That’s the man I’m marrying right there, haha ♥

On the 6th of August me and Markus flew down to spend a week on the island Gotland. Already on the bus drive from the airport we realized this was going to be awesome. I think both our chins dropped at the first sight of the city wall. Despite being old and worn it looked like something from a movie, seriously.

Actually, that can be said about pretty much all of the old part of Visby – it looked like something from a movie. I’m a little jealous that some people get to live their everyday life in a place like that.

This post only has a few of the photos, but I have uploaded a HUGE album to Flickr so if you want to see all the photos you can go here.

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Back home! At last…
After our week in Visby we stayed almost a week at Markus parents, relaxing and visiting friends.
It feels like we’ve been gone a long time.

Our trip to Gotland was AMAZING and we had a lot of fun! I know I raved about Munich, but I think I have to say Visby is even more beautiful. But I’ll blog about that later. I have a lot of bags to unpack and like a million photos to sort through – but before that I’m gonna go sleep in my own bed for a change.

See ya!

Seaside sunset in Visby, Gotland

Only a few more days to go before my summer vacation starts. I love my job, but this week… damn.
The days have been endless. I can’t wait for my 4 weeks of freedom!

We actually have something REALLY cool planned for next week:
We’re going to The Medieval Week on Gotland!

Gotland is a large island off the south-eastern coast of Sweden and, according to the photos and video clips I’ve seen, absolutely stunning. The biggest city on the island is Visby which is this incredibly well-preserved medieval city. It’s full of ruins but also have lots of still intact medieval buildings.
In honor of this they arrange a huge annual festival revolving around the Middle Age. The festival is really big and popular, with visitors from all over the world. I think it will be legendary!

From the website:

“During eight days in August the Middle Age is back. Gotland’s special settings, Visby’s 200 medieval houses on winding lanes, splendid church ruins, and the magnificent city wall frame a spectacle without equal.”

I’m really excited about it! I love knights and castles and all that stuff – and I’ve never been to Gotland. People keep telling me how beautiful and special the island is, it’s one of those places you sort of have to visit at least once if you’re Swedish.

We’re flying down there on monday morning. I wish time could go just a little faster… *taps foot*