Z malčkom in avtom v skandinavijo

Po našem enomesečnem "oddihu" smo zdaj že nekaj časa doma.V navednicah pa zato, ker na dopustu nismo ravno počivali, ampak prevozili lepo število kilometrov (10.200). Midva nisva za preživljanje počitnic na enem in istem mestu in srečna sva, da nama je uspelo našega malega navaditi na najin ritem in način preživljanja prostega časa. Mali se je tokrat zares izkazal in na trenutke se je zdelo, da uživa še bolj kot midva. Res, da sva pot prilagodila njemu, veliko je bilo ustavljanja, da smo se lovili, žogali, spuščali zmaja, igrali badminton - skratka počeli nekaj za "pokuriti" energijo. Za živalski intermezzo so bili tu enkratni safari Knuthenborg na Danskem, Skansen - muzej in živalski vrt na prostem v Štokholmu, opazovanje kitov na Norveškem ter številni severni jeleni in losi na cestah po vsej skandinaviji. Za potešiti male radovedneže smo se ustavili v vikinškem muzeju, splezali na pravi ledenik, dolgo opazovali ribiče in kramljali z njimi, nabirali borovnice in nenazadnje se igrali na neverjetnih igralih v kampih. In ko ti tvoj dveletnik ob zajtrku na skali s prelepim razgledom vzklikne: "Kako krasen dan!" - veš, da si na pravi poti.
Na splošno pa sem bila očarana nad švedskim dizajnom in smislom za vse kar je lepo ob boku z "ne nastopaškim" načinom življenja. S tem mislim to, da na celi naši poti po Švedski nismo srečali toliko dobrih avtomobilov kot pri nas, tam skorajda ni jaht, so pa jadrnice v vseh možnih izvedbah, hiše so majhne in preproste, a urejene s stilom.
Za Švedsko in Norveško sem vedela, da sta tako lepi in drugačni, presenetila me je pa Danska s svojo čarobno obalno pokrajino. Na eni strani strmi klifi, na drugi pa dolge peščene plaže in stari stolpi, zakopani ter pozabljeni med sipinami.
Težko je na hitro strniti doživetja enega meseca v petih državah, toliko stvari in krajev je na nas naredilo velik vtis. Spodaj je le nekaj splošnih utrinkov s poti.

After our one-month vacation we are back home for some time now. On our holiday we didn't really rested, but we drove a good number of kilometers (10,200). We are not the kind of people who spend their holidays at one and the same place and we are very happy that we made our little one get used to the rhythm of spending our free time. At times he seemed to enjoy even more than we did. It is true that the way we adapted to him, it was a lot of stopping, we played with the ball, chasing, we were descending kite, played badminton - in short, we were doing something to "burn" energy. For animal intermezzo we visited the unique safari Knuthenborg in Denmark, then Skansen - the outdoor Museum and Zoo in Stockholm, we went whale watching in Norway and we saw many reindeer and moose on the roads throughout Scandinavia. To satisfy the little curious heads we stopped in the Viking Museum, we climbed the real glacier, we observed local fishermen and chatted with them, we were picking blueberries and ultimately played on amazing playgrounds in the camps. And when your two-year-old child exclaims: "What a great day!" at your breakfast on a rock with a beautiful view - you know you're on the right track.
In general, I was captivated by the Swedish design on the side of modest lifestyle. The houses are small and simple, but decorated with style.
For Sweden and Norway, I knew they were so beautiful and different. But Denmark, it surprised me with its magical coastal landscape. Steep cliffs on the one hand and long sandy beaches with ancient towers, buried and forgotten among the dunes on the other.
It is difficult to quickly summarize the experience of one month in five countries, so many things and places impressed us. Above are just a few general impressions of the way.

Razglednica iz Skandinavije

Izkoristila bom tale redek internetni signal za kratek utrinek z našega potovanja. Že tretji teden se potepamo po deželah Skandinavije in trenutno se nahajamo na severu Norveške, v arktičnem krogu. Imamo se krasno in tukaj, na otočju Lofoten, se mi je izpolnila dolgoletna želja – videla sem kita! Z našim malim sva kar vriskala od navdušenja, ko se je potopil v globine in pokazal rep. Vendar, kot je ugotovil del naše ekipe, taki izleti na ocean niso za tiste s slabim želodcem. Bomo vedeli za drugič. ;)

Lep pozdrav z mrzlega severa!

Filmčkanje

V Toskano smo med drugim s seboj vzeli tudi našo novo stalno spremljevalko - mini kamero GoPro. Enkratna je, ker ima zelo širok kot, ker naredi lepo sliko, ker je vodoodporna, ker lahko snemaš iz številnih nenavadnih zornih kotov in ker jo zaradi trpežnega ohišja lahko brez skrbi uporablja tudi naš mali. Prava igračka za vse. Poglejte spodnji flmček in povejte ali ni dobra!? :-)

p.s. Zaradi boljše ločljivosti si filmček lahko ogledate na Vimeu (spodnji desni gumb).

We took to Tuscany our new constant companion - the mini camera GoPro. It is unique because it has a very wide angle, because it makes a very nice picture, because it is waterproof, because you can record from a number of unusual angles and because of the tough body can be safely used by our littleone. A real toy for all of us. Look the film below and tell our camera is good or not!? :-)

P. S. For better resolution you can see the movie on Vimeo (the bottom right button).

Toskana

Že lep čas me ni bilo na spregled. Z mojima fantoma sem se namreč potepala po Toskani, med tisočerimi grički, očarljivimi majhnimi mesteci, čudovitimi kmetijami in se kopala v divjih termah. Bilo je, kot že nekajkrat prej, nepozabno in spet drugače kot nazadnje. Tokrat še toliko bolj, ker sem opazovala pokrajino skozi otroške oči in spoznavala kako zabavno je lahko skrivanje v "veliki" travi, kako naravno je konjička zelo tesno objeti, kako nadvse običajno je skupaj z malim francozom, ki ga prvič vidiš, šibati na poganjalčku po kampu in vzklikati kar vzklika on: Allez!
Kakor vedno - naš mali je srkal vsa doživetja, iztisnil iz njih kar se je dalo in ob njem sva močno uživala tudi midva.

It is been a long time since I wrote last post. Me and my boys were wandering around Tuscany, among thousands of hills, charming small towns, beautiful farms and had a swim in the wild spa. It was like a couple of times before - memorable, and unlike the last time. This time even more, because I saw the landscape through the eyes of a child and learned how much fun it can be to hide in the 'big' grass, how natural it is to hug a horse very tight, how very common it is to ride a bike around the campsite together with a small french boy, you first see it, and repeat what he exclaims: Allez!
As always - our littleone enyojed all adventures and got from them all he could.
 

 

 

Foto knjiga

Pa jo imamo! Takole izgleda naša foto knjiga. Naročili smo jo pri Blurbu, ki se je izkazal s kvalitetno izdelavo in hitrim odzivom. Od naročila do prejetja knjige je namreč preteklo natanko 7 dni. Presenečeni smo bili nad kvaliteto tiska glede na ceno, tudi vezava je v redu. Barve so primerne, še posebej, če imaš kalibriran monitor. Skratka brez pripomb.
Oblikovanje je bilo seveda v moji domeni. Želela sem, da je knjiga zračna, da pridejo fotografije do izraza ter izstopijo. Prav zato sem na straneh pustila dovolj beline, se poigrala z izrezi in velikostmi fotografij. Postavitev je razgibana in na trenutke igriva, tako kot se za knjigo fotografij s potovanja spodobi.
Spodaj si oglejte nekaj fotk same knjige.

Finally we have it! Here's how our photo book looks like. We ordered it at Blurb, which impressed us with high quality and fast response. It took 7 days from ordering to recieveing the book. We were surprised about the quality of the press and the binding in terms of price. The colors are appropriate, especially if you have a calibrated monitor.
Design was of course in my domain. I wanted the book to look fresh and the photos to stand out. That's why I used enough of white spaces and I played with different sizes of photos. The layout is dynamic and at times playful, like the book of photographs from the trip has to be.
See some photos of how the book looks like below.