The quiet & lay back City of Vaxjo, Sweden

I wrote this post when i was still in Vaxjo but didnt managed to complete & publish it..heee..now, continue..

 

After the tiring 30 hours journey (Kch-KL, Kl-Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Copenhagen, Copenhagen-Vaxjo)..we finally reached Vaxjo, pronounce as 'Vex-hoe' (struggling to pronounce it right at first..and the mat saleh are laughing at our wrong pronounciation..daaa).

 

taking a 2 hours train ride from Copenhagen to Vaxjo

 

the hotel where we stayed - Best Western Royal Corner..highly remomended!

 

Vaxjo is a small city of Kronoberg, Sweden with the population of around 80,000. This city is awarded as the greenest city of Europe..i couldnt agree more..it is indeed. If you want to get away from stress & endless work presure, this is the place that can offer you heaven of comfortness... There is nothing to worry and hurry here...its like everybody is on a holiday..nothing to rush..no heavy traffic..people walk or cycle..they jog and walk along the lake...you cross the road, the cars stop..even the bus driver stopped!  There was an incident where this bus suddently stopped - the driver got down the bus - cross over to the other side of the road - just to help an old lady to cross and get into the bus!!!) goodness me, this place is full of harmony... However, for shopping enthausiast like me, Vaxjo has limited shopping activities to offer. There is no big shopping mall, just a small stores at pedestrian streets. No variety either, so Vaxjo is not for shopping (plus the price is quite expensive for us Malaysian). It is a place for relaxing, enjoying beautiful natures and clean air....the air is so fresh and clean even the car's exhaust smoke smells like a sauna...hahahaha

 

A very unique designed apartment

 

 

 



hurmmmmm..ok...hahaha



look...how beautiful it is with a rainbow as the background

You see..the street is so quiet..i can even lay on the street and no car will run over me..haha

hmmm...beautiful

 

How to get around the city? Walk..walk...walk... Or .... Cycle! I can say that cycling is the most important mode of transportation here...this is how they can preserve & sustain their green environment.

 

 

 

We managed to cycled around..well..we cycled the whole day..i was struggling to cycle at first..helooooo...i didnt touch a bicycle for like 30 years and suddenly here I am on the bike...I almost walk back to the hotel and leave the bike in the middle of the road...but with encouragements from Mr.Hubby 'yes...you can do it'...'its getting better'..'yeahh...a little bit more' (i got pissed actually..so ishkkkk ishkkkk), I finally enjoyed my ride..fuhhh

 



 

The best part of the ride was...the castle..the Teleborg Castle...this castle was erected by Count Fredrik Bonde af Björnö as a wedding gift to his young wife Anna Koskull in 1900. 17 years later the couple had died, and the castle was used as a hotel for young girls and for accommodation in general. In 1964 the city of Växjö bought it and the surrounding park from the Bonde family and is today mainly used for representation, weddings and conferences.  I went in but nobody was there..not even the receptionist..so, i make myself confortable looking around, taking pictures, used the wash room..hmm, i didnt find the bedroom!

The Teleborg Castle of Vaxjo

 

There are too many pictures taken and I just couldnt share it here...4 days in Vaxjo was good enough to explore the city..I surely miss this place for its serenity and all the beautiful wonders nature can give..masyallah..the place is so beautiful..



The End of Sweden...country visted no.13

 

owh myyyyyy...this blog of mine is so berhabuk...am i so busy? hmm...maybe...

i guess its the time to let loose a bit..taking like 10 minutes a day to paint my feelings & emotion on this blog rather than i hempas myself to the wall...haha..wait arrr waitttt...let me go to my class teaching a bunch of excited teenagers..then i'l update my blog..huhu

its the final day of class for this semester and im so relief...fuhhh

excited because they have finished all the modules for this semester..huhh..wait till you sit for your final exam next 2 weeks..hahaha..you can do it girls!!