ahead of our European vacation i decided to finally bite the bullet and get a digital camera. this is something i’ve been wanting to do for over two years but couldn’t rationalize buying since i didn’t have a practical reason for the purchase. after snooping around World of Photography, a local camera retailer in Columbus, i settled on a $40 used Sony Cyber-shot with 3.3 mega pixels. the memory card only allows for 80 photos at a time, so not only has this device been helpful in whimsically capturing memories, but it has made me a lot more intentional with taking pictures. here are a few glimpses into the moments i got to experience while on a two-week hiatus in the U.S. and across the Atlantic.

when one has an eight hour layover in NYC, you have to make the most of it!!! i trained into the city for an iced vanilla matcha from Drip Drop Café and a cinnamon bun from Claude Bakery (it was SO worth it).

Emma & Stockholm while we pulled an all-nighter from our travels

Emma, James, and I in our hotel room

Mormor & Morfar at the cutest café in Vaxholm, Vaxholms Hembygdsgårds Café

my momma & I enjoying some Sancerre on a rainy day (Swedish-style with a strawberry on the rim)

the beauty of Vaxholm!! to get here we took the ferry from Stockholm through the archipelago, which takes about an hour

yellow roses outside of Hedvig Eleonora Church

enjoying Emma’s favorite drink to order when we go to Stockholm, the Chandon Garden Spritz

and also enjoying the view from my favorite bar in Stockholm, Dramatenterrassen

the night we enjoyed a picnic of baguettes, cheese and strawberries for dinner in Djurgården

the Shaw fam at another one of our favorite watering holes, Mosebacketerrassen

we discovered STORA Bageriet thanks to Emma coming across their Instagram and it was so good that went there eight times within the span of four days

the view of the iconic street Strandvägen from our hotel

Emma & I outside of the cutest textile shop in the world, Hilda Hilda

the ceiling of the church within the National Tile Museum in Lisbon

the beautiful architecture and rolling hills of Santa Catarina

not to be dramatic or anything but life isn’t the same without immediate access to a pastel de nata

my beautiful view at dinner!!!

da trammmmmmm

and last but certainly not least, what I ordered for dinner at Brassica when i got back to Columbus

now GET THE CAMERA!!!!!!

💘, HANNA