Dankzij mijn werk als stewardess kom ik op de leukste plaatsen in Europa. Oslo is een relatief nieuwe bestemming voor ons. Voorheen vlogen wij er ook naartoe maar sliepen we er nooit. Tot enkele maanden geleden want Oslo is nu voor ons een zogenaamde "nachtstop bestemming". Ik arriveerde rond 2 uur in de middag in het hotel en werd pas de volgende dag om 5 uur in de ochtend opgehaald. Tijd voor een wandeling door deze prachtige Noorse stad!
Together with many other destinations in Norway, Alesund it in my ultimate favorite layover destination list. Basically all the hotels in Norway are beyond good; always healthy eating options, awesome beds, clean bathrooms and well equiped gyms. Not to forget the beautiful views you have everywhere. Norway is just really, really pretty. Don't forget to check out my previous layovers in Alesund. Anyway, these photos were taken a week ago, when I was on a luxurious 4 day trip thanks to my job as a flight attendant. We arrived a bit late (around 5PM) but since it was still very light outside, I wandered around for a while to take some photos. I hope you enjoy them :)
Dankzij mijn werk als stewardess vlieg ik heel europa door, inmiddels alweer 3,5 jaar. Nu ik op bijna elke nachtstop bestemming wel ben geweest heb ik natuurlijk ook zo mijn favorieten gekregen en een daarvan is het prachtige Kristiansand, gelegen in Noorwegen. Niet alleen is het hotel echt super fijn, de omgeving is echt prachtig!
Kristiansand ligt eigenlijk aan de kust tussen de fjorden. De stad is vrij klein maar erg mooi. Ik vind het heerlijk om bij de haven rond te wandelen maar er zijn ook diverse grote meren waar je kan hiken. Samen met mijn crew hebben we lekker gepicknickt aangezien het een waanzinnige 30 graden was die dag! Met een strakblauwe lucht is Kristiansand toch echt wel het mooist :)
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Thanks to my job as a flight attendant for more than 3,5 years I'm seeing all these beautiful cities in Europa. At this moment I've almost seen every nightstop destination which resulted in me having a few favorites. Kristiansand is one of them, located in Norway. Not only is the hotel pretty amazing, the whole area is breathtaking too.
Kristiansand is located along the coastline of Norway in between those amazing fjords. The city itself is not too big but very pretty. I love to wander around in the harbor or at the lakes, which is pretty good for hiketrips. Together with the crew we enjoyed a small picknick at one of those pretty lakes while sunbathing because it was an amazing 30 degrees celcius. Kristiansand is the most beautiful with bright blue skies :)
Jullie hebben hem natuurlijk stiekem al in de vorige post gezien, maar hier is dan de officiele outfit post van wat ik droeg op mijn verjaardag in Trondheim. Mijn liefste mama was natuurlijk mee, en aangezien zij ook verantwoordelijk is voor 99 procent van alle outfit foto's hier op mijn blog, moesten we natuurlijk een paar plaatjes schieten. Dit moet dan ook wel de allermooiste foto locatie op mijn hele blog zijn. Ik hoop dat jullie het een mooie look vinden :)
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Probably you've already seen this outfit in the previous post, but I thought it was worth a post of its own. Because this is what I wore during my birthday in Trondheim, Norway. My mum joined me on this trip and since she takes about 99% of all the outfit photos you see on this blog, we had to take a couple of pictures in trondheim as well. This is by far the most beautiful photo location on my blog. I hope you like this floral look :)
24 April was ik jarig, 25 werd ik die dag. En zoals altijd was ik aan het werk. Dit keer ook expres, want ik had een reis aangevraagd met de gedachte om mijn moeder mee te nemen. Ik kreeg een super goede nachtstop in Trondheim, Noorwegen en we zouden al om 12 uur 's middags in het hotel aankomen.
Dus boekte ik het ticket en mijn moeder ging voor de allereerste keer met mij mee. Ik werd al drie jaar bij dit bedrijf, maar het was er nog niet van gekomen. Het was zo leuk! Mijn moeder vond het helemaal te gek en ze mocht de landing in Trondheim meemaken in de cockpit. Ook op de terugweg naar Amsterdam zat ze in de cockpit, super! In Trondheim hadden we ook echt de tijd van ons leven. Ik liet haar de stad zien en nam haar daarna mee in het trammetje de bergen in, om te genieten bij een bevroren meer. Het was prachtig weer, strakblauw en 17 graden, heerlijk! Tijdens de zonsondergang genoten we van een lekker diner in de skybar van ons hotel, met uitzicht op de fjorden. Dit was by far mijn beste verjaardag!
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The 24th of april was my birthday, I turned 25 that day. And as always I was working. But this time I specially requested a trip because I wanted to take my mum with me. On my roster was a beautiful layover in Trondheim, Norway, where we would arrive at noon.
So I booked the ticket for my mum and she joined me on my flight for the very first time. I'm working as a flight attendant now for over three years, but finally it was the time to take her with me. It was so much fun and my mother absolutely loved it. During the landing in Trondheim she sat in the cockpit, an experience she will never forget. In Trondheim we had an absolutely fabulous time, I showed her the beautiful city and took her to a frozen lake. The weather was also beautiful: blue skies and 17 degrees, I couldn't have wished for moer. We enjoyed a lovely diner during the sunset in the hotels skybar. This was by far my best birthday.
Een aantal dagen geleden had ik een heerlijke nachtstop in Alesund (ik ben stewardess). Het weer was prachtig; strakblauwe lucht en nog best aan de warme kant ook met zo'n 16 graden. Hoewel we redelijk laat op de dag aankwamen, zo rond 17.00 uur, besloten we toch nog even naar buiten te gaan.
We beklommen de bekende berg in Alesund met het panoramische uitzicht over de stad. Het was een behoorlijk klim maar alles meer dan waard. Helaas was het nog wel te vroeg voor de zonsondergang, maar het uitzicht was alsnog prachtig. Na ons klim avontuur daalden we weer af voor een heerlijk diner in de stad. Vervolgens liepen we terug naar het hotel waar we de zon in de zee hebben zien zakken. Alesund is echt te gek! Zijn jullie er wel eens geweest?
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A few dags ago I had a wonderful layover in Alesund (I'm a flight attendant). The weather was amazing: blue skies and pretty warm as well, with a nice 16 degrees celcius. We arrived a bit late (around 17.00pm), but we went outside anyway.
We climbed up the mountain in Alesund with a panoramic view over the citycenter. It was quite a challenge, climbing up, but most definitely worth it! Unfortunately it was still too early for the sunset, but the view was beyond amazing. After our adventure we walked down to the citycenter for a lovely diner. Afterwards while walking back to the hotel we saw the sunset and it was breathtaking. Have you already been to Alesund?
Trondheim is een van mijn meest favoriete bestemmingen (ik werk als stewardess). En onlangs heeft het bedrijf ons verhuisd naar een nieuw hotel vlak bij de haven. Mijn kamer had werkelijk een fantastisch uitzicht op de fjorden en de gym die het hotel heeft is echt gigantisch!
Noorwegen blijft mooi, de natuur is zo prachtig en de mensen zo lief! Iedereen spreekt goed engels en daarnaast hebben de meeste echt wel gevoel voor stijl! Dus ik vind het altijd heerlijk om even een dag in dat prachtige land te zijn. Na twee uur in de gym te zijn geweest ben ik nog even tijdens zonsondergang een rondje buiten wezen wandelen. Wat een prachtig helder weer, te gek voor foto's! Ik heb namelijk een nieuwe telefoon, een samsung galaxy s4 en zoals je begrijpt moest de camera even uitgetest worden. Ik hoop dat je de foto's mooi vind :)
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Hi loves,
Trondheim is one of my favorite destinations (I work as a flight attendant). Recently our company has changed our hotel to one which is close to the harbor. My room had the most magnificent view over the fjords and the gym in the hotel is gigantic! It's huuuuuge!
Norway is such a beautiful country: the nature is amazing and the people are very sweet. I think all the people speak english very well and besides that the norwegians do have a great sense of style! So I always love to nightstop in Norway. After two hours in the gym I went outside to shoot pictures during the sunset. The weather was beautiful: bright blue skies, amazing for photos! I have a new phone, a samsung galaxy s4 and as you may understand I wanted to test the camera. So I hope you enjoy the pictures :-)
Two weeks ago I flew to Sandefjord Torp, a beautiful city in Norway. It was a sunny afternoon and I wandered around in the city and harbor. I walked up a hill and discovered a beautiful lake and an amazing view point too. It was a quiet afternoon and the perfect weather to enjoy the sunset.
Being in Norway quite a lot thanks to my job as a flight attendant makes me appreciate the nature and wilderness even more than I did before. It's my medicine to become relaxed and zen after a busy day at work. Just looking at something so beautiful or walking around and breathing in the fresh forest air. And Norway is super close to perfection. Too bad the days are short during this time of the year. I took a lot of pictures, which I hope you enjoy! :)
“ It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement;
the greatest source of visual beauty;
the greatest source of intellectual interest.
It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living. ”
I'm fully back to work after my holiday in South Africa. And my roster was not too bad: I had a 24 hour layover in Stavanger, Norway. To make some things clear: I'm a flight attendant, for those of you who read my blog for the first time. :-)
Stavanger is a very beautiful city! I wanted to go to preikestolen (the amazing viewing point in the fjords) but this was not an option since it's getting dark really early and the hike was 2 hours just one way. Hopefully oneday during the summer. For now I just strolled around, had diner with the crew and enjoyed the beautiful citycenter of Stavanger.
The lake is also very beautiful. They have a huge tree and decorated it with a lot of red hearts, super romantic! I hope you like the pictures :)
Two weeks ago it was time to enjoy the autumn colors of Trondheim, Norway. As a flight attendant I'm going on nightstops/layovers several times a week. This nightstop was pretty perfect: we took a tram to go up to the mountains to see a beautiful lake.
I've been to Trondheim already a couple of times, and I'm always in for something fun. Since it was not my firs time here, I'm pretty familiar with the city itself and the highlights. But I've never heard of this lake or that you can take a tram into the mountains, this was all new stuff for me! And it was a great experience!
The ride itself was amazing: such a beautiful view! If you want to do the same: take the tram and go to the final stop 'Lian'. The lake was gorgeous and the orange colored trees looked so beautiful, it was a breathtaking view!
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Two weeks ago I had the pleasure to nightstop in Alesund, Norway. Eventhough it was just a short layover (arriving at 5PM and departing the next day at 5AM) I did make the most out of it!
Alesund is almost two hours away from Amsterdam (by plane ofcourse) and is located in the northern part of Norway. It's such a beautiful city which is known for it's Art Nouveau architecture. I walked around for a while and watched the sunset from the top of the hill, which is a popular viewing point.
Because I'm a flight attendant, I don't have a lot of opportunities to look outside the window of the airplane. But this flight wasn't really full, so I had the change to watch the beautiful fjords shortly before landing. Besides that, as you probably already have guessed, I took a bunch of pictures from the citycenter as well. I hope you enjoy Norway as much as I do, I would love to go back :)
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There are quite a few days a year that I really don't like my job, for example when I do 4 flights a day, when passengers get angry with me or when I don't see my family/friends/boyfriend for 2 weeks. But most of the time my life as a flight attendant is pretty perfect. And last week was yet another day to add to my 'perfect' list. I arrived really early (11 o'clock in the morning) in Kristiansand, Norway.
Together with my amazing crew we walked around in the mountains for the afternoon. We got ourselves wine, crisps and other delicious food to make our day perfect. It was nice and sunny, the sky was blue most of the time and the lakes in Kristiansand are beyond amazing. So yes, on days like these, with a very good hotel as well, I really, really LOVE my job :)
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Just a quickie from Sandefjord, Norway. It was a windy and grey day, perfect to stay inside. So that's what I did most of my time. I went to the gym (dreaming of a bikini body) and had a very healthy norwegian breakfast. I just went outside to take some pictures, so I hope you like them. No beautiful sceneries today, just a simple outfitpost of what I wear on a nightstop. Enjoy!
Finally, day 5 of my 5 day trip. Came out of Glasgow this morning, but is was cold and rainy, so I didn't went out. But I have some cool pictures for you from Trondheim, where I was two days ago. It was again a beautiful day, just like Linkoping. I decided to dye my hair to a chocolate brown color, what do you think? You like it? I'm very pleased with it.
After I did my hair, I went out for a 2 hour walk in Trondheim. It was so beautiful. It's good to be with yourself sometimes, I really enjoy it. After wandering around in town I climbed up to the hill with a cute little house and sat there for half an hour in the sunshine. There was no wind, just beautiful sunshine and bright blue skies. It was a moment where I felt extremely happy.
There is this thing about Norway, or Scandinavia in general, which I truly love. The beauty is beyond amazing and makes me long for a life abroad. You know, to start completely over, in a new and yet undiscovered world. Without knowing anybody or anything. But hey, that's just me daydreaming. Fortunately, I have a job which takes me to pretty places and let me discover something new every single day.
I haven't been to Kristiansand (Norway) for quite some time. I think it was last year, on my birthday, when I strolled around together with the crew. We climbed the hills, discovered the most beautiful view over the fjords. Yes, Kristiansand is beyond beautiful. And two days ago, when I was on reserve duty, they called me out to nightstop in Kristiansand. It was 9 degrees, the sky was blue and the sun shone, such a perfect day to take some pictures! I hope you enjoy them.
Merry christmas everyone! Hope you had an amazing day, with lots of love, food and maybe even some presents? My trip during christmas was a present itself. I started with a day over in Trondheim on the 24th of December. We rented a car (and got a nice upgrade to a more luxurious one) and drove 2,5 hours to the south of Norway for a husky sled tour in Röros. We had only 5 hours of daylight, but it was so magical and amazing, a true once in a lifetime experience.
The husky's were really sweet, we had to put them in front of the sled ourselves, with a little bit of help from the owner. I had my own sled with 4 beautiful dogs. We did a 1,5 hour tour which was beautiful, like breathtaking. But the dogs are very powerful, and so I fell of my sled twice, one time with my face in the snow. Haha. But it was a lot of fun and I will never forget it! With -10 degrees it was really cold, but thank goodness the owner had some nice 'jumpsuits'(?) for us available and some extra hats to borrow.
And afterwards we drove back to Trondheim for a lovely DIY christmas diner. We had to make our own diner, since the hotel was basically empty (we were the only 4 persons in the hotel). They had some microwave food for us, but we prefered something more tasty. ;-) And so we had our own little mini grill with veggies and meat. Ohnomnomnom :)
Hope you all had a wonderfull week. I can proudly say that I passed all my exams and can fly for another year. Yay! Once a year we have exams in order to continue flying. It's like a license which you need to keep up to date. It's all about flight safety and aircraft type related things (I fly the fokker and embraer airplanes so I need to learn all the locations of the safety equipment and more safety related items). Besides passing the flight safety exams, I also had to practise an emergency evacuation in the simulator. It was very interesting to do.
And it has been a while since my last update! I'm so sorry for that guys, but I really was running out of time. I also came back from a really nice trip last week. I went to Trondheim and Sandefjord Torp. We went out, had lots of fun and enjoyed the pretty sights of Trondheim. And... I'm asked on a date! Awesome, haha. Today I was supposed to be in Venice, a trip I requested, but luck was not on my side. The aircraft went technical and so we stayed in Glasgow for a bit too long. And now I'm back home and tomorrow I'm on standbye duty again... More outfit pictures comming soon and... I have some great collaborations comming up shortly!
A couple of days ago I had a nightstop with a lot of time in Trondheim. Last time I was there, it was covered in a thick layer of snow. So this was pretty good. The temperature was around 20 degrees celcius, the sun was shining and the best part: it was that one day in the year that there was a food festival in Trondheim. Have I told you already I love food? So this was a great opportunity to try out the best Norwegian salmon and other scandinavian goodies. We had the best time!
Later during the day we took a ferry to a small island. Originally it was a ford, later on it became a monestry and it ended up as a prison? Kind of a strange storyline but the island itself was pretty awesome. We walked around, climed some rocks and chilled on a hill in the sun. I was there with one of my best collegue friends, so that made the day even better!
Around 5.30PM we took the boat back to Trondheim and had dinner at one of the best tapas restaurants: BakGarden. Just a couple of minutes away from our hotel but it was the best food I had in ages. The waiters were extremely friendly and good and the food was beyond delicious!
And even more pictures from my nightstop in Trondheim. With the spring season in my mind, I started my trip in Marseille. It was somewhere around 18 degrees. The next day, we flew to Trondheim. During the flight I looked outside and the whole landscape was covered in snow. Amazing! As you can see, the second picture is made from the cockpit. Trondheim looks beautiful covered in snow.
We walked around all day. Went to a church, walked uphill and had dinner in a lovely restaurant in the harbour. I ate a tuna steak, which was pretty delicious!
More pictures to come! Hope you enjoyed this post.
Hi dear all,
