McDonald's (Stockholm 2019)

I know this may sound really weird but I don't like McDonald's. You maybe wondering why I would have McDonald's in Sweden and the answer is I was exhausted. I was so tired, saw it and thought maybe it would be different.

The burger I ordered was Cheese 'n' Bacon Stack which is the one on the left.

I ordered chips and Fanta Exotic, so I will mention that the drink tasted like Fanta Fruit Twist. The chips were the way I like them, soggy but the main thing is the burger, it was dry, I don't know if it's the gherkins that has made the burger taste vinegary but it was too much. It doesn't look as good as the picture which is normal for fast food.

Verdict is I still don't like McDonald's.

What's In My Travel Carry On Bag? (Stockholm 2019)

Just before you get into this blog post I thought I would mention that I took photos and wrote this the day before I left to come back to England so the backgrounds are a little different.

The bag I am using is my everyday bag, I use this as a work bag, as a gym bag, as a shopping bag, I love it so much.
Bag: Selfridge

I organised my bag as you can see into two pouches, there is my pink Champneys Spa pouch and my PVC clear pouch that was a freebie from something.

The PVC bag is my cosmetics/toiletries so I have a couple of sanitary towels, there was more when I started my trip, my glasses which are Giorgio Armani, Carex hand sanitiser - can't stand having dirty hands, Malin + Goetz - my favourite lip balm ever, Tangle Teezer and my loop recorder fob plus some Invisibobble.

I have my laptop with me in the battered bag and my NHS documents that explains the loop recorder that is inside me, I can't have the metal detector things go on me.

My Champneys Spa bag is full of tech bits, I have my passport, my Duracell battery pack with charger cable, card holder from Katie Loxton, laptop charger, phone charger, headphones and pens and pencils.

These two books are from Paperchase, the brown Kraft book is my design book for my brand Maude & Noah and the pink Sisterhood book is just a notebook that if I have any ideas for blog posts or any other projects I have on the go them I can write it down.

ABBA The Museum (Stockholm 2019)

The main reason for my trip to Stockholm was to go to the ABBA museum, as a child I was obsessed, I want to be like Agnetha so I always said I wanted to go see where she was from.

I decided to go on my birthday as a treat for myself.

The museum is all about the band, the movies Mamma Mia and also other work they have done. I love seeing the actual outfits that were worn by the actual cast.

I loved seeing all the old pictures of them as youngsters.

There are some picture opportunities available round the place, you can go on stage, sit on the bench, all sorts really.

I loved the EuroVision section, being able to see their award and hearing the story about how they got it.

I am a big fan of their costumes so love seeing behind the scenes.

I learnt that Agnetha and Anni-Frid would have a glass of champagne before the show in their dressing room and Benny and Björn would play a game of chess. I really want one of those Japan jackets.

I loved seeing all the costumes, my family one year had a 70s & 80s party, it was more ABBA/Queen and 80s party but I really wanted to wear the cat costume, sadly I don't have the figure for it and couldn't get the costume.

If you are into ABBA then it is well worth the money to go visit, tickets cost about SEK 250,00 so about £20 and for the SEK 20,00 for the Audioguide so £2 which I did and was so glad I did, you listen to Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Björn and Benny tell you about their stories and memories over the years.

Get your tickets here.

7-Eleven (Stockholm 2019)

7-Eleven Inc. is a Japanese-American international chain of convenience stores, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The chain was founded in 1927 as Tote'm Stores until it was renamed in 1946.

Every corner you turn in Stockholm there is a 7-Eleven, we don't have 7-Eleven in the UK anymore although there are rumours they are coming soon.

I had popped in a few times, they sell reasonably priced food and by reasonably priced I mean really cheap, this yoghurt pot and toastie was 35SEK which is about £2.82, really filling and tasty. The toastie was some sort of salami, cheese and a cream cheese, it was the best toastie I have had.

For some reason I went in and got a chocolate croissant which is weird because I don't normally like them but I did this time and even went back and purchased a few more, they work out at about £1 each.

Did I mention that I really liked the toasties? I do, I went back and got two one night for dinner and yes it was part of the 2 for 35SEK deal.