Last weekend I was lucky enough to visit Stockholm, one of the Scandinavian cities that was on my "I definitively want to go there list." The week before, I asked F., a Swedish colleague of mine, what he would recommend visiting, and the first thing he told me about was the Vasa Museum, a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628 that sank on her first trip very close to the Stockholm harbor... That was an interesting story, but the amazing second part, more than 300 years later, is that they were able to recover the ship, which was kept in very good condition because of the composition of the water around that area. So you get this incredible experience to visit this gigantic ship almost as it was in the 17th century. I would recommend a visit to Stockholm just to see it. In this picture, you can see the ship in the background with a small sailor doll in the exhibition (using the wonders of perspective, it looks like a real one!).

A couple of years ago I visited Portugal and I had a great time in that country, visiting Porto, Lisbon, Sintra, and Cabo da Roca, the westernmost spot of Portugal and also the westernmost part of the European Continent. I think this fact is really cool because you cannot go any further :). I would love to come back to the country: beautiful landscapes, great weather, nice people, and amazing food!.

In September 2010 we had the chance to visit Porto flying directly from Dublin. This was the first time we visited Portugal, and thanks to a Portuguese friend of mine, we tasted the famous "Bacallau" in a restaurant close to the city center that was absolutely delicious. We also had the opportunity to visit one of the bodegas and tasted the famous Porto. Not only did we have very good food and wine, but we were also welcomed by a gorgeous old city center. Highly recommended.

One of my first images of Europe was the majestic old walled city of Carcassonne. A Scotish friend invited me to visit this place with a friend of hers who was visiting her, and I was so happy that I was able to go. I loved the city! I was able to come back some years later when I took a train trip from Girona to Carcassonne, and during the night I was able to capture this shot.

O'Connell Street is probably the busiest street in Dublin at any given time with buses coming and going to every corner of the city, pedestrians crossing and meeting at the spire, and taxis waiting for passengers. It is almost a privilege to see it completely deserted, as you can observe in this picture. Some years ago, while I was living in Ireland, I had to go once to a public office in the city center, and I tried to arrive as soon as it was opening. The sun was just coming up, and the street looked so empty that I decided to take this shot. It was not intended, but I captured the James Larking statue in the spotlight. He was a trade union leader and socialist activist, and there is a picture honoring him in the middle of this famous street.

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