Moving
I am aware of that the blog is a bit of a mess at the moment - but that's because it's about to move! Woop!
New one still not quite ready - but further on you'll find me HERE!
Sunday love
Me and darling Josie have started a new sunday tradition - since both of us usually spend that day sitting around staring numbly in to the wall, we thought we'd change that up a bit. So since a couple of weeks back, our new thing is dinner + movie at Josies, then live music wherever it can be found!
This sunday we ended up at the l'internationale, a really cool venue with cheap drinks and lots of live music. Recommended!
Happy days!
This disgusting cold of mine is really starting to try my temper, which is why I am more than happy to report that by thursday it MUST be gone. It has no choice but to be moved out of my body by then, because thursday this week is a very special day...
Anyone want to take a wild guess??
Baby bottles and a bruised bum
Last night I decided, against my better judgement, to give the coughing and nose blowing a nice night out on the town with two of my favourite people - Josie and Duncan. First, fondue, wine in baby bottles and climbing over tables in Montmartre. After that we moved up the road to Chez Camille, had a drink before we said goodbye to Josie and moved on to WOS, where a GI Jane costume awaited me.. A fun night that ended in a bruised bum on my part, oopsie. Now - back to blowing my nose and coughing.
Ciao for now!
Match maker
Last night we went to the cosy little bar Chez Camille, up in montmartre. After some music and drinks me and Josie went out for some air and gossip...
Me: So, who's the hot bartender you were talking about?
Josie: (goes a bit pink) ... he's standing right there.
Hot bartender: (laughs) well, that was funny!
Smooth as always.. oh well, hopefully I helped them along a bit!
Restless
It's quite amazing how restless I get after spending just a few hours alone at home. I just kinda wander around, picking things up, putting them back down, doing some dishes, getting bored, sitting down, standing back up, wandering a bit more. Very monotone, very boring.
Suddenly got a craving for swedish frallor with swedish präst-cheese. And a glass of O'boy... this monday night is just getting better and better.
Will go back to aimlessly wandering around the apartment now. That or reading a bit of my brutally bloody book, before getting bored again and go back to wandering around.
Laters.
(Can't seem to post youtoube videos at the moment - but click here here here for soundtrack of the night. Johnny is the only thing livening up this dark evening a bit...)
Goodbye dear sunshine, hello Paris
Sitting on the roof top tanning suddenly feels very distant looking out the window - Paris is grey, cold and rainy. Grumpy people, crowded metros, expensive expensive expensive. Ah, it's good to be back!
Bye bye Barcelona - for this time.. : )
Summertime, and the living is easy
Warmest day so far - so we cancelled our trip to the Miró museum, and hung out in his garden all day instead.
Lovely!
Breakfast at our favourite place; amazing food, great atmosphere + people, and it's just around the corner from us!
Spent some quality time with the giant kitty
Spaniards drink coke out of tall, funny looking cans
We managed to sneak in to Mirós garden for free, this is how happy that made us!
A happy one (I was actually terrified, but how good of an actress am I?) in the telefèric de Monjuïc
We survived! And found a fun canon to play with, woop!
Lunch time with a view over the Mediterranean sea, pas mal!
We found the Stureplan of Barcelona!
With funny stone age phone-thingies
A picture can always be improved a bit with the zoom.. eh.
Lizards!
Parc Güell
The long way to the top commences...
... almost there!
Two happy ones at the top!
We were less happy to find the extremely touristy streak on the way down...
Stopped by a cool store full of Inca-stuff and made myself a little necklace
Lunch!
After some more walking it was suddenly almost 6 o'clock - so we decided to get take away coffee (the coffee here is probably the best I've ever tasted!) and hang out with the skaters by MACBA for a bit. Sweet day!
Now - vino and snacks (of course) before heading out to dinner.
Have a lovely evening my darlings!
Newbies
New top, new undies (a set, I feel pretty!), new haircolour - even the mascara is new! After a quick coffee (I need to show you guys the hotel soon, it's pretty amazing.. check this out!) we're strolling out in the sun for brunch before heading to Parc Güell, I feel another lovely day coming our way.
This is how excited we both are about this city:
Laters!
Food, food and then some more food...
After sharing 4 courses of wonderful tapas, I decided it was not quite time for dessert yet. So I gulped down a sweet plate of pasta with tomato/olive sauce, yum! Sometimes my tummy amazes even myself.. I also got to premiere my new LBD, and sip cava - in short, another perfect ending to a great day!
(I know this woho everything is great-attitude gets a bit annoying, but don't worry, I'll be back to my parisian darker view of life in no time. After friday that is!)
Ciao for today loves!
A day at the Zoo
Today we spent a bit over 5 hours at the Barcelona zoo, phew! Zoos are something that, for some reason, always makes me very excited. It's like I become a little kid again, I can hang around the penguins for ages, and I took about one million pictures today.. won't share all of them, 'cause I'm guessing most of you aren't as excited about it as me, but some of it you simply need to see - like the incredibly cool chillin' kangaroo and the family of lions.
Oh, and my red hair! The pictures may not really do it justice, but I am now proud to call myself a little red head :)
Now - wine and snacks, then out on the town for tapas!
Zoo time!
My biggest issue today is if I should wear my new little dress or shorts and my new top, life isn't too bad at the moment. We are now off to the zoo, right by the ocean.
Since my laptop doesn't seem to want to cooperate completely with the spanish system, each picture takes about ten minutes to upload.. so you'll have to live with just one, until I get back later today. Starters at the mexican place last night:
(yum!)
The good life
On tourist streak La Rambla, they sold teensy chicks, fish and baby turtles, amongst others. I felt a strong wish to buy all of them, and give them a better life...
Quick coffee break at Starbucks
By impressive Sagrada Familia!
Found a little Arc de Triomphe, where I felt a little bit like home
Strolled down to the harbour, where mom lost her energy and demanded to go for lunch
Lunch!
A little beso for Mozart before a shopping spree (yay!) around the touristy area by Plaça de Catalunya
Then wine, snacks and colouring of hair (mine - woop! I'll show you tomorrow!) at the hotel before yet another great dinner. Mexican at Rosa del Raval - highly recommended! Nachos, guacamole, quesadillas, burritos and coronitas... once again, I crawl under the fluffy white covers a very happy girl.
Nighty night!
Nighty night!
Coffee and morning sun
Woke up to a room full of sunshine, is there any better way to start the day? Had a cup of coffee from our very own Nespresso machine (the only thing missing is george serving it, while we're still in bed) and now we are off to check out the Sagrada Familia.
Laters babes!
