Knightsbridge
Walking through Hyde Park
Skippy!
My one cultural activitymartes, 15 de marzo de 2011
LONDON with the Lovely Lara
This weekend, I went to visit Lara in London! It was wonderful to see her in her home and meet her great friends. We had a fairly low-key weekend - I didn't really do anything touristy (unless Ben's Cookies and Sketch count) but we walked around a ton and had a lot of fun. She lives in her Godmother's flat in Knightsbridge, which is an area of London that I did not know well at all but now love. AND while I was there she booked her ticket to Georgian Bay this summer! I had a great weekend and cannot wait to see her again when she (hopefully) comes to Barcelona in May!
Knightsbridge
Walking through Hyde Park
Skippy!
My one cultural activity
Knightsbridge Walking through Hyde Park Skippy! My one cultural activity
Sitges Carnival
This past weekend, I went to Carnival in Sitges.
Official definition of Carnival: Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life.
Hilary’s definition of Carnival: a festival where you take Halloween to a whole new level and pretend you’re ten years old again … except with a bottle of wine on a beach, a parade of Drag Queens (some of the best in Europe) and an two hour wait for the 40 minute train home at 6am.
As you can tell from the below photo, I had a lot of fun :)
martes, 8 de marzo de 2011
Lo Siento!
I know I have been terrible at keeping up with this blogging thing. It is just so hard to get around to doing! Not that I have been terribly busy with school or anything, but it seems the more I keep in touch with each of you individually, the less motivation I have to write this because often you have heard it all.
In the past two weeks, I have ...
- Discovered a local tapas bar called Bar Velodromo that my Spanish Art and Culture professor recommended and I am newly in love with
- Gone to Sitges for Carnival (more on that in upcoming post)
- Hiked up Tibidabo mountain to the Tibidabo amusement park, famous for its views of the city
- Been to Can Marti, a famous local restaurant on Tibidabo mountain, for Calcotada. Calcots are an onion/leek type vegetable that are only in season for two months and are famous in Catalonia. They grill them and them dip them in this warm red pepper and hazelnut sauce. Aaaaamazing. Quite a pricey meal as we went to a nice restaurant for this but we also got Cava, pan con tomate (crunchy bread that you squeeze a tomato and rub garlic onto, and then top with olive oil and sea salt), patatas bravas (fried potatoes, essentially), five different types of grilled meats (minus the rabbit, we opted for none), and a cafe con leche (I drink coffee now!). It was truly a feast. There was so much that I am probably forgetting something. I couldn't even make room for dessert!
- Been to a FC Barcelona vs. Atletico game
- Walked around Barcelona lots
- And many other things (some pictures for you below!)
This weekend I am off to London to visit Lara and others. So excited to see her and finally hang out with her in London! I haven't been back since the summer I lived there after I graduated from high school, so I am sure it will be wonderful. After this week, I have tons of visitors lined up and lots of weekends away (Madrid, Valencia, maybe Portugal) and some school deadlines (surprisingly) so things will get quite busy. Also, I must work on that Spanish Bucket List (below) as I am already halfway through my exchange!
Going to the Barcelona vs. Arsenal game tonight. It was a major splurge but I figured Jonathan would kill me if I didn't :)
Muchos amoras,
xx Hilary
Barcelona vs. Atletico
View from Tibidabo mountain
Stumbled upon Can Marti (a famous local restaurant in the mountains that I have been dying to go to)
Calcotada - they don't look like much, but they are fantastic and quite an ordeal to eat (you get bibs, etc.).
Hike back down the mountain at sunset
In the past two weeks, I have ...
- Discovered a local tapas bar called Bar Velodromo that my Spanish Art and Culture professor recommended and I am newly in love with
- Gone to Sitges for Carnival (more on that in upcoming post)
- Hiked up Tibidabo mountain to the Tibidabo amusement park, famous for its views of the city
- Been to Can Marti, a famous local restaurant on Tibidabo mountain, for Calcotada. Calcots are an onion/leek type vegetable that are only in season for two months and are famous in Catalonia. They grill them and them dip them in this warm red pepper and hazelnut sauce. Aaaaamazing. Quite a pricey meal as we went to a nice restaurant for this but we also got Cava, pan con tomate (crunchy bread that you squeeze a tomato and rub garlic onto, and then top with olive oil and sea salt), patatas bravas (fried potatoes, essentially), five different types of grilled meats (minus the rabbit, we opted for none), and a cafe con leche (I drink coffee now!). It was truly a feast. There was so much that I am probably forgetting something. I couldn't even make room for dessert!
- Been to a FC Barcelona vs. Atletico game
- Walked around Barcelona lots
- And many other things (some pictures for you below!)
This weekend I am off to London to visit Lara and others. So excited to see her and finally hang out with her in London! I haven't been back since the summer I lived there after I graduated from high school, so I am sure it will be wonderful. After this week, I have tons of visitors lined up and lots of weekends away (Madrid, Valencia, maybe Portugal) and some school deadlines (surprisingly) so things will get quite busy. Also, I must work on that Spanish Bucket List (below) as I am already halfway through my exchange!
Going to the Barcelona vs. Arsenal game tonight. It was a major splurge but I figured Jonathan would kill me if I didn't :)
Muchos amoras,
xx Hilary
Barcelona vs. Atletico
View from Tibidabo mountain
Stumbled upon Can Marti (a famous local restaurant in the mountains that I have been dying to go to)
Calcotada - they don't look like much, but they are fantastic and quite an ordeal to eat (you get bibs, etc.).
Hike back down the mountain at sunsetSpain: Bucket List
2. Go to the Picasso Museum
3. Go to the Museum of Catalan History
4. Take a Spanish cooking class
5. Organize a karaoke night
6. Have a picnic in Park Guell
8. Go to Sagrada Familia
10. Spend the day on a beach outside of Barcelona (Sitges?)
11. Read (and translate) a Spanish newspaper
13. Hike to Montserrat
14. Run along the water
15. Read a book on the history of Spain
17. Go to Las Fallas in Valencia
18. Have a full conversation with someone in Spanish
19. Go to Mallorca
20. Go to Madrid
21. Go to San Sebastian
25. Cook a full octopus
26. Cook a massive fish for a group of people
28. Perfect making paella
30. German Pavillion by Mies Van der Rohe (Martha’s suggestion)
32. Go to Las Fallas
33. See a Flamenco show & dance Flamenco
34. Go to a bull fight in Madrid
35. Palau de la Musica Catalana
36. Esglesia Santa Maria del Mar
37. Go to Ibiza
39. Go to Salamanca
40. See the Magic Fountain at night
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