Wednesday, February 3, 2010

MY DAILY BREAD


I LOVE MADRID...THE LIFESTYLE IS JUST SO IDEAL
LUNCH...IS...LONG...AND IT FORCES YOU TO SIT BACK AND RELAX FOR A BIT!

CALLE DE VELAZQUEZ -- MY FAVOURITE STREET IN MADRID


MY FRIEND AND I DID PAIN QUOTIDIEN ON CALLE VELAZQUEZ TODAY FOR LUNCH...IT WAS SUCH A NICE SUNNY DAY...WE DID IT AL FRESCO

"IT LITERALLY MEANS 'DAILY BREAD'"

OKAY, OKAY, IT IS NOT EXACTLY THE MOST EXOTIC OF PLACES TO EAT...ITS AN ORGANIC BAKERY..WITH SO MANY DELECTABLE DISHES...WANT A NICE, HEALTHY MEAL? PAIN QUOTIDIEN...

FOR ME...ENSALADA DE BUFALA CON TOMATE Y RUCULA
(DRIZZLED WITH THEIR ORGANIC OLIVE OIL AND SOME PARM SHAVINGS..UFFF)

I HAD A LITTLE GLASS OF WHITE WINE WITH IT...THE BEST

FOR MY FRIEND..QUICHE LORRAINE

FOR DESSERT...MY CAFE CORTADO AND...

RASPBERRY AND BLUEBERRY TART...YES...ORGANIC AND UTTERLY DELISH

THE BEST THING ABOUT PAIN IS THAT YOU CAN FIND IT ALL OVER THE WORLD!! IF YOU ARE IN ANY OF THESE PLACES AND YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD PLACE TO GO...

...AUSTRALIA, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, KUWAIT, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, QATAR, RUSSIA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES...

I TOLD YOU! NOT EXOTIC...BUT ALWAYS GOOD!



I'M LEAVING TO GO SKIING TOMORROW..GUESS WHERE! SWITZERLAND! I AM TOO EXCITED...TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT WHEN I GET BACK

Saturday, January 30, 2010

SUNNY DAYS AND TRUFFLE BIKINIS


IT WAS SUCH A SUNNY DAY IN BARCELONA!

RAMBLA CATALUNYA

THE PLAN WAS TO GO STROLL AROUND AND HAVE LUNCH AT THE BOQUERIA ON LAS RAMBLAS BUT WE DECIDED AGAINST IT...THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE OVERWHELMING FOR THOSE OF US THAT WERE HUNGOVER...FROM DRINKING COFFEE ALL NIGHT...

INSTEAD WE WENT FOR LUNCH AT TAPAS24 TO HAVE THE GREATEST THING ON EARTH..TRUFFLE BIKINIS...

WHAT IS A BIKINI YOU ASK?

OHH LALA... IT'S A HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH...

BUT A (JAMON DE JABUGO) AND MOZZARELLA SANDWICH...ITS DIFFERENT...SPANISH HAM ROCKS MY WORLD...

...AND THIS ONE HAS GOT GRATED BLACK TRUFFLES AND THE CRUST CUT OFF...OHH LALA..

ON THE CORNER OF STREETS PASSEIG DE GRACIA AND DIPUTACIO, THIS PLACE IS ALWAYS FULL...AND I MEAN PACKED...BUT SO WORTH IT...

THEY AREN'T ENTERING, THEY ARE WAITING

VIEW OF THE KITCHEN

PATATAS BRAVAS

ORDER THE ALCACHOFAS FRITAS (FRIED ARTICHOKES) TOO...SO GOOD

MY WALK BACK--CARRERA DE ROSELLO

TE QUIERO BARCELONA


BUENOS DIAS FROM ROOM MATE EMMA IN BARCELONA!


VIEW OF CARRER ROSSELLO FROM MY 3RD FLOOR HOTEL ROOM

THIS HOTEL IS SO CUTE MY HEAD IS EXPLODING...I EXAGGERATE...

MY ROOM

ROOM MATE EMMA IS THE NEW ADDITION TO THE ROOM MATE CHAIN, AND I MUST SAY THAT I AM QUITE IMPRESSED....I AM A BIG FAN OF SMALL BOUTIQUE HOTELS...

BIG HOTELS ARE BULLIES


OKAY, OKAY, THERE IS NO SIGN OF ROOM SERVICE THAT I CAN SEE...I AM BUMMED ABOUT THAT...BUT IF GOD CLOSES A DOOR, HE OPENS A WINDOW...

THEY SERVE BREAKFAST 'TILL NOON AND FREE WIFI! FINALLY!! A HOTEL THAT CATERS TO THE HUNGOVER! ...FROM DRINKING COFFEE ALL NIGHT OF COURSE! ;)

GREAT LATE DAY BREAKFAST BUFFET...BRIE, TORTILLA, AND FRESH TOMATO FOR PAN AMB TOMAQUET (HOW I LOOOVE TOMAQUET)

SO HERE I AM...11:30AM...ON MY COMPUTER, POST BREAKFAST WITH BBC NEWS IN THE BACKGROUND TELLING ME SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF J.D. SALINGER HAVING BEEN THE INVENTOR OF TEEN ANGST...

I AM SOO LOOKING FORWARD TO FOOD TRIPPING IN THE BOQUERIA FOR LUNCH...






Thursday, January 28, 2010

BARCELONA-ING

JANUARY 29, 2010

BARCELONA FOR THE WEEKEND!!

PAIR IN PARK GUELL -- BARCELONA, MAY 2009


HOLIDAYS IN VANCOUVER

WHEN I MOVED AWAY FROM VANCOUVER, I HAD NO IDEA I WOULD MISS IT SO MUCH, PLUS...MY COUSIN/SISTER I NEVER HAD (SHE HAS A GREAT BLOG BTW) LIVES THERE AND IT WAS SO GREAT TO BE BACK!

SO I AM PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE BACK FOR A WHILE TO REPLENISH MY PHOTO REPERTOIRE, I'LL JUST PUT UP SPORADIC POSTS ON STUFF I DID DURING MY TRIP THERE! ...SOUND GOOD? :)

GRANVILLE ST., VANCOUVER -- DECEMBER 2009

...OF COURSE, UNLESS YOU LIVE UNDER A ROCK, VANCOUVER IS HOSTING THE WINTER OLYMPICS THIS FEBRUARY AND THERE WAS SO MUCH EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR THIS YEAR!


I LOVE GASTOWN. IT IS VANCOUVER'S SOHO...EVERYONE VISITING MUST, MUST, MUST TAKE A STROLL DOWN ITS COBBLESTONE STREETS...

HAVING BEEN THE LOCATION OF "INDUSTRIAL VANCOUVER," GASTOWN'S OLD FACTORIES HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO TRENDY STORES AND AMAZING LOFTS...IT IS THE HOME OF VANCOUVER'S MOST INTERESTING CROWDS--TO SAY THE LEAST!!

IF YOU GO TO GASTOWN WHEN THE SUN COMES DOWN (THAT RHYMES)...DON'T BE TAKEN ABACK BY FOLKS ASKING FOR MONEY OR DRAGS OF YOUR CIGARETTE...JUST...SAY..NO...

THINGS TO DO:

It's a Steam clock that chimes every four minutes or so...kind of cool

My favourite restaurant in the whole wide world...I already wrote about it..check it out

Love this bar...catch a Canucks hockey game here..turns into a nightclub on weekends..get there early

Awesome bar...those who are late for Lamplighter go here!

STEAM CLOCK ON WATER ST.

OUR GREAT DINNER AT SALT...THOSE GLASSES WERE ALL OURS

UP THE STREET -- "ALIFE IS BEAU TIFUL"

UNTIL NEXT TIME! HAVE TO PACK FOR MY WEEKEND IN BARCELONA! STAY TUNED...

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

HAPPY 2010

Wow, major hiatus from blogging...Christmas Holidays you know! :)

last night I realized that I have all these random blog entries from random places with random things and I think an introduction and blog overhaul is in order!

A little background info...I am a city mouse at heart...grew up in the Philippines, moved to the wonderful city of Vancouver to finish University...first 20 something years of my life

Ever since I remember, I have always loved to travel...cities especially...there is something about the air, the restaurants, the way of life...

...six months ago, my life took a major turn for the lucky and I got the opportunity to go and live in Madrid, Spain for about a year...and that's what I did.. :)

So here I am in Spain with the countries of Europe in the palm of my hand, and it is amazing...

This blog is really to share my travels and discoveries with you! Hotels, restaurants, stores and everything else the city can offer you...Hey, maybe you can find some of this stuff useful when you city hop yourself! Enjoy!

OH! And pictures...lots of pictures!
My first trip to Paris in Summer 2009...you will see a few Paris entries here
...haven't been back yet but I intend to very soon..

Friday, December 18, 2009

FORTY CARROTS --NEW YORK CITY


PEOPLE! ANOTHER REASON TO GO TO BLOOMINGDALES



BURIED INSIDE THE BLOOMINGDALE'S 7TH FLOOR BEDDING DEPARTMENT, THIS TREASURE OF A RESTAURANT IS A BIT OF A PAIN IN THE ASS TO FIND, BUT ONCE YOU DO...THE MECCA OF ALL THINGS FROZEN YOGURT...YES, BETTER THAN PINK BERRY...

SO I ASKED MY NEW YORKER FRIEND IF HE KNEW ABOUT THIS PLACE..HE SAID..."I DON'T GO TO BLOOMINGDALES.." WHHAAAT?

THE GREATEST/WEIRDEST THING ABOUT FORTY CARROTS IS THAT WHEN I LOOK AROUND, EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN THEIR OWN...NO SHARING HERE.. CHUNKY PEOPLE, SKINNY PEOPLE, YOU NAME IT..AND SOMEONE SHARES THE SAME OBSERVATION!

dailyFLAVORS

SUNDAY: BLUEBERRY
MONDAY: MANGO
TUESDAY: BANANA
WEDNESDAY: STRAWBERRY
THURSDAY: PEANUT BUTTER
FRIDAY: RASPBERRY
SATURDAY: BUTTER PECAN

PERSONALLY, I LIKE THE PLAIN FLAVOR MYSELF


MISSION: TRY GETTING FOUR FLAVORS IN ONE CUP

PLAIN, TANGY FRO-YO TOPPED WITH HONEY, WHEAT GERM AND STRAWBERRIES

THE DESIGN OF THE PLACE IS NOT TOO SHABBY EITHER
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