I love palm trees.
Pictures from Saturday -
Sundays are good to me.
Sunday. Wow, already - really? Time flies! Feels like the weekend just begun but here I am planning my new fashion column for my internship this week. While the sun has been out all day, I have done the opposite. I decided early this morning, while at the same time trying to convince myself that this might be a bad idea, that this day would consist out of sex and the city episodes and breakfast in bed. Not even a brunch and cocktails could make me get-up-and-go. However...as Starbucks, surrounded by palm-trees and a beautiful outdoor seating area is located just across the street from where I live, I decided to bring a stack of Elle magazines and go for a late coffee - and so I did. Relaxing Sunday.
Dinner à la Paris y Catalan.
I just called my friend and said "do you want to go for brunch or do something fun, I need a reason to get out of bed!" I am so tired today. I think it is because of the long-and-busy-week in which I worked from 10 am to 7 pm everyday, moved from Gracia to Plaza de Catalunya and in between all this I tried to squeeze in fun things such as dinner, spending time with friends and...as sad as it sounds, no..I did not have time for any exercise. (and I pay 60 euros a month for my gym..bad bad..)
Last night we went for dinner. 7 people from Paris, me and my friend from Sweden and my new friend from work. The restaurant was what we said "very characteristic". It looked like an indoor market in a wine basement. Carpaccio, chocolate and fruit bread (!), the typical catalan tomato and olive bread were some of the starters and as main course we ordered in everything from curry and chicken risotto, scampi, sushi, small hamburgers and more carpaccio. Looking around the restaurant, they seemed to have amazing oysters and seafood. Me and my friend from work said - let's definitely go here for lunch (as the restaurant is located only a few blocks away from our office)
I will get my camera to work asap..because this iphone-picture-taking doesn't work anymore..
A perfect getaway.
It must be spring-break or something..I mean, I don't keep track now when I'm on my internship but from taking the metro this morning I couldn't be sure if I was in Spain, New York or Paris. French and Swedish people, a lot of Americans, Finnish, British..well you name it, the different languages were plenty. And it is so crowed - on the subway, on the streets, in the shops and restaurants. Therefore, me and my friends escaped to a less-tourist(y) part of Barcelona this afternoon. My friends from Paris have a beautiful house here, surrounded by a big spanish garden with amazing trees and a big pool, so we have been having lunch out in the sun and now we are making dinner reservations in the city for tonight (a hard task this Saturday.) I hope you are having a great weekend as well. xx
It's 11 am on a Friday...
Can't decide if I need a coffee or a cocktail!? Happy Weekend to you all! xxx
Thursday today. Friday tomorrow. Oh joy!
Moving-in Party!
Feeling very much like Carre B and Stanford right now.
I'm at the office hunting for good brunch spots in Barcelona. At the moment, I am writing an article about Picnic - a hip, new brunch restaurant in El Born. A few Sundays ago, me and my friend went there for a late brunch but decided to rethink our options as it was crowded...as in c-r-o-w-d-e-d! Anyways (and this won't go in my article) nothing beats Toast in Los Angeles. The best ice-lattes, sandwiches and sweet potato fries!
Good morning Barcelona!
It's 9.30 am and I am off to work in 10. I love the mornings, especially when the sky is blue and you have the time to relax before work! What is less fun...actually what is really terrible, is all the war that's going on in the world right now. I have been watching CNN, maybe not the most credible news source but it works, while having my coffee this morning. Listening to an interview with a woman from Libyen who had been trapped and tortured, I wanted to cry!
On a happier note..today, I will be in charge of the company's twitter account. I will also continue brainstorming my second article and if I am lucky even start the writing part!
Katie Holmes in The Kennedys!
Katie Holmes looks so pretty in the Kennedys!
New apartment, check!
Okay so yesterday I found the cutest apartment just next to Plaza de Catalunya, a street down from Las Ramblas.
I am not kidding when I say that my bedroom literally looked like a princess room with my own balcony and big white curtains and a beautiful bed. I jumped while I clapped my hands and with a smile I said : yes, yes I take it! However, I have to be honest and say that I will miss my apartment in Gracia...a lot! Well, first of all I will miss Gracia. I really have fallen in love with this neighbourhood. So, if anyone out there who's reading my blog is thinking about moving to Barcelona, I strongly recommend Gracia! It's a getaway from the tourist side of the city and it can't get any more spanish than this. But my apartment lease is up this month. If I wanted to, I could come back to the apartment in May..but I figured that if I am moving..I am moving.
hey, jackets.
My neighbour!
Isn't this dog the cutest!?
Beachday!
Today we are doing a roadtrip to a beach outside of Barcelona. I am gonna bring pic-nic! Perfect Saturday.
On repeat...
I want a jacket just like this one!
And this! Except the book and lipstick (brown lipstick..naah!)
The start of the weekend.
After a busy week with early mornings and long working hours (and with that I mean arriving home around 8 pm) all I wanted to do when coming home to my apartment today after work was getting some take-away at one of my favorite japanese restaurants here in Gracia - located on a very cute street called Verdi...wow, that was a long sentence by the way..Anyways, after my 30-minute walk to my take-away place and back (I always end up stopping by every second store on the way, walk very slowly just to look at all the people sitting outside these really cute and typical spanish restaurants, buy some extra things that I don't really need but I still get just for the sake of it) I kicked off my shoes, put on my pajamas and watched a movie. I am so happy it's the weekend! I have so many things that I need to take care of that I haven't even had the energy to think about during the week. So, now I am gonna go to bed ...and even though it's a Friday night, I wouldn't wanna do anything else right now. Adios! Buenas noches!
Please give me..
This hairband -
This dress -
And this ice-cream (because it's Friday..I'm allowed to)
It's just something about early mornings.
Today I started my new job and that meant waking up a little bit earlier than usual, which was totally fine with me. I actually love the mornings - the rush hour, the people passing me by wearing suits (looking like they all are working at J.P.Morgan), Starbucks on the go and the free newspapers. I am now working by Plaza de Catalunya where I do PR and marketing for a Real Estate company and so far, I love it! Just had a lunch-break with my new work colleagues on the balcony outside the office - overlooking the city. It's a beautiful day in Barcelona today. Probably around 65 degrees. xxxx
The Perfect Brunch.
Kajsa.
The other day, me and my friend Kajsa had brunch by the beach here in Barcelona and the waiters were so cute and treated us for dessert, drinks, one meal and coffee. Everything for free...can you believe it? We told them that we were gonna come back - of course! (Now, if I only could remember the name of the restaurant..)
Decision making.
Me
Olivia
Living in Barcelona only makes my hair blonder..and blonder. So I am gonna color it...like this! Have thinking about it a long time now, and I think a browner hair color would suit me. Me and Olivia are going to the hairdressers on Friday. Excited! Tomorrow I'll start my new job, yey! xx
