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Hello in the night!

Now I'm on my 5th night on this night shift, which means counting this one, I have only three nights to go! ;O)

Today I have just been chilling out at home and then we went for a long walk before having dinner. Some days it's just so nice to do as little as possible.

Tomorrow I'm meeting up with Carlos to go looking for walking shoes for me, I want to find ones before we go to Argentina in November, so hopefully I will find ones tomorrow!

By the way, now we have all the tickets confirmed and also the tickets to go to Ushuaia, in the very south of Argentina! I can't wait! I'm going to visit the penguins! hehe ;O)

Sleep tight and have a great day tomorrow!



The sunsets in Spain are really beautiful! I guess they are in Sweden as well but as I have mostly lived surrounded by forest, I haven't seen them so often ;O)


Meco in the sunset

I took these nice pictures in the park the other day. Don't you just love all the beautiful coulors in the autumn?




Have a great day! I will go home in just a little while.... some nice breakfast and then: SLEEP! ;O) I'm sooo tired now!

Hugs and kisses all wonderful people!

Hey there all happy people!

Today I've slept until 15:00... so I think I've rested enough for another night at work... night shift is tough!

But it's a beautiful day outside! Fresh air, sun and a really blue sky! SO NICE! I have been sitting on the balcony eating and enjoying the sun warming up my face...  and hopefully we will go for a long walk when Carlos gets back from work. Even if my leg hurts... so typical me, I walked right into the side of the bed, which is quite sharp... so now it's all swollen and it hurts... but as you say in Sweden: "when the head is dumb, the body gets to suffer" hehe.

Hope you have a nice evening!





This is the coulor of the sky today! ;O)

Good night in tha hood!

Now I have night shift at work again... and hopefully I will get some life in this blog again!

As I told you, my parents were here for a visit. We had a great time, even if the weather wasn't really that nice during the days they were here. Among other things we went for a walk in the centre, we went shopping a lot, we went for a day trip to Segovia as my parents hadn't been there before. And of course we went to Alcalá for some tapas, and also to see the medieval festival that they celebrate there every year at this time, due to the anniversary of Cervantes (a very famous writer from the Middle Ages that wrote the stories about Don Quijote).

Well, it was a great time! ;O)

Some pictures from the week:


My parents in front of the Royal Palace in the centre of Madrid



Having lunch at one of the many outdoor cafés in Madrid; sun, paella and wine ;O)
how typical Spanish isn't that?!! 


Some pictures from the medieval market:


This is Don Quijote and his follower, Sancho Panza from the stories of Miguel Cervantes.

 
At this market they all kinds of things from nice neclaces and bracelets, scarfs, decoration, typical Spanish food ect. And all the vendors are dressed like in the Middle Ages and the stands are made like in the old times as well. It's a really nice atmosphere and I really recommend to visit this market if you are in Madrid in October.




All four of us in front of the huge aqueduct in Segovia. It's a roman construction from the time they ruled in Spain and it is over 1000 years old and 28 metres high, but still standing! ;O)


The view from the stairs that lead up on the side of the aqueduct to the part of the city where you find the cathedral.


Some nice music on the street. The best was that his dog was the singer ;O)


The cathedral of Segovia. Impressive!




And to end the week: a walk in the park and in the evening a nice massage and some sauna ;O)


Sleep tight everyone!

"Two blondes had driven across the country to see Disney World in Florida. As they approached it and got onto the final stretch of highway, they saw a sign saying “Disney World Left!” After thinking for a minute, the driver blonde said “Oh well!” and started driving back home. ..."

(picture found on Google)

Hey there!

Ok, now that I have lived here for almost 2 years, I must say that I like living in Spain (even though I get a little bit tired of the people here sometimes due to the cultural differences). Well, so therefore I have listed some things to like about this Mediterranean country:

1. The sun! Of course it's great to have so many more sunny days on the year than in Sweden (even if I would never really admit this to the Spanish people...Sweden has many sunny days too, right? maybe not...)

2. The friendly people: people are more open to other people they don't know here and they express their feelings in a much more open way, I like it!

3. Mallorca: the place where I found my love, so it will always be special to me. And I really like the island!

4. There are so many old and beautiful cities and villages! And so many beaches! And don't forget the palm trees! I love palm trees! ;O)

5. The "tapas": there are so many jummy dishes here, and in some bars you get a small dish for free with the drink!

6. The "tortilla española" (Spanish omelette): It's an omelette with potatoes, eggs and onion, JUMMY!

7. The night life: you find people on the streets 24 hours a day here and there is a much more intense feeling of living outside.

8. The prices: there are so many things that are cheaper here! One very important example for someone coming from the Nordic countries: the alcohol! ;O) (even if I must say that I drink very little alcohol since I live here, but just the fact that it's cheap is enough...haha)  


Well, I think I will stop for today... maybe there will be a second part some day, who knows!

Good night sweet friends!



"Spain is different" as the Spanish people say ;O)  and nice!

(picture from Google)

Good evening!

I'm on my way to bed, but I thought I should step in and say hi first ;O)

I hope you all have had a great weekend!

Yesterday I did make the chocolate balls ;O) here is the result!


They look a bit weird I know haha, but they are delicious! I promise! ;O) And there is only 4 left for tomorrow! I'm a cookie monster! At least that's what they say... hihi

Today we had a great day, first we went to the market and then we were to the park, and tonight we saw the movie "The Departed" with Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. The movie is ok, but a little bit long. But it sure has suspense. It's worth seeing but maybe not in the cinema, at least for me.


(picture from Google)

I'm off to bed! I'll show you tomorrow what I got at the market. Sleep tight!