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From Sitges we travelled back to Barcelona where we stayed almost a week. Although I had only spent a short time in Barcelona before going to Sitges, being back there felt really familiar and I was beginning to know my way around part of the old city. We had our favourite bars to drink at, places to eat and we met up with some friends that we had made during our first visit to Barcelona.
Next stop on my surprise European trip was Sitges. Gay capital of Spain!!!
I was sorry to leave the penthouse apartment that we were staying in in Barcelona but happy for the next leg of my surprise European adventure to begin. I had never heard of Sitges and was happy to see some of the Spanish countryside. This part of our adventure was pure relaxation. We spent entire days at the beach, pausing only to eat, drink and take the occasional photograph.
Highlights of this leg of the adventure include:
Wow, where to start. A surprise three week holiday throughout Europe. It is going to be hard to be concise with this post.
First stop, Barcelona. It’s hard to not fall in love with Barcelona. The history, the art, the people. The nightlife, the lazy afternoons drinking Sangria, the beach. Some of my highlights include:
To be fair, I didn’t actually completed this task, it was completed on my behalf. My BFF proposed that she plan and take me on a surprise holiday, all I needed to do was to organise my passport and dip into my savings. The trip was three weeks in duration and I had no idea where I was going. It made packing difficult but I embraced the experience with gusto.
On June 9th I headed to the airport for the trip of a lifetime. My BFF covered my eyes as we passed through each checkpoint at the airport. We made it to our stopover in Qatar before I found out about the destination for the first leg of the adventure; Barcelona! My dream to get to Europe was finally going to become a reality…
36. Go to a session at Curves
A friend that I work with goes to Curves a few times a week. She invited me one day and I was given a one month ‘trial pass’. I completed two sessions and it really wasn’t for me. I am no fitness fanatic but the workout seemed like a pretend workout. Now I know that it must work, Curves is huge and continues to grow. But it wasn’t for me.
75. Bake something and take to work for morning tea – Honey Joys
You will need:
90 g margarine or butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon honey (I used organic honey from Mansfield)
4 cups corn flakes.
Method: Preheat oven to 150C. Melt butter, sugar & honey together in a saucepan until frothy. Add this to cornflakes and mix well. Spoon into paper patty cases. Bake in a slow oven for 10 minutes. This recipe is supposed to make 20. My batch only made about 14. Not enough. Next time I will double the mixture, you can never have enough honey joys, especially when you share them with work mates!!
the first step in reengaging with this project is to update my goals, to better reflect what is important to me now. there have been some big changes in my life over the last six months.
so i am going to take some time to revamp my goals. try to put a bit of spunk into my list.
79. Attend 20 live music gigs and blog about each – The Waifs, 7/20
I have spent many a car trip singing to The Waifs. I have also seen them perform about 7 or 8 times. Ideally I like to see them at an outdoor gig but the gig at the Forum on 17th March was still good. It’s a great venue, intimate and with a well stocked bar.
The Waifs are touring to promote their latest album, Temptation, and of course played a lot of the material off this album. The gig was recorded and it was a bit distracting having a camera crew walking through the crowd. The crowd didn’t seem to mind though, it was full of adoring fans who seemed to really come alive when they played Crazy Train. It was great and I was again left wanting more. Vikki, Donna and Josh all now live in the US and the opportunity to see them live doesn’t come around often enough. I hope that I don’t have to wait another three years to see them live.
The Waifs at the Forum in Melbourne
17th March 2011
$62.50
79. Attend 20 live music gigs and blog about each – Sia , 6/20
This gig was great. Sia did not disappoint, what did disappoint was the venue (The Palace in St Kilda), over-zealous security and not being able to really dance. The highlight for me was Breath Me, one of my all time favourite songs. I read somewhere recently that Sia isn’t planning on touring much in the future once this tour is over. That would be such a shame, I would love to see her live again. It would be a pleasure.
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