Barcelonnnna! Una parte

Last Friday I woke up at 4am bleary eyed to catch a plane to meet Oli in Barcelona, Spain. I will admit Barcelona has never been a city I have eagerly wanted to visit....but I am so glad I did. All the praise I have heard the city recieves is so true!

I will break it down into two posts otherwise I think you will be a little exhausted. So Friday I met up with Oli in Barcelona and once settled into the hotel we ventured out. We bought a 2 day ticket to use a hop on/off bus tour, which personally I think is one the best ways to see as much as you can!

We circled round the red line and took in the city. We saw the Olympic stadium that hosted the olympics in 1992, we took a walk around the previous palace grounds and took a walk along the port. I can´t find the pictures from this day so will upload as soon as I get them Oli´s camera. I will say that that evening we were SO tired and slept like logs.

Then on the Saturday was our only full day in Barcelona and sunk our teeth into as much as we could!!! 

 This was when we were about to set off on the bus tour for the second day. We had headphones thtat told us about all the sites and basic facts. I loved it!

The only part of the day that was disappointing was that it rained - a lot. I had my hood up or brolly for most of the day which made it feel very cold. 

Our first stop was the Sagrada de Familia (Sacred Family). It is a very famous cathedral that Antoni Gaudi designed and is it stunning! When we first drew up to it you couldnt believe how stoic it was. It stands out so vividly! Work first began in 1882 and it is still being built today. 

Gaudi knew that he would never live to see it finished but having a strong Catholic faith he wanted to design something dediciated to his Saviour...and it is something amazing indeed!

I´m so pleased we visited there and when I return I will go inside. I am sure the inside is just as beautiful as it is on the outside.

We then headed to a place I have wanted to see for years. The Park Guell! I have seen scenes here filmed in movies and TV shows! It looked so pretty and I think this was my favourite place to visit when in Barcelona. It´s a shame it rained because I bet in daylight the scene would look magnificent!

Park Guell was designed by Gaudi too and it is where his house is situated. It looks like a gingerbread house hehe. Nature was Gaudi´s biggest source of inspiration. I loved the colours and shapes of the architecture. It is totally different to most parks you come across! I really could have stayed and had a picnic. The grounds are stunning!

We then took a tram line to one of Barcelona´s highest points. It was a century old and it was another one of those ´I have never done this before´moments.

After a spot of lunch we then did something totally Óli´. He supports Barcelona football club ´Camp Nou´so we went to their stadium and did a tour. He was in his element!

Last stop of the day was FOOD! By 9pm we were starving and went to the Hard Rock Cafe- om nom nom! I had a yummy strawberry cocktail and a huge burger which gave me a huge food baby. Yummy! It was a fun place with rock music playing.

Dos parte manana!

Barcelona here I come!

Today I am off to Barcelona in Spain. I love city breaks and I cannot wait to sink my teeth into the lifestyle there. Oli and I have a few things planned so I will share all when I come back next week. Plus, I really need to work on my Spanish....

Adios!

When you need it most.

Last night was my first day back work in 2 weeks. It may not seem a lot but honestly the most sick days I've taken off being ill is 2 days max. I am better now after feeling like I had been knocked down by a bus for a fortnight.


This may sound silly but I was really nervous returning back to work. I just felt really out of the loop. Thank heavens I was working with Ali who made me feel at ease. During my night shift last night I had to sort out some paperwork at 4am and in my 'pigeon hole' I came across a card. I thought it was a Christmas card I hadn't seen and tossed it to the side. I'll keep it for this year I thought to myself. 


But because the envelope was blue I didn't think it was very festive! Okay maybe I was being a little over-analytical about envelope colours- but it was 4am and I was ridiculously tired. So I opened it and when I read it I cried.

I was feeling on edge all night and this just made me feel so much better. It's funny how when your feeling really down the simplest of things can make you feel a little more human again. I came across it when I really needed it the most.


This lovely lady who I cared for does not even realise how much this act of kindness means to me. 

Happy. Very Happy.

Without reflecting too much on 2011, it was quite a hard year as much as I enjoyed it. There were some things that happened that I didn't blog about. This is only because there are some parts of life that shouldn't be blogged about or at least not plastered on the internet. 


They say always expect the unexpected and believe you me that certainly happened last year. But sometimes the unexpected is something that makes you very happy. Last month I met someone...who makes me really really happy. 


His name is Simon. He's 26 and works in the golf industry. He studied in America and not that I am bias or anything but he is very attractive too! We met through friends of friends so not the most exciting story...but to me he is exciting! Our first date was to see New Years Eve last month (which I loved) and I have seen him pretty much everyday since. One of my favourite things we have done is we went and saw the windmill used in the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang film (one of my favourite childhood films!). It was an awesome 'day date' thing to do!

I have had boyfriends in the past to the point that since I split from my ex I didn't want to be in another. I was happy for my friends in nurtured relationships but the independent thing was working very well for me! Then the unexpected happened and I met Simon. We click and we instantly had that 'spark' every movie raves about. We bounce off each really well and when I'm around him I have this incredible energy. He's really ambitious, creative and thinks outside the box which is what I love most about him. He's romantic and there isn't a day that goes by where we don't compliment each other on something. He was amazing last week when I was very poorly, always popping round and calling me to see how I was. He even bought me this bracelet the other day when he went away to see friends up north.

I could seriously do multiple posts on him but I will save him the embarrassment as I know he reads this blog. I just wanted to let the world know how happy I am right now. He may be a bit of a regular feature on my blog and in posts from now on. 


I'll get pictures of us soon too!