So it seems we haven’t travel blogged in a while. Our sincerest apologies! Know that we didn’t morph into ignorant snobbies who are too cool to blog, it actually means our trip escalated in awesomeness in the time since. Instead the spare seconds have been dedicated to a very top secret quest (but for fear of losing sanity we cannot disclose such top secret information to which the curious minds might be wondering).
Anyhoo, there’ll be plenty of wicked photos on Bri’s and Rosie’s Facebook albums to make up for our blogging shortcomings and I’ll stir up a Flickr one for added dimension.
In the meantime some notable highlights since my last blog…
Barcelona: Don’t buy a Learn to Speak Spanish book in Spain if you seriously want to learn the language (the phrases you learn are hogwash ‘My pot was made of copper but because of oxidization it turned this seagreen colour’ — not an actual sentence found in the book but you get my drift). Barcelona is my kind of town… The kids wear Ray Bans and jean vests. It’s multicultural, multilingual, and multibeautiful. The DELICIOUS fruit and 60 cent beers. There are paella buffets! And the city is decorated with Gaudi’s genius (case in point, Park Guell). Nothing to be ashamed of I think, I really do turn into Forrest Gump when I hear firecrackers.
Paris: Seeing the city at night on top of the Eiffel Tower with, not one, but two people I love. (Aw.) Finding hearty Pho soup when we were just about to give up the search. Witnessing mutliple french kisses in a French park in France. Listening to an old man playing the violin with his wife, playing the accordion. Yummy croissants. And let the record show French men are the perviest we’ve encountered!
London: Rosie’s sweet cousins and their significant others putting up with our wacky Canadian ways. If Oprah decides to spoil me with a brand new closet, it would be full of wonderful things from Camden Market. (Time to channel The Secret.) Unfortunately no sightings of Prince Harry in his boxers at Buckingham, but there’s always next time. Pasaje del Terror. Seeing where the Madness (as in the 2-hit band) started off. Manor House (Hendrix fans you best believe it’s a Costcutter supermarket now)! Hearing “I’ve had the time of my life, no I never felt like this before….” (Dirty Dancing fans know this song well) blasting on the speakers outside Picadilly the night before Bri and I leave for Vancouver. Listening to the Culp-Newton Symphony of Snores and realizing I just spent the last 5 weeks, 24 hours/day, 7 day/week with my two homegals without a single fight! Shazam! Take that Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Europa 2009 — a smashing success! Why indeed :)
Lav,
Jasel
2 years ago
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…with mah two best friends!!!
We arrived yesterday in Paris after saying hasta le way go [I sounded that one out] to Barcelona [highlights of Barcelona: paella, SHOPPING, slowing getting more and more delirious, La Rambla and its crazy animals and people, nightlife, watching the sunrise on the beach, Aubrinas encounter with the fourth ancient androgeni]
So far Paris is tres bien!
Mission for tomorrow: Find pho, see the eiffel tower at night and peek in The Louvre!! [oh and celebrate big bad bris birthday ofcourse!! yahoooo!!!]
xoxo
Rozzy
2 years ago
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So all in all, my 21st birthday was a success.
EXCEPT FOR:
- I don’t like androgenous people coming on to me. I don’t care if I’m looking at the Mediterranean at night. You will never be attractive to me.
- My friends LEAVING ME WITH THE ANDROGENI.
Other than that, it was a great night! Pictures up on facebook!!!!
Auggi
2 years ago
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So yesterday was supposed to be the Barcelona party of the century because it was the summer solstice! It’s called San Juan something…so anyway we decided to go because it was a huge beachparty. Here are the results with a few random highlights….
- Jasel is spooked more than a dog when it comes to firecrackers “WATCH HIM HE HAS A BAG!!!!!!!!!! HE’S GRINNING I’M OUT OF HERE!!!”
- Jasel can run surprisingly fast in the face of a firecracker.
- I sleep trance while I’m awake.
- “EW his puke touched my foot!”“What puke…where….who puked….?”
- Roggi has an attitude problem. I like Rosemary better.
- I like the Barcelona metro system! Putting my card in the machine gives me a rush!
- The cheapest wine I’ve found was 69 cents! A six pack o beer was 67 or something crazy…
- I like saying supermercat.
- I shuffle my feet when I walk. On wet streets this is very dangerous.
- La Rambla is super fun! “MUMMY I WANT A BUDGERIGAR.”
- Just call us the buffet hunters.
- Paella is great!
- I have a cold again…
- We always look forward to the next meal.
- I always wonder what the dinner specials are in Villa St. Exupery!
Tis all for now folkies!
Auggi
2 years ago
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Jasel bought a Spanish English phrase book for us today after we realized that we do not know any Spanish. It has nice phrases such as…
“no, bring me the pudding”
“I would like to order the Normandy Sole”
“to save him from possible danger from bulls onslaught?”
“not this model. I would like it in minature.”
“There are no warships”
“I advise you to move your jaw, as if you were chewing, so as to avoid trouble with your ear drum, and to button your life belt”
“Make us two bags for supper”
“I want a rather typical shirt, as a souvenir”
“You can go to the bathing establishment”
“Take a sedative when you go to bed”
“Ill take it. Itll be a nice souvenir. Whenever I hear this music I shall remember this lovely country”
“These are typical of your country, hand made or peasant work.”
“Do you want the mustache trimming?”
“Have you got anything of a slightly inferior quality, but good?”
“Do you want a single or double breasted coat?”
“They are called fire dart. They are used when they think the bull is not fierce enough”
“I prefer a continuous performance and a film with some local colour”
“Give me a little more sugar” (useful in all contexts)
“Give me a glass of anis”
“All healthy children are naughty”
and letter templates such as…
“Dear Friend, When your letter arrived yesterday, I had already left the hotel, and so was unable to keep your appointment. I trust you will forgive me, and believe in my continued friendship. Yours as ever…”
Excellent.
xoxo
Roggi (Rosemary)
2 years ago
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So far I love Barcelona!
The city has a really good vibe to it, even if the metro makes you sweat like you just did a triathlon. The symbols are also very helpful.
“The croissant! We’re taking the croissant train!”
Language wise, we’re doing much worse than Italy, which is surprising because we knew absolutely no Italian. We’ve been wishing everyone a buenos noches though, so hopefully we’re scoring some points with the locals. It also doesn’t help that me and Jasel look like we should speak Spanish so we just appear stupid or mildly slow….
ANYHOO, our hostel is lovely! Can’t beat 12 euros a night either! There’s a restaurant here that serves pretty good lasagne for 5 euros!!! We’re trying really hard to stop eating out but it’s hard…
“Aw man, I’m so bloated….hmm…I’ve been like that for quite some time….maybe I’m just fat…”
Anyhoooooos, I’m getting used to the life of an organized nomad, but I do miss my family and the simplicity of Vancouver transit. I also miss grass and trees and hot but breezy weather, although it’s colder in Barcelona than it was in Nice. That’s all for now!!!! Love you all!!
Bri-zy (I dunno why I did that…)
2 years ago
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Happy Father’s Day Pops!!! My phone is dead and I tried calling collect but the phone kept disconnecting! AND the pay phone at the hostel doesn’t work!!! Love you and I’ll find somewhere to charge my phone and call tomorrow. Love you Pops!!
PepsiCola, Aubrina Coots!!!
2 years ago
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