Status på søndag-aften; Jeg ligger i min seng med min computer på skødet (ja, hvem mon ville tro på mig, hvis jeg skrev, at jeg sad ved mit skrivebord?…), alt i mens jeg kigger Asos igennem efter sommerkjoler, for man kan vel aldrig få for mange. Jeg kigger ud af vinduet, og det er helt mørkt udenfor. Næsten nærmere sort. Jeg tænker, at det er da godt nok blevet sent, og hvor længe mon jeg nu har brugt på at lave ligegyldige ting på nettet, indtil jeg spejder hen på uret, der viser klokken. 21.07! HVAD! Siden hvornår bliver det SORT udenfor så tidligt?! Om halvanden dag er vi allerede i september måned. Den første efterårsmåned, hvilket betyder at vinteren kommer nærmere og nærmere, og jeg kan slet ikke holde tanken ud. Mørke og kolde dage, sne, glatte veje, den evige grå-hed der ligger over Nordeuropa, som et ondt mareridt, når vinteren er værst… Ja, hvis I ikke har opfattet det, så er jeg virkelig ikke glad for vinter. Jeg går ind i stuen og siger med en meget lille, fortvivlet stemme til min kæreste, “vinteren kommer!”, som nok kan ses som en lille overdrivelse, og han griner og beder mig om at tage det roligt, som kun en dreng kan sige det til sin lettere hysteriske kæreste.
Okay, vinteren er her måske ikke helt endnu, der er stadig solrige dage tilbage (komisk nok skriver vejrudsigten 32 grader i morgen. I mellemtiden mens jeg venter på den frygtelige vinter, beder jeg til de højere magter om, at denne vinter måske kan overleves, hvis jeg kan holde jul og nytår et eller andet eksotisk sted. Thailand eller Vietnam måske? (Mor?! far?!)
English: Sunday night’s status; I am in my bed with my laptop (who would I fool by saying I was sitting by my desk?!…), scrolling through Asos for nice summer clothes. I look out the window and it is dark outside. No, not only dark. It is black! I am thinking “wow, is it that late already?!” and I check the clock at the top of my laptop screen. 9.07 PM! And I start to freak out in my head. In a day an a half, September is here. The first month of autumn. Which means that Winter is coming. Oh no, oh no, oh no. I don’t know what to do! Dark days, cold times, ice, snow, greyness, WINTER – yes, it freaks me out. I go to the living room and I tell my boyfriend what is going on and I am almost out of myself saying “winter is here!” which in hindsight might be a slight exaggeration, and he laughs and tells me to calm down, the only way a boyfriend can do that.
I know, I know. Winter is not quite here yet, there are still sunny days (and warm days! Weather forecast predicts 32 celcius tomorrow, so even though it might get darker earlier and earlier en the many coming weeks, Winter is not here. And hopefully this year Winter won’t even be so bad, since I have been praying to the higher forces to make it possible to celebrate Christmas and New Years somewhere exotic like in Thailand or Vietnam… (Mom?! Dad?!)
Selvom jeg lige er kommet tilbage fra ferie i Spanien, er jeg allerede blevet ramt af den der følelse, man får post-ferie. Følelsen af at man ikke kan vente til, at man skal afsted igen, og man går bare og drømmer om, hvad næste destination mon kan blive og ens hoved er fyldt med drømme om vilde rejsedestinationer og anderledes oplevelser. Da vi var I Valencia, så jeg at omkring to timers kørsel fra byen lå en salt-sø…. En stor sø som er lyserød! Hvor sejt er det ikke lige… Jeg har været mange steder og oplevet mange naturfænomener og skøre ting, denne jordklode disker op med nogle gange, men en lyserød salt-sø, det har jeg dog til gode. Derfor har jeg sammensat denne liste over fem steder i verden, hvor man kan finde de mærkeligste, smukkeste og mest udsædvanlige naturfænomener. Du vil næsten ikke tro dine egne øjne.
English: All though I just got back from Barcelona a couple of days ago, I have already been hit by that feeling of post-travel reminiscing and wanderlust that feels up my whole body and mind with wanting more… So, I was thinking. Where can I go next? Preferebaly to places I haven’t been before. To see something new. Something unexpected. And something different.
Which is why I Today will share with you some of the coolest, unusual most different and unbelievable places this world has to offer. You will hardly believe your own eyes:
Five places in the world that are so cool you will want to go immediately:
A pink lake! And, yes – it is real. Lake Hillier, Australia (picture: Pinterest)
Min heldige kanøffel af en kæreste kom i går hjem fra to dages filming af serien Homeland. Ja, Homeland tænker I sikkert…. hmmm… En tv-serie! Ja, en amerikansk og meget populær en af slagsen. Jeg har få venner, der følger Homeland, jeg selv gør ikke, men sagen er den, at min kæreste er mega-fan af serien, og da han for et par uger siden fik at vide af sine gode venner, der bor på et slot en times tid fra Berlin, at Homeland skulle filme to dage på slottet, kunne han slet ikke få armene ned. Smart som han er, fik han selvfølgelig mast sig ind til at blive en del af filmningen, så da vi kom hjem fra Barcelona, tog han direkte ud på slottet og kom så først tilbage til Berlin i går aftes.
Nu til hvad det egentlig handler om – at jeg uploader disse billeder nu, fordi jeg først fik dem fra min kærestes kamera, da han kom hjem fra slottet. Billederne fik jeg med en masse overtalelse min kæreste til at tage af mig på vores skønne syd-stils altan på vores hotel i Barcelona. De er fra vores sidste aften i Barcelona, hvis jeg husker rigtigt, hvor vi var på vej ud for at møde min bror og hans kæreste til tapas i El Born. Skønne Barcelona!
English: Better late than never – pictures from Barcelona; these are pictures I made my boyfriend take of me in Barcelona – it only took a couple of minutes of me trying to persuade him into thinking it was a great idea to spend some very precious minutes taking photos of me on our cute hotel balcony. We stayed at Hotel Indigo, and it was just great. We was hungry… and we were meeting my brother and his girlfriend for tapas and to have fun on our last night in Barcelona. But I got my pictures (lucky me!).
But who is even more lucky is my boyfriend… He just got back last night from two days of filming a TV-show at his friends castle located an hour from Berlin.. A TV-show you might be thinking… Yes. But not just any show. Homeland!!! Homeland is in Berlin for the next four months to film and one of their locations was, believe it or not, at my boyfriend’s good friends castle. My boyfriend is a huge fan of the show and he couldn’t get his arms down after his friends told him the news a couple of weeks ago. Sneaky and smart as he is, he of course put in a ticket to come watch the set and the filming, so as soon as we got back from Barcelona, he went straight to the castle to watch Homeland being filmed. Luckily I had good friends from Denmark coming to visit, so they kept me occupied and we had fun, and that definitely helped me bearing over with the fact that I wasn’t on the set of Homeland 😉
Mallorca, one of the Balearic islands in the Mediterranean Ocean tops Europe’s summer holiday as popular travel destination and this is for many reasons such as Mallorca’s amazing beaches, beautiful coastline, crystal blue water, the possibility of eating tapas and drinking sangria every night, and the cute little cities around the island for guests to visit. In this guide I am giving you a full on tour and a complete guide to Mallorca, Spain – where to eat, what to see, and what to do:
Palma
Palma is the biggest city in Mallorca and it is definitely a must to go here for at least a day or two to experience Palma’s city life, shopping opportunities, and to see the old town.
Cafés, restaurants and bars in Palma
Abaco – a beautiful bar inside of a Majorcan palace
Located in an old Palma palace, Abaco sets a good standard for in which environment you should get your drinks served. The bar is majestically decorated with chandeliers, old furniture and big flower ornaments everywhere your eye sees. The even better part is their courtyard with amazing wall paintings, a bird cage with colorful birds and an overdose of plants. Abaco is a great place to go for a drink after dinner.
Calle San Juan, 1, 07012 Palma de Mallorca,Islas Baleares
Quina Creu – the real deal when it comes to Spanish style dinner
This tapas restaurant is the kind of place you have seen in movies and always wanted to experience yourself. It is loud, crowded, and everything goes very fast – but in the perfect, charming, Spanish way. Different tapas are lined up along the bar, and you simply order by pointing at what you want. It is also possible to get a table, depending on if you want the restaurant experience or the tapas bar experience. Quina Creu has retro furniture with creative and funny details like old movie wallpapers on the wall, the ambience is authentic and the food is great.
Carrer de la Corderia, 24, 07001 Palma, Illes Balears
Tucked in a little side street, El Pilón is not overly overcrowded by hungry tourists. The restaurant is located inside a little celler with rounded ceilings, and there are few outdoor tables. Their tapas menu knows no boundaries, and whatever you desire, you can find it on their menu which contains everything from potatoes, fish and meats – grilled or fried. Do yourself a favor and try El Pilón’s garlic bread!
Carrer de Can Cifré, 4, 07012 Palma, Illes Balears
Cappuccino– a chain with cute decoration and good drinks
This worldwide chain is indeed very popular in Mallorca, and you will find several Cappuccino cafés around the island and three of them are located around Palma. Cappuccino serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and then they make good juices and drinks, and their indoor decoration is very cute.
Carrer de Sant Miquel, 53, 07002 Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares
La Molienda – the best coffee and breakfast in Mallorca
This place goes as being the café in Mallorca that serves the best coffee, and I can only stand behind that. The coffee is great, we had a flat white and an espresso and were more than happy with them. La Molienda is a typical coffee-café-hang out spot with possibilities for both bringing your own laptop to work, people watching from the bar in the window, or just chilling with friends or family while trying La Molienda’s great breakfast/brunch which include options like pancakes, porridge, granola, sandwiches and eggs.
Carrer del Bisbe Campins, 11, 07012 Palma, Islas Baleares
Patron Lunares – a restaurant that will give you a new experience
This restaurant has it all – an amazing ambience and atmosphere, great decoration, happy staff, good drinks and excellent food. The restaurant is located within a big, very high ceiling’s room and there is so much to look at such as the portrait paintings of fishermen, the world map behind the bar or the big globe. The menu is very innovative and contains options like guacamole – but the innovate part is that they bring you all the ingredients in a bowl and then you are to mix it yourself, chicken in a can, fish that is flamed in front of you by the waiter, or calamari served on a stick. The menu changes a few times a year. Dinner at Patron Lunares is definitely an experience of many levels.
Carrer de la Fàbrica, 30, 07013 Palma, Illes Balears
Bros – aesthetic restaurant with the best food and the nicest ambience
As the name of this restaurant implies, Bros was opened a year and a half ago by the brothers Jose and Juan of course with a location in the hip and more local area of Palma, Santa Catalina. The brothers have together managed to open a place that is a treat to all of your senses. That means that the decoration is beautiful with creative handmade plywood furniture, green plants and Eames chairs, the food tastes amazing, and the staff are the most friendly we came across in Palma. Bros’ menu is rustic with a mix of traditional and innovative options and contains everything from a angus burger to Iberian ham and grilled octopus. We were especially fond of the trumpet shrimps and the fried sausage.
Carrer de Cotoner, 54, 07013 Palma, Illes Balears
Bianco e Rosso – authentic Italian dinner with great outdoor seating
If you at some point might tire a bit of tapas, I understand. Therefore it is very optimal that there are restaurants in Palma that also serve other food, like Bianco e Rosso, an authentic italien restaurant – the staff speaks Italian! Maybe that is just a simple trick to act like they are real Italians, but I doubt it. The menu contains everything Italian, pizza, pasta, fish, steak, endless bottles of red wine and tiramisu as dolce. Bianco e Rosso has outdoor seating on the pedestrian street and it is a very cosy place to have a late night dinner.
Carrer de la Fàbrica, 6, 07013 Palma, Illes Balears
Recently opened, this restaurant has already experienced a great amount of success, and that is for good reason! The place is especially packed in the evening, but since Vermuteria doesn’t do reservations, it is fairly easy to get a table, there might just be a little waiting time if you come for dinner. Luckily the place is also open for lunch. The place has absolutely beautiful decor, and it is very modern meets Spanish style with metro tiles, chalk boards and ham and sausages hanging behind the bar. The food served at Vemuteria is tapas and their menu is huge, so they literally have every tapas you could wish for. They also serve big dishes so if you are not so much up for tapas and sharing, you can also get your own plate with a huge steak or fish or kind of whatever you wish for. Besides from good food, the restaurant also has great drinks and a lot of vermouth drinks, as their name describes.
This café is located in the party district of Palma right next to Club Pacha and Tito’s with a great view of the marina. The café has outdoor seating and here you can enjoy good drinks and cocktails, snack food, which is also really yummy, and later at night time Garito lights up inside where it looks like a 70ies disco club.
Dársena de Can Barbara, s/n, 07015 Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares
Located just a short trip from Palma, this beach club is perfect to spend a day or some hours at when you just want to relax. The beach club it self is located on a cliff platform in the ocean and if you dare, you can jump in the water from there. If not, Puro Beach Club also has a bool. The beach club is clique and in luxury Ibiza-style with white cabana tanning beds – basically everything is white and luxury looking here – nothing to disturb your day of relaxation. Their food menu has standard options such as sandwiches, quesadillas, simple tapas and burgers, but the food is actually good!
Carrer de Pagell, 1, 07610 Can Pastilla, Islas Baleares
Rent bikes
Biking is most of the time my absolute favorite way to get around a city – you get around fast and easily all while you get to see the city and work out at the same time – what is not to love? Bike rental is possible in Mallorca, and there is even a very long bike ride along the boardwalk that you can bike for hours.
Explore the Old Town – and get lost there
Palma has an Old Town area where all the old, classic and historical buildings can be found such as the stunning cathedral and the Gaudi building and nestled in the little crooked streets and alleyways that are all very old and romantic. The Old Town is the kind of place where you should take couple of hours off to just go off the beaten track, get lost and explore on your own.
Even though Port Andratx in an ancient city, it has today become one of the hotspots in Europe where the rich, fancy and famous are on vacation and on the hill sides that surround the marina and the beach, the one house is bigger than the other, possibly owned by models and movie stars. Go there in the day time to hang out at beach club Gran Folies, a beach club hanging on the side of a cliff with a good restaurant, cute umbrellas and a salt water pool. It is also possible to jump in the water from the cliffs, but some days the water can be pretty rowdy. Since Port Andratx is a fishtown, it has an outstanding selection of seafood restaurants. Take a walk along the waterside restaurant all situated along the beach and marina with a great view of the mountain and sunset and pick out a restaurant to have dinner at.
Gran Follies, Cala Llamp, Calle Tintorera, 07157 Puerto Andratx, Islas
Valldemossa – the prettiest and most picturesque place in Mallorca
Valldemossa goes as being the prettiest city in Mallorca. The city itself is tiny, situated on top of a hill, so the little streets in the city are narrow and crooked, and around the city is a stunning view over the mountain valley landscape with almond and olive fields and little rural houses. The houses of the city are all made with the same stones and they all have the same light brown color, and you are going to want to take a lot of pictures of this beautiful little town. Around the city are many little cafés and restaurants where you can enjoy the view and atmosphere of Valldemossa. Valldemossa also has a Chopin museum that holds a piano of the composer that for some could be worth to see.
Day trip to Sóller – fun train ride through the mountains
Sóller is an old historic town located within an hour from Palma. From Placa Espanya in Palma there is an old, historic rail way that takes you on a beautiful train ride through the landscapes of Mallorca from from Palma to Sóller. On the one hour train ride the train will take you through olive and lemon fields, high mountains, astonishingly long tunnels through the mountains and little local cities until its arrival in Sóller. In Sóller you can take a walk and enjoy the atmosphere and sit down in the city square for a drink. Later during the day you can take the historic tram to Port de Sóller and spend the day by the beach.
Cala Pi, Cala des Moro, Cala Llombards, and Cala s’Almunia – picture link
These are all little beaches with clear blue water and cliffs on each sides that are absolutely gorgeous. They are situated on the Northeast side of the island. They look like the true version of the kind of beach with the kind of blue, blue water you have always dreamed about. The calas can be reached within an hour drive from Palma.
Cap Rocat is first of all and old fortress that has now been refurbished into a luxury resort and everything here is as taken out of a dream. The old buildings, the nature that surrounds the fort that is situated on top of a cliff, and the view. The view is beyond stunning, and the best place to enjoy it is by the restaurant where visitors can enjoy a great lunch. After lunch you can walk ten meters down the staircase and jump in to the blue water straight from the cliffs.
If you are looking to explore the island of Mallorca, a car is vital. Though Mallorca does have busses that go around the island every day, this takes the double amount of time, and renting a car just gives you more freedom to do and see what you want when you want it.
Remember siesta
Some places in Mallorca still hold on to the Spanish tradition with closing down stores and restaurants during the day because of the heat. Siesta is approximately around 12 to 3/4 pm. Though you can never be to sure of this, we looked up a restaurant online and it said it was closed already. Randomly, we passed it and it was still open. The owner said that the best way to figure out if a restaurant is open or closed is to simply go there or call them first.
I love the little, old, narrow streets that you only find in South Europe!
We had great tapas at this restaurant one night.
I found this awesome café one of the days in Barcelona.
I wish I could have taken that bike home with me.
The most romantic staircase at Flax and Kale, one of the restaurants I am featuring in my Barcelona guide.
The cutest little passage-alley-way in Barcelona.
Another shot from Flax and Kale. Such a nice spot!
My boyfriend and I being all romantic – do it for the gram as he said 😉
The stunning view over Barcelona from Grand Hotel Central’s rooftop.
Hanging out at the weirdest and coolest bathroom I’ve ever seen – more about that in my upcoming Barcelona guide!
Jeg er nu tilbage i Berlin efter 16 dage rundt i Spanien. 10 dage på Mallorca, en dag på en færge til Valencia, en dag i Valencia og fire dage i Barcelona. Jeg tænkte derfor, at det ville være fint at afslutte min tur med en lille opdatering på, hvad vi lavede i skønne Barcelona. Ja, Barcelona er nemlig så skøn og fantastisk, og jeg ville hjertens gerne have brugt længere tid der. Vi havde helt tilfældigt timet vores tur perfekt, for det viste sig at min søde bror og hans endnu sødere kæreste over skulle til Barcelona de samme dage. Vi besluttede os for at leje cykler. At leje cykler når man er turist er for det meste en virkelig god ide, da man på den måde får set byen meget bedre i stedet for at bruge tid i en metro under jorden. Jeg holder så meget af at cykle som turist, fordi man får set byen på en helt anden måde og lærer den meget bedre at kende. Min kæreste fandt de fineste hipstercykler – min var blå pastelfarvet og cremehvid, og jeg ville gerne have stjålet den med mig til Berlin. Jeg har været i Barcelona to gange før – en gang med min familie, da jeg var yngre og en gang sidste sommer med min veninde. Derfor brugte vi ikke meget tid på at være kulturelle, da jeg allerede har set de vigtigste museer, Gaudi-bygninger, kirker og andre turist-ting. Det betød, at vi havde en masse tid til bare at nyde livet. Drikke sangria. Udforske seje områder – El Born, San Antoni, det gotiske kvarter. Spise alt for meget tapas. Danse salsa. Drikke kreative drinks på seje barer. Nyde livet rigtig meget, for det gør man vitterligt i Barcelona.
Jeg brugte selvfølgelig også en masse tid på at finde og besøge de fedeste barer, caféer og restauranter og er nu i fuld gang med at strikke en Barcelona-guide sammen til jer. Udover Barcelona-guiden har jeg også skrevet en guide til Mallorca, som I får om et par dage! Stay tuned. Håber I alle nyder det sidste af sommeren.
English: I figured it a nice way to wrap up my 16 days in Spain would be by showing you a few pictures from my amazing days in Barcelona – here it goes; a diary of my days in Barcelona. We had four days there and I was really sad to leave – I simply love that city. It was my third time there – one time I was there with my parents when I was younger, then last summer with a good friend and then now with my boyfriend. We’d timed in perfectly to meet up with my awesome brother and his even more awesome girlfriend who were both in town too. We decided to rent bikes, which was a superb way to see the city. I simply love biking – you get around fast while actually seeing the city as oppose to sitting in an underground, hot subway. My boyfriend found the coolest rental bikes, a pastel colored one for me, in the hipster neighborhood of Barcelona.
Since both my boyfriend and I have been to Barcelona before, it also means that we have seen all the important sights, so we just enjoyed our days with exploring my favorite neighborhoods of Barcelona, El Born, San Antoni, and the Gothic Quarter, drinking sangria and eating way too much tapas – it is surprising how I don’t seem to tire of eating tapas! I also spent some time visiting cool cafés and restaurants, so as always, I will feed you with a little Barcelona city guide in a couple of days. In other news I also have a complete guide on Mallorca – what to see, eat and do, ready for you veryyyy soon!
