Happy Valentines Day everyone! Cant wait to see mine in a few weeks :)
We stayed at a really nice hotel while we were in Murcia. It was close to a bunch of things and a park was right across the street. Here are some pictures.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Murcia and Valentines Day
Barcelona!
On our way from Poland we stopped in Barcelona and had a 6 hour layover and were given the option to go out and explore the city. I had been in Barcelona many times but never seen it outside of the airport so I really wanted to go out and see it. There were 4 of us. I was more interested in getting some good food and walking around and so was Janine so we spilt up. We went and did that and the other girls went shopping.
Here are some pics which will explain what we did and what we saw!
In the taxi!
There were birds everywhere and I was weirdly grossed out/scared of them, but took a lot of pics too. haha
Cheesy
Diana and I
Janine and I went to the Hard Rock for lunch it was AH-mazing. Had a burger and a beer :)
ewww
King of this statue.
This male bird on the right was showing his tail feathers and dancing around and the girl on the left was like "get outta here buddy, not interested"
Here are some pics which will explain what we did and what we saw!
In the taxi!
Poland Adventures
Happy Valentines Day everyone!
This past week has been long one for sure. We went to Poland and Murcia. I have pictures from each that Ill show ya. Poland was awesome because, well I have never been to Poland and it was fun. I loved the food and the people were nice as well. (They spoke English!) We lost the match which was not how we wanted it to go obviously but it was still a god experience.
We went straight from Poland to Murcia, which is the team that we played against in the Finals for the Cupa. I think we were tired from traveling and had another match that week and we did not come out ready to play at all. We lost and it was not good I think we are all happy to be home now and get some good practices in. Ever since I have arrived here we have been only home for a few days and not had a full week of practice to dedicate to getting better. I still have not learned the new system yet so I am excited for this week and to get back on a normal schedule of train all week and play on Saturdays.
Here are first some pictures from Poland!
On our way! In the airport.
This was in the plane. The mountains were amazing!
From the hotel window
Again
This was walking into the gym. I wish I could have gone into that church SO bad. It was beautiful just from this view.
The posters around the city
This past week has been long one for sure. We went to Poland and Murcia. I have pictures from each that Ill show ya. Poland was awesome because, well I have never been to Poland and it was fun. I loved the food and the people were nice as well. (They spoke English!) We lost the match which was not how we wanted it to go obviously but it was still a god experience.
We went straight from Poland to Murcia, which is the team that we played against in the Finals for the Cupa. I think we were tired from traveling and had another match that week and we did not come out ready to play at all. We lost and it was not good I think we are all happy to be home now and get some good practices in. Ever since I have arrived here we have been only home for a few days and not had a full week of practice to dedicate to getting better. I still have not learned the new system yet so I am excited for this week and to get back on a normal schedule of train all week and play on Saturdays.
Here are first some pictures from Poland!
On our way! In the airport.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
New Video!
I will post this on my page but this is the over all results from the Copa de la Reina :) The women start about 6:30 min into it I believe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL_lruKhmzU&feature=player_embedded#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL_lruKhmzU&feature=player_embedded#
2/1/11 Kylie the Tourist
Today was AWESOME!
I got up around 9am to shower and get ready to go exploring. I really wanted to see some of the historical sites around the city. I had no idea what to expect. Because it's winter time many of the tourist sites are closed until Feb/March but I was still hoping to find a few places I could check out and get to know my way around a little better. I had a single map that helped me get around and I am sure I looked ridiculous with it 2 inches from my confused looking face, but it got me to where I needed to go.
I came here thinking it would not be that cold. I mean its an island for goodness sake! Where I come from islands should be warm and tropical! Well, let me tell you...it is not warm, it's freezing! The only winter coat I have is the one I received from the team and I love wearing it, but only when I am doing team things. So I invested in a great black pea coat that is fashionable and warm. AND it was 50 percent off so it was a steal! Yay me!
After I got my coat I figured out the general direction I needed to go and set out on my way. The map makes things seem a lot farther apart then they actually are, so it takes about 15 min to walk from one end of the Ciutadella to the other so it really isn't bad at all. Again, I had no idea what to expect from any of these places I wanted to visit. I came first to a Gothic Cathedral that (I read all the information stands I could) dated back to the 14th century! I poked around a bit to see if I was allowed to go inside...basically I didn't know one way or the other so I figured I would do what I pleased until I got yelled at and then claim the "stupid American" or "lo siento, no Espanol" excuse and go from there. No one bugged me though and I walked into literally the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen. I mean, my mouth dropped. I had never seen anything like it. NOW I finally felt like I was in Spain. Here are some pictures.
This is the front door of the Cathedral and the clock above it.
Close up version...
First walked in and to the right was the alter and these stained glass windows...
The art work was ah-mazing. I mean this was done hundreds of year ago!
The organ? I think?
The architecture still amazes me. I back then it took 50 plus years to build these churches.
This was neat because it was a site they dug open to find old remains and crypts and things and they left it open so you could see.
Each little area had its own scene. One was Jesus, one was the Virgin Mary and....now I cant remember the last one...but it was pretty.
Even the ceiling was cool
I spent a good while in there just feeling the vibe from the Church. It was completely empty and it just had this amazing powerful "something" about it. I love old historic things. So many memories and different people used them. Hundreds of years and this is still standing.
Any ways that was pretty much the highlight of my day because everything else was closed or I couldn't find my way in to snoop. The city is all packed tightly together and has little streets that can sometimes not even fit a car through. Like so...
and so...
and here...
They had a museum that I wanted to check out, but was kinda disappointed. The lady was, for lack of better words, a very rude individual. I walked in and said hello (in a cheerful manor I might add!) and all she said was, "umm do you want a ticket or something?" I wanted to say "umm this is the museum right? There isn't anything else in here to do...no, actually I am here for the petting zoo out back!" Jeez! Instead I smiled again and said "yes please". It wasn't that exciting. I couldn't take pictures and the info was all in Spanish. There were a lot of old artifacts that were on display though, and many of them were found in the ocean in the mid 1950's, which I thought was neat. I would love to do that kind of stuff. Find Atlantis and things....
After I had walked around and was happy with what I saw, I found restaurant that looked tasty and sat down. Had a coffee to warm my cheeks up because the wind was out of control and my face was the only thing really showing. The menu looked amazing it was hard to choose but what I ate was delicious! I started off with a goat cheese salad and some Vino! The goat cheese is that round thing on the right. It was grilled so it was warm when I ate it. It had corn, bacon, tomatoes, carrots and raisins on it. So good.
This is called Pomada. It is made with Gin and is the Menorca drink of choice. On wiki, they say this "Lingering British influence is seen in the Minorcans' taste for gin, which during local festes honoring towns' patron saints is mixed with bitter lemon to make a golden liquid known as aPomada. One common factor amongst in Minorca is a steady, and often extreme, imbibement of Pomada throughout the whole day" SWEET!
This was prawn ravioli's in some amazing sauce.
I ask the waiter what was good for dessert and he said everything, so I said "surprise me!" and this is what he brought out. Left to right: tiramisu, white chocolate brownie with truffle on top, chocolate brownie with chocolate syrup, and cookie ice cream. Heaven in my mouth.
I was quite happy after that and it was not expensive at all. The glass of wine was 1.80 euros. Ya I could get used to that.
Here are some other pics I took along the way...
Gorgeous!
Birds eye view model of the Ciutadella..
I only got brave enough one time to ask someone to take a picture of me.
This was the restaurant behind me....
Until next time!
Ky
I got up around 9am to shower and get ready to go exploring. I really wanted to see some of the historical sites around the city. I had no idea what to expect. Because it's winter time many of the tourist sites are closed until Feb/March but I was still hoping to find a few places I could check out and get to know my way around a little better. I had a single map that helped me get around and I am sure I looked ridiculous with it 2 inches from my confused looking face, but it got me to where I needed to go.
I came here thinking it would not be that cold. I mean its an island for goodness sake! Where I come from islands should be warm and tropical! Well, let me tell you...it is not warm, it's freezing! The only winter coat I have is the one I received from the team and I love wearing it, but only when I am doing team things. So I invested in a great black pea coat that is fashionable and warm. AND it was 50 percent off so it was a steal! Yay me!
After I got my coat I figured out the general direction I needed to go and set out on my way. The map makes things seem a lot farther apart then they actually are, so it takes about 15 min to walk from one end of the Ciutadella to the other so it really isn't bad at all. Again, I had no idea what to expect from any of these places I wanted to visit. I came first to a Gothic Cathedral that (I read all the information stands I could) dated back to the 14th century! I poked around a bit to see if I was allowed to go inside...basically I didn't know one way or the other so I figured I would do what I pleased until I got yelled at and then claim the "stupid American" or "lo siento, no Espanol" excuse and go from there. No one bugged me though and I walked into literally the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen. I mean, my mouth dropped. I had never seen anything like it. NOW I finally felt like I was in Spain. Here are some pictures.
This is the front door of the Cathedral and the clock above it.
I spent a good while in there just feeling the vibe from the Church. It was completely empty and it just had this amazing powerful "something" about it. I love old historic things. So many memories and different people used them. Hundreds of years and this is still standing.
Any ways that was pretty much the highlight of my day because everything else was closed or I couldn't find my way in to snoop. The city is all packed tightly together and has little streets that can sometimes not even fit a car through. Like so...
They had a museum that I wanted to check out, but was kinda disappointed. The lady was, for lack of better words, a very rude individual. I walked in and said hello (in a cheerful manor I might add!) and all she said was, "umm do you want a ticket or something?" I wanted to say "umm this is the museum right? There isn't anything else in here to do...no, actually I am here for the petting zoo out back!" Jeez! Instead I smiled again and said "yes please". It wasn't that exciting. I couldn't take pictures and the info was all in Spanish. There were a lot of old artifacts that were on display though, and many of them were found in the ocean in the mid 1950's, which I thought was neat. I would love to do that kind of stuff. Find Atlantis and things....
After I had walked around and was happy with what I saw, I found restaurant that looked tasty and sat down. Had a coffee to warm my cheeks up because the wind was out of control and my face was the only thing really showing. The menu looked amazing it was hard to choose but what I ate was delicious! I started off with a goat cheese salad and some Vino! The goat cheese is that round thing on the right. It was grilled so it was warm when I ate it. It had corn, bacon, tomatoes, carrots and raisins on it. So good.
I was quite happy after that and it was not expensive at all. The glass of wine was 1.80 euros. Ya I could get used to that.
Here are some other pics I took along the way...
Until next time!
Ky
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