Hola,
This week I have chosen the band Of Monsters and Men, from Iceland. They are about to release their debut album, My Head is an Animal. It is out April 3rd, 2012 in the United States. They are currently on tour in the United States and have a few European shows announced as well. If you want to see them, hurry to get tickets! They play in Chicago today.
Enjoy!
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_monsters_and_men
Until Next Time,
Friday, March 30, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Video of the Week - M.I.A. "Bad Girls"
Hola,
This week I have chosen M.I.A.'s "Bad Girls" in light of my recent collar bone fracture. More about that later. "Bad Girls" comes off M.I.A. fourth unreleased album. The video is sick! Recently M.I.A. has worked with Madonna and Nicki Minaj on the track "Give Me All Your Lovin'" which they performed as the halftime entertainment for Superbowl XLVI. M.I.A. was born in London in 1975. Her style is unique and is a combination of various musical styles.
Enjoy the video:
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yuqxl284cg&ob=av2n
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(artist)
Until Next Time,
This week I have chosen M.I.A.'s "Bad Girls" in light of my recent collar bone fracture. More about that later. "Bad Girls" comes off M.I.A. fourth unreleased album. The video is sick! Recently M.I.A. has worked with Madonna and Nicki Minaj on the track "Give Me All Your Lovin'" which they performed as the halftime entertainment for Superbowl XLVI. M.I.A. was born in London in 1975. Her style is unique and is a combination of various musical styles.
Enjoy the video:
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yuqxl284cg&ob=av2n
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(artist)
Until Next Time,
Monday, March 19, 2012
Carnaval Road Trip
Hola,
During the week of Carnaval I went on a road trip with two friends Dorien and Reuben. We traveled mostly from north to south and saw so much of the country. It was so much fun! We traveled from A Coruña to Salamanca to Toledo to Consuegra to Cordoba to Zuheros to Granada to Salobreña to Sevilla to A Coruña. We spent four nights in the car and three in hotels. Oh! And I got a haircut!
Day 1: A Coruña to Salamanca
The most famous plaza in Spain, it was cold!
Day 2: Salamanca to Toledo to Consuegra to Cordoba
The famous Mezquita in Cordoba.
Modern shepards and their flock.
And of course the reason we went here, the gourmet shop. This is a photo of me with a bottle of olive oil that is/was sold at the cheese shop that I worked in, in Minneapolis. Somehow we randomly stopped in the town it was made, crazy! I bought a bottle and some amazing cheese, of course.
Day 4: Granada
I wanted to see if it was a working chimney, it wasn't.
One of the many gardens. Water is a major feature here.
Is this bar pijo?
Day 5: Granada to Salobreña
The view leaving Granada was incredible! Some day I will spend some serious time in the Sierra Nevada.
And its so close to the beach! Spent a wonderful day relaxing here. Enjoyed the sun, sea air, and slept.
Snacks at sunset.
Day 6: Salobreña to Sevilla
Day 7: Sevilla
This day was spent mostly in the car.
A huge thank you to Dorien and Reuben for inviting me on this trip with them.
Until Next Time,
During the week of Carnaval I went on a road trip with two friends Dorien and Reuben. We traveled mostly from north to south and saw so much of the country. It was so much fun! We traveled from A Coruña to Salamanca to Toledo to Consuegra to Cordoba to Zuheros to Granada to Salobreña to Sevilla to A Coruña. We spent four nights in the car and three in hotels. Oh! And I got a haircut!
Day 1: A Coruña to Salamanca
Dorien and Reuben in front of a castle ruins we passed along the way.
Storks on the cathedral in Salamanca.
This is a famous mural. There is a frog the size of a silver dollar somewhere, can you find it?
This is an Art Deco museum.
The most famous plaza in Spain, it was cold!
A lake! And a Castle!
Toledo! So good to be back and to show my friends around the city I called home for a while.
Dorien in front of Don Quijote's enemy, the windmill.
The famous Mezquita in Cordoba.
Cordoban Gazpacho!
Day 3: Cordoba to Zuheros to Granada
A beautiful courtyard.
We stopped to look at some of the olive trees, there were no olives.
The view from Zuheros. Wow!
Modern shepards and their flock.
And of course the reason we went here, the gourmet shop. This is a photo of me with a bottle of olive oil that is/was sold at the cheese shop that I worked in, in Minneapolis. Somehow we randomly stopped in the town it was made, crazy! I bought a bottle and some amazing cheese, of course.
In Granada we went to the famous Al Hambra. Can't you tell we were so excited to be there. Its basically a historical city. Two castles, town ruins, gardens, museums, and more! It was so beauitful.
I wanted to see if it was a working chimney, it wasn't.
One of the castles with a nearly perfect circle plaza in its center.
One of the many gardens. Water is a major feature here.
Is this bar pijo?
Day 5: Granada to Salobreña
The view leaving Granada was incredible! Some day I will spend some serious time in the Sierra Nevada.
And its so close to the beach! Spent a wonderful day relaxing here. Enjoyed the sun, sea air, and slept.
Snacks at sunset.
Day 6: Salobreña to Sevilla
Sevilla is a beautiful port city!
Plaza de España.
Sevilla is flat, I had to rent a bike.
The grafiti was so good.
I came across this nice biker gang. They rode chopper style bikes.
The amazing new monument. This month it has been there for one year.
The view was incredible at sunset! Such a relaxing moment on the last day of our journey.
We had wonderful sun the whole week. However, it was hot in Sevilla.
We had paella for dinner. Strangely, I think we ate in the same restaurant that I had paella in the last time I visited Sevilla, three years ago.
Day 8: Sevilla to A CoruñaThis day was spent mostly in the car.
A huge thank you to Dorien and Reuben for inviting me on this trip with them.
Until Next Time,
Friday, March 16, 2012
Video of the Week - Lana del Rey "Video Games"
Hola,
Lana del Rey is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Born to Die, went to number one in seven countries. Enjoy!
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE6wxDqdOV0
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_Del_Rey
Until Next Time,
Lana del Rey is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Born to Die, went to number one in seven countries. Enjoy!
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE6wxDqdOV0
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_Del_Rey
Until Next Time,
Friday, March 9, 2012
Video of the Week - Gotye "Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)"
Hola,
I have been enjoying this video for over a month now and just finally figured out who it was by to share it with you all. I've heard this song is popular world-wide. Gotye is a Belgian-Australian singer. He has released albums individually and as a part of the group The Basics. Enjoy!
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goyte
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY
Until Next Time,
I have been enjoying this video for over a month now and just finally figured out who it was by to share it with you all. I've heard this song is popular world-wide. Gotye is a Belgian-Australian singer. He has released albums individually and as a part of the group The Basics. Enjoy!
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goyte
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY
Until Next Time,
Monday, March 5, 2012
Ourense is Fun!
Hola amigos,
The sun has been shinning! Yeah Yeah Yeah!
A few weekends ago I traveled to Ourense, a city in the south of the province of Galicia. It is warmer during the day there than in A Coruña. We had beautiful weather! The sky was clear, the sun was warm, and the company couldn't have been better. I traveled with my friends Adam, Aneta, Dorien, and Reuben. We spent the morning exploring the city. We stopped for a picnic a long the river. It was a perfect meal: cheese, wine, bread, trail mix, and apples.
After lunch we were in search of the hot springs. We found a public hot spring along the river, quickly changed, and were in the water. We lounged around changing from pool to pool and Reuben and I even waded into the river, which was freezing!
After the hot springs we traveled to a near by town called Ribadavia. We wandered the winding streets of this valley town and then were in search of tapas for dinner. Every place we stopped in told us their kitchen was closed until 8pm. We stopped at a pizza place that we had seen earlier and they told us the same, but we were tired from a hard day of lounging and wandering the cities, so we stopped for a glass of local wine. As a gift for buying wine they gave us each a pintxo, a fancy tapa. Sweet! We finished the wine and by then it was 8pm, so we decided to stay and try the pizza. It was the best pizza I have had in Spain! Such a good choice. We all ordered a different individual pizza and exchanged slices.
Tired and full we headed home to A Coruña, about a two hour drive. A pleasant day trip!
Enjoy the photos:
The sun has been shinning! Yeah Yeah Yeah!
A few weekends ago I traveled to Ourense, a city in the south of the province of Galicia. It is warmer during the day there than in A Coruña. We had beautiful weather! The sky was clear, the sun was warm, and the company couldn't have been better. I traveled with my friends Adam, Aneta, Dorien, and Reuben. We spent the morning exploring the city. We stopped for a picnic a long the river. It was a perfect meal: cheese, wine, bread, trail mix, and apples.
After lunch we were in search of the hot springs. We found a public hot spring along the river, quickly changed, and were in the water. We lounged around changing from pool to pool and Reuben and I even waded into the river, which was freezing!
After the hot springs we traveled to a near by town called Ribadavia. We wandered the winding streets of this valley town and then were in search of tapas for dinner. Every place we stopped in told us their kitchen was closed until 8pm. We stopped at a pizza place that we had seen earlier and they told us the same, but we were tired from a hard day of lounging and wandering the cities, so we stopped for a glass of local wine. As a gift for buying wine they gave us each a pintxo, a fancy tapa. Sweet! We finished the wine and by then it was 8pm, so we decided to stay and try the pizza. It was the best pizza I have had in Spain! Such a good choice. We all ordered a different individual pizza and exchanged slices.
Tired and full we headed home to A Coruña, about a two hour drive. A pleasant day trip!
Enjoy the photos:
Dorien.
Stand still!
Aneta.
Carnaval Decorations.
My favorite building.
Fun fun fun!
On your mark, get set...
Go!
Of course I won!
Weeeee!
Lets do it again.
The hot springs and the river.
Until Next Time,
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