With Albert and a friend in town for the weekend, it seemed as good a time as any to engage in a winter breakfast tradition... chocolate con churros. I only do this about twice per winter though, to avoid the inevitable heart attack. Below you'll find the typical pudding-thick hot chocolate completely submerged under a wad of whipping cream, plus churros, melindres and an ensaimada. I have a feeling I may have eaten more than everyone else...
colourful tiles on Carrer Petritxol
Then it was time for a lengthy wander through the streets, leading inevitably to my favourite Sunday morning destination, the second hand book market at Sant Antoni (previous posts about this are here and here--they are also documents to the growth of my hair over the past year!) It was time to renew my collection of Asterix in Catalan!
I may as well include this picture, of a Barcelona fashion magazine from the 30s, since the woman whose stall it was yelled at me enough for taking it. :D
It was election day, essentially a one-issue election--shall Catalonia hold a referendum on separation from Spain? (which is actually illegal in the Spanish constitution, which might tell you something about the current political situation). The pro-referendum parties won 87 seats vs. 48 for non-referendum, so I guess we're headed to the polls! Plenty of Catalan spirit on buildings all over town meanwhile.
And then my friend and I went to famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí's Casa Batlló (it's good having tourist friends in town). I'm about to become an insufferable Gaudí expert since I'm currently translating a book about him at work... Casa Batlló was marvellous, and worth the (kind of steep at €20) admission.
Anyway, just another Sunday really!
Photos of me by Albert
22 comments:
Bloomin heck I feel sick at the thought of that breakfast (just eaten a large meal!) How fluent are you in Catalan? I have a friend who conducts an orchestra out there called Joan Helluna- he's from Catalan and I think it's in Barcelona!
haaaa! You looks so beautiful in red dear :)
Love it!
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Yes, the red looks great on you. Wish I had that breakfast right now!
Wow everything is so beautiful there!! And that food looks quite deadly ;)
(loving your outfit too)
And hmm....that's very interesting about the voting
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wonderful place :) love your dress :)
Irene Wibowo
wonderful place :) love your dress :)
Irene Wibowo
That breakfast looks like the stuff my dreams are made of! What!
Also, I love your outfit! The jacket is awesome!
-Katie
@Kezzie: My Catalan is okay. Spoken, I´m a bit all over the place. I read novels though... not quite sure how to close the gap. Probably insisting on speaking Catalan instead of Spanish at work would help, but work is stressful so I wimp out. :)
You look super cute and I love love love the dress. Now dying for some curros though. Pretty sure there are some at the Christmas market! x
I love churros! That's interesting about catalonia, I knew it was coming up, but since I finished work, i have lost all track of news.
another lovely report of your day. The political part really interests me (I'm having a hard time maintaining my a-politicalness these days) :D
@Annebeth: Excellent! Down with a-politicalness!
I adore the dress. Where did you get it?
xx
annie*
@Annie: It's by Ralph Lauren (I think the jeans collection) last winter...
oooooh, too much then. Red looks amazing on you
annie
(The other brand is Coast London :) )
Ummmmmmm. When I come can you please PLEASE tell me where to get that hot chocolate? I need that in my life!
@Ashley: Don't worry, we'll go!
I like mixing with freaks in Sant Antoni 2nd hand book Market. And after market..., arround 13:0, a beer with Squid rings at "tres tombs". Just the best Sunday morning for me.
@Xavi: "geeks" not freaks. Friki is some Spanish corruption, freaks in English is un poco fuerte... ;)
But I agree with you about els tres tombs. Or Rekons, the empanada place, is also excellent!
That's my dream breakfast right there! And, Casa Batllo does look marvelous.
i dont remember it being that that pricey but do remember it being incredible & worth it. i didnt know you translated that sort of work, that is so cool! do you translate from catalan to english? always have to chuckle a little about the catalan spirit having lived in another part of spain (but don't tell Albert that) haha.
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