happy thanksgiving

My dear friend invited me to celebrate Thanksgiving with her and some other folks. We spent the day cooking, drinking and gossiping. What a great way to spend the day. And the best part of it is sharing the fruits of your labour with dear friends.

wine + cheese

wine + cheese go hand in hand. Just add a few friends and you've got the perfect evening. 

Summer Vino

I've been away for three weeks and I've been slacking with these blog posts. So much is going on with my life right now so this had to take a back seat. But I'm back, relaxed and motivated to continue blogging and taking new photographs so I hope you'll come back and enjoy the photos. Hope you're all having a great summer and enjoying these last few days. 

Glass half empty or half full?

A glass a day keeps the doctor away...

Why not start the week off with a nice glass of white wine?! 

Cheese and Wine

It's a holiday here! The day of the immaculate conception. As a result there were a lot of parties in town. I started the night by meeting some friends I hadn't seen in a while. What can be better than Cheese and Wine at one of my favourite restaurants, A Casa Portuguesa, with some great friends. They have the most delicious  selection of cheeses and a great variety of wine to chose from...not mention fantastic desserts (home-made). It's no doubt that this place if full to capacity every night of the week. 

I later joined my friend for more wine before heading out to a party. Lady Gaga was in town last night for a concert (I did not make it to the concert) and then everyone made their way to the disco. More pictures from that will follow tomorrow.  :)

Movie in the Park at Montjuïc

Every summer the city of Barcelona hosts a summer outdoor cinema series, Sala Montjuïc. What a great way to spend a hot summer's night than to cool down up in the mountain and be surrounded by your dearest friends, having a little picnic while watching great films. This happened to be the last screening of the year and they showed Wall E. If you want a very scenic way up to the mountain take the gondola. 

Food and wine warms the soul...

After a day like yesterday all you want to do is surround yourself with people you love, food and some wine. These pictures were taken earlier this fall in the house that we rented in Olivella (about 20minutes from Sitges). It brings back memories of a better time. It make me remember how amazing that meat was. All you need is a little bit of salt and pepper and a good bottle of red wine to top it off. Buen provecho!

Porto, Portugal

One of the most richest regions in Portugal. Why? The port of course! ...and the wine. There is not a whole lot to do here but definitely worth partaking in one of the many wine tours and stocking up on some port wine. Go early! Unfortunately we ended up in the last tour group of the day, conducted in German. Wine is wine. We took the train here from Lisbon which took a few hours and then headed back down south the following day on a bus. May I tell you how sketchy (and maybe that's because I'm used to a western bus terminal) the whole experience was? We were guided to an underground garage where I thought I would never see the light again. 

A Parisian weekend.

So in love that they had to carve it

What better way to spend an evening than sitting along the Seine river with a bottle of wine in one hand, baguette in the other with your dearest friends. 

What a gorgeous sunset!

The last of Aix...

When in the south of France once should indulge in those simple moments that make life so special: food, wine and good conversation. What more do you need?

Late afternoon snack...

Langostinos from Argentina! Deeeelicious! Perfect with a glass of white wine.

Viblioteca

This has become a regular hang out spot for me. It's a wine/cheese place off of Calle Verdi. They have an extensive selection of wines to choose from and a variety of cheese and other munchies. But so far I've just been going for the coffee and a place to do some quiet reading and soul searching. I will have to tap into my love for cheese and wine one of these days but until then I will continue going there and let my mind wander.