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New Life in Spain
www.newlifeinspain.com
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I have moved to Spain in search of lots of sun and a different and better (?) life. Here I will tell about the things that happen along the way, thoughts and experiences. I'm ready for a fabulous adventure!
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Lost in translation

Being lost in translation happens every now and then… Like when I saw the sign in Málaga with boyfriends for rent, or how the English Royal Family has crazy strange names in Spanish. Spanish is ...

12 h ago

The holy grail in Valencia

Maybe this is a well known fact, but I did not know it. When wandering around Valencia, passing the Cathedral a picture at the entrance caught my attention:The Holy Grail. Really? Most Christian hist...

2 days ago

Beautiful Valencia!

Yes indeed. I absolutely fell in love. Valencia is a very, very beautiful city, and the people, so friendly. I have had the best days in Valencia, I hope to come back some time. (Soon.)Valencia is th...

4 days ago

Soap! (The show)

Another great weekend is over in Barcelona, and I am on my way out to visit another city in this lovely country. But first, a quick note to tell you that if you happen to be close a theatre that puts...

21 may 12

How did Francisco turn into Paco?

There is a funny little thing going on with names here. It seems there is a bit of an obsession with making and using nicknames. In my whole life in Norway I have never had a nickname. Here, I have 4...

18 may 12

Sangría, sangría, sangría!

It’s been really hot and summery lately. Very nice! I thought it perfect to share a recipe for sangria then! I have the feeling more tourists than locals drink sangria, but this fresh and fruity drin...

16 may 12

Fancy visiting a designer outlet while in Barcelona?

If so, I’ll tell you a little bit about La Roca Village, a “village” filled with outlet shops. It’s located just outside Granollers, about 30 minutes from Barcelona by car. I am not one to buy design...

14 may 12

The concert will start totally punctual!

I have talked about punctuality on a couple occasions. Or the lack of it. I can say however, after spending some time in this country, it seems it not something I can learn. To not be punctual I mean...

11 may 12

Glass blowing workshop at Poble Espanyol

The other day, I told you about Poble Espanyol, the  open-air architectural "museum-village" depicting a miniature Spain, or well at least representing architectural and cultural as...

09 may 12

La Boquería - Mercat de Sant Josep

La Boquería is always something that impresses visitors to Barcelona. I feel privileged to have such a wonderful market available. Where I come from, the fruit and vegetable sections at supermarkets ...

07 may 12

El Poble Espanyol, Spain in miniature

Back in 1929, it was Barcelonas turn to host the World Expo, and Poble Espanyol was built. (Poble=town, Espayol=Spanish) Josep Puig I Cadafalch, modernist architect, wanted to build something extrava...

04 may 12

Lets make a quick stop by Marbella

Marbella in Andalucía is for many synonymous with big money and big fancy boats, but I wanted to see if there wasn’t some more typical Spanish charm here too. And I do believe there is.We just stoppe...

02 may 12 1 person likes this

Titanic – The Exhibition

I finally went! The day I was supposed to go happened to be a Sunday, and I learnt that a Sunday is not necesarily a good day to go to a museum or an exhibition in Barcelona. Very crowded. The q...

30 apr 12

Snails anyone?

I am so sorry, Spain, but I cant seem to get my stomach to agree on this. But I have tried! A couple heartfelt, honest intents. The snails are very common tapas in Spain, unlike Norway where its...

27 apr 12

Dia de Sant Jordi

23. april is a special day in Barcelona (/Catalunya). It’s like Cataluya’s own Valentines Day!So what’s this about? Well, it’s about Saint George/Jorge/Jordi (English/ Spanish/ Catalan.) Apparently a...

25 apr 12

Random Sunday in Barcelona

I love how Barcelona keeps surprising me with fabulous stuff. Like yesterday, the plan was to go see the big Titanic – The Exhibition at Museu Martitim de Barcelona. Sounded like a gre...

23 apr 12

Sponsored post: Win a trip around the world! (For readers in Norway)

Have you heard of “See the world with Spar”? I hadn’t, but was excited when I was contacted about it and very happy to be able to spread the word from my little space here on the web.Do you like to t...

20 apr 12

Lunch Norway vs. Spain

I have come to really, I mean really appreciate traditional lunch the Spanish way. Its very common to eat out for lunch here, theres a lot of food at a good price.In Norway, this is a typical lunch.....

18 apr 12

The monkeys at Gibraltar

It’s time to tell you about the monkeys at Gibraltar!They are Barbary Macaques, a tailless monkey specie. As they have no tail, they are often mistaken for apes, and are locally known as Barbary Apes...

16 apr 12

Found a great page on Barcelona!

A friend of mine told me about this great, great old bar in Barcelona that I simply had to check out. It was called the same as a French city and that helped me remember the name so I could look it u...

13 apr 12

Gibraltar

Hope you all had a lovely Easter holiday, mine was great! Since I still have lots to tell from my Andalucía-holiday Ill pick up where I left off and today Ill tell you about this curious little place...

11 apr 12

Im back in Norway for Easter...

....and this is what Ill be looking at for the next week or so.Peace and quiet. Lots of chocolate. Fireplace. No internet. Board games. Reading books. Writing. Quality time. Im headed up to the ...

01 apr 12

La mezquita – Catedral de Cordoba

As I mentioned in the post on Cordoba, the city was known for tolerance and respect, with Jews, Christians and Muslims living side by side. And that the Mezquita is evidence of that. Originally a mos...

31 mar 12

General strike Spain 29.03.2012

I wasnt sure to include this on my blog or not, I tend to be quite positive on here. Write about the fabulous things I love about Barcelona. Good things, fun things, beautiful things. Barcelona was n...

30 mar 12

Cordoba

Cordoba is a fairly big city in Andalucía (more or less 330 000 inhabitants), and is the capital of the province of Cordoba. Spain and Spanish cities are generally harboring a lot of histor...

26 mar 12

Barcelona Marathon

Today was the 34th edition of Barcelona Marathon and it felt just like any other big fiesta in the city. Soooo much people everywhere, an incredibly positive energy and lots of emotion and happiness ...

25 mar 12

Jerez de la Frontera

This is where we slept the first night, and the hotel alone is worth a post. See, things didn’t go exactly as planned and we arrived a lot later than we were supposed to and we didn’t get to see all ...

23 mar 12

My trip to Andalucía

Where to start? I have had the most fantastic trip! I’ve seen so many gorgeous places, cities, buildings and plazas, and I have several hundred photos to prove it. Lets just dip into the backgro...

21 mar 12

Andalucía!

I realize I should have asked you readers for tips, you know, special places a little out of the tourist path, but I didnt so now I just have to trust Ill find good places on my own. I am off to expl...

16 mar 12

Follow-up on the Guapa-thing

A while back I wrote about what a shock it was for me to come to Málaga and be yelled after wherever I went. Guapa! Guapa! Guapaaaaa! At first I didn’t even know what it meant so I had to ask my teac...

16 mar 12

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