On our walk to the wine store last night, we saw there was a Marimekko exhibit at a contemporary art museum, and there is also a ferry to take to Puerto Santa Maria to have lunch over there, and yesterday I walked to Plaza España and saw Casa de 4 Torres – which is a house made of four houses designed to look as one facade – with four towers, it was impressive. All this…
After a week of being in Spain, I’m finally starting to dream in technicolor something that happens with incredible frequency when I’m away from my day to day life. Last year, my big dream was the bridge, the storm and the end. It was an incredibly vivid one that haunted me for the rest of the year and proved to be prescient for how the year would unfold. My dream started on Tuesday night, when…
Cadiz is considered the oldest Western city due to its strategic location dividing Europe from Africa. Yesterday, Tin and I went out for a little exploration that started blocks from our apartment in Plaza Fragela – where the great theater Falla and the University of Cadiz are located. Our destination, if we had one, was to check out the gym that offers pilates and other classes, but it was closed and suddenly we found ourselves…
There is an ocean breeze blowing through the wide open windows (read: no bugs) and Louis Armstrong is on the player, while Tin plays his blue recorder (a birthday gift from his godparents). Tatjana started school this morning – we met all her students last night for a dinner that is still with me (unfortunately – way too much food). She left 30 euros on the kitchen counter (grocery money) and a note to have…