Later on, I headed to this cheap mexican restaurant which was really LEKKER and went up to the Sears tower. I had to go up because i have seen it in so many MegaStructure shows, that it had to be seen. Next place to go up is the taipei101 builduing and the one in malaysia (forget the name...). The view wasnt that nice. I wanted to see lake Michigan,but since it was cloudy I couldnt see THAT much. Then it suddenly started to rain! Luckily i had taken the pictures already! :)As i headed down it was raining harder and harder. I decided not to go to Starbucks (so expensive!). There is a starbucks in EVERY SINGLE corner of this city! Its crazy! So i headed to McDonalds because they also had ice coffee. If you havent figured it out yet, im in love with ice coffe. But that mcdonals one wasnt that great (suprise..!). First I orderd medium and they gave me something that looked like XL for european standards. I told them I wanted medium and they said that what i had in my hands was already medium...!!! The taste was okay but so watery, and big that by the time i got to the library the cup was still half full...the cup traveled to the trash can. I wish the cup a lot of luck to its future travels in the recycling process...
31 de maig 2007
...rainy afternoon...
Later on, I headed to this cheap mexican restaurant which was really LEKKER and went up to the Sears tower. I had to go up because i have seen it in so many MegaStructure shows, that it had to be seen. Next place to go up is the taipei101 builduing and the one in malaysia (forget the name...). The view wasnt that nice. I wanted to see lake Michigan,but since it was cloudy I couldnt see THAT much. Then it suddenly started to rain! Luckily i had taken the pictures already! :)As i headed down it was raining harder and harder. I decided not to go to Starbucks (so expensive!). There is a starbucks in EVERY SINGLE corner of this city! Its crazy! So i headed to McDonalds because they also had ice coffee. If you havent figured it out yet, im in love with ice coffe. But that mcdonals one wasnt that great (suprise..!). First I orderd medium and they gave me something that looked like XL for european standards. I told them I wanted medium and they said that what i had in my hands was already medium...!!! The taste was okay but so watery, and big that by the time i got to the library the cup was still half full...the cup traveled to the trash can. I wish the cup a lot of luck to its future travels in the recycling process...
30 de maig 2007
..very pissed off!
From now on im taking peoples bank account, passport numbers and all info when they move into my flats! FOR GOD SAKES!
....from Chicago....
Found very funny that as i walked through the airport there was an announcement that said "ladies and gentelman, homeland security has raised the security level to orange, so please keep all luggage attended and look out for luggae left unattended". All in this super serioius voice, as if we were in war zone. I just found it hilarious..
Too much blogging for the day! :) Finally a computer that goes fast! Leave some messages so that I know you are alive!
Missing a bus is great! :) Not!
I really like the traffic lights, they tell you exactly how many seconds you have left to cross. Its just funny:)Once I am in sydney I will upload as many pics as possible in the blog.The trams in tornonto are also very cute, they are old and RED looking. In the morning I did the north west loop turistic bus and after a while in the frontside I decided to catch a bus that does the east west look. But this only goes 4 times a day. I had to go to 200Ft.Street and they also have a stop at 123 ft street. So, I walked qauickly to the stop. I had the feeling I was in the wrong stop so I walk further down. Then asked someone if i was in the right place, i was todl by other tour guides that iw as at the right stop. However the bus never showed up. I was at the wrong place. Frustrated i headed to the souvenier shop with a sign "cheapest prices in toronto" and bought a 5 dollar t shirt..lets wsee how long it lasts. I sat at the coffe place and had a cafiato. Then i headed for a walking tour of the city for 1 hour and then met with my australian friend to go see the brewery.We had dinner at kensington market and ate some giant chilean empanadas, super lekker!! Im very frustrated about the fact that prices dont include taxes!! You think something is 4.99 but when you head to the cashier its 5.16!!! i am really looking forwards to my arrival in Texas. I havent seen Elaina since 1999 and spending some time at her place will be nice. Feraky though, her siblings will be so old, and no longer 4 year old kids!
There is a lot of ethnicity in Tornonto, peopole are from all over. Infact I saw a sign which said that a bus stop had been canceled and the sign was translated into 10 different languages. I dont think I want to live in this cioty its a bit too calm and quiet. For instance bus to airport comes every 20 mintues, in barcelona its every 6 minutes!!I can also imagine it must be freezing in the winter!! id like to do a trip across canada in the future. By car would be great, get of the beaten track and go see bears (haha. So drivers, are you gona join me?
Im also thinking about bkiking/camping tour of Ireland. So if anybody wants to join *this is speically directed to my biking partner). Talking about bikes, there are quite a few bikes in the city but they are ALL mountain bikes. Excpte i saw one that was RED dutch bike. It had no brakes and a whlee lock and a DUTCH FLAG!! hahaha also must note that its hard to believe there are 13 hour differnce with my parents!!So when i wake up they are about to go to bed..just crazy!
-------- Ready for departure from Toronto....
29 de maig 2007
Girl on a mission. . .
27 de maig 2007
A few lines from Toronto
25 de maig 2007
1st wake up call Irias sms wake up service
2nd wake up call alarm clock
3rd wake up call my phone alarm
4th wake up call irums phone alarm.
I stil manage to do everything i had to do which wasnt much, specially taking into account that i was sleeping in the couch (btw maria, i agree that couch is great!!) I rushed to CS with my luggage to cahtch my train which i made it to. Met my first canadian friends in the train hahaha socialised a bit,woke up a bit more and did the check in. I dont get why the develop baggage drop areas if it takes as long as normal checking in does. Pff... they should rethink about that system.So i was quite happy i made it to my train. I did pretty good but smth was wsrong with my luggage cuz the wheel kept making a horrible noise. TSK!!!! Well i cant wait to get to Sydney and grab my backpack that is just so much more confortable. My luggage is quite small, taking into account that i will go through summer plus winter and i am taking the same kilos i take when i go to BCN for 4 days,except now its 3 months... Hmmm I think i finally learned to pack extremly efficeinty. And another very intresting fact, is that i have moved back to my tradition of having a watch. im afraid my battery might die at any point so i am now with two watches (my phone and my own). I really just want to arrive at tornonto. I didnt even see how we left schipol i just felt a sleep right when i sat down and then i heard "10 minutes to landing"... grr im at terminal 4 heathrow. SO freaking old, i never liked this terminal. But BA is soon moving to Terminal 5 so that is good! If you dont mind im gona go and get the free food there is in the lounge before i go grab my plane! yuhooo im going to Canada :):):):):)
Well well believe it or not, miss holland... i not only have no one to talk to but also no fridges or my pal toshiba to bitch at! :S
23 de maig 2007
here is a preview of their new song. (dont over worry about not understanding the un meaningfull lyrics).
and I want to add ... D O N T W O R R Y B E H A P P Y
17 de maig 2007
Oh I am so frustrated now. I had written a huge entry when my computer crashed and it got deleted!!! So I will try to rewrite it with all my frustration! I am frustrated as I found some super cool, cheap, for independent travelers tours around california. But it turns out that they all start two days before I arrive in California! Grr! I was intending on traveling on my own. But, I have also thought that finding a cheap and intresting tour around some part in california would definately be intresting. I am not intending to go in a bus with 50 retiered people. I have about 7 nights so im trying to figure out where to go and what to do. I wanted to go to LA (mainly for the hollywood stuff) and also Las Vegas. But i dont want to spend too much time traveling around and not seeing things, so I might just stay in one place. I do land in San Fransicso and that is definatively a M U S T. Well who cares, ill let my frustration run away and find something when I arrive at my tortoise hostel :)
16 de maig 2007
Environment: ....us and the future...
- 10 of the past 15 years were the hottest on record
- Antarctica's ice sheet holds 70% of the world's fresh water supply. If it were to melt, the world's oceans would rise approximately 70 meters or 230 feet
And do note that in 2041 it will not only be the 40th anniversary of september 11 attacks, the 100 th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour and the 50th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. But most importantly, it will be the year that the Environmental Protocol of the Antarctic Treaty comes up for review. This treaty has set the antartica as a scientific preserve and military activity in the continent is banned. Lets keep it this way and work together to preserve the enviorment and our future lives.
14 de maig 2007
...Summer...
Well, I will be meeting a few of you in most of the locations. If by any chance you are traveling as well, do let me know, meeting up is always good. Im gona see a bunch of you this summer, which is very exciting :D But suprises are always welcomed! Im leaving the transiberia train for next year :) but yeah, its still in my list :)
For now, thats all folks!
13 de maig 2007
Almost a week since arrival from Italy
In the meanwhile i have spend a few hours today attempting to create my own website which hasnt been very successful with the free webhosters, so maybe we will leave that for another day :D Better to keep you all updated through my blog.
Since I didnt upload any pictures from the past weekend I have decided it might be a good idea to do so. So here we go. . . (unfortunately its just taking too long to upload the pictures, so I leave these 3 images as the summary of my past weekend in Italy)
The little kiten, so cute :)
Lovely Venice
Walk the World : World Hunger
11 de maig 2007
Wine
As a country tries to go forward to reduce the number of deaths in the road, to try and implement a new driving license by "points", to try to rais conciousness of the importance of not mixing driving and drinking there is still one person who comes up with criticism ....very UNconstructive criticism.
Let me introduce you to mr.X who on may 4th was awarded the honorific medal from the Wine Academy in Castella y Leon (Spain). As he recieved his price he decided to make some remarks about how wine and driving are related.
His speach included the following statements:
After seeing the new advertisments which note that one should not drink and drive he states " Let me drink!" and ironically he joked about the new ads.
He also comments "I dont like to be told that I can not go at a higher velocity than that stated in the rules, that you can not eat hamburgers, you must prevent this and that and in addition I forbid you to drink wine"
" The number of wine glasses that I must or must not drink, let me drink them on my own and with peace. I am not puting anybodys life in stake, im not hurting anybody".
He has decided to name the traffic regulations agains drinking and driving as the "law agaist the wine" (Note:In Spain, it is still allowed to drink a cup of wine or a beer if you want to drive).
"Wine is a drink that all spaniards should be proud of"
Let me introduce you to the great man who made all these comments. His name is Jose Maria Aznar, and yes, he WAS the Spanish President (1996-2004). Simply unbelivable. Criticizing the opposition is okay. However, making such pathetic statements on the hard work of some that try and improve a system to make the roads saver for all of us is simply Disrespectfull, Pathetic, and Embarassing... And worse, to think that he was representing us for 8 years is outraging.
In case you havent met him yet: Here is his profile picture. P.S. His wife name is Ana Botella, let me translate (Ana Bottle), Dont forget to check out his little moustache, isnt he..... (you fill in the blank).
10 de maig 2007
How ya all doing?
And maybe this weekend, get into and actually finalize my university assignments, that would be a nice goal :)
If i would have some nice pictures I would upload them, but I am at uni and I am 30 minutes early so no pictures. Day in Venice was beautiful, with sun shining and extreme heat. Not to mention taht due to the fact that the previous day in the Alps had been cold we were walking around Venice with our winter coats in our hand while everybody else had a t/shirt on. All I can say is I feel sorry for somebody who wanted to buy some 250 euro channel glasses and ended up having to buy a fake gucci bag from the street :P We also ended up in a very high quality high end restaurant (yeah right...) and of course we also rode the 80 euro or 100 euro (i forget..) gondola... NOT!
Whenever i am inspired to write something that at least makes some sense i dont have the keyboard infront of me. And now that i have free time all I can do is write some bullshit. I suggest you go and check http://shuggams.blogspot.com/ for some more info on konneginedag and on our 4 day trip to Italy. By the way, I was NOT scared of the kitten, except for uhm one night :)
Currently:
Cant Wait for --> the RWT TRIP! Starting may 26th!!!!
Dont really care about --> about my bday coming on may 26th!!!
Would like to have a chat with --> Ballon woman
Cant believe --> There are only about 5 more days of work to go...
Happy about --> House Prices in Spain going down :) (although obviously not accepted by the minister in Spain) Maybe i can actually buy a house there now (i mean in 20 years)
Things to do in the next 2 weeks --> 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,002,341,342,1456
-----Any topic you would like me to talk about next time? :P
Time to go to class.
Not only do i agree that there might be a correlation between length of entry and boredom as stated by shuggams, but also between hours of sleep and topic of entry. As a proof, i have had 3 hours of sleep tonight :)
If any body wants to join on sunday we are walking the world! www.walktheworld.nl Event to raise awareness of hunger in the world.