Magical Sunday with Spanish finale

I felt like a little girl again waiting in the queue to go up the Giant Sky Wheel at the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne city last Sunday. It was cold and from the top the ground looked bare and whitish like snow. It was a fun experience and I found myself smiling a lot, channeling the child within.

Me senti como una nenita otra vez esperando en la cola de la vuelta al mundo a orillas del Yarra en la ciudad de Melbourne. Hacia frio y desde arriba todo se veia tan invernal y vacio, parecia nevado. Fue una experiencia magica y divertida y me encontre sonriendo a mi misma mucho durante la vuelta canalizando la nina en mi.

Despues de la vuelta nos pegamos una caminata por la city sacando fotos a edificios atipicos de esta ciudad. Cruzamos el parque Fitzroy y terminamos la noche en el restaurant De Los Santos cenando al sonido de flamenco en vivo. De entrada comimos empanadas de pollo y chorizo picantisimas y riquisimas y unos hongos salteados que estaban para chuparse los dedos, todo acompanado por una sangria. YUMMY!!!! De plato principal comimos paella de pescado...wow que rica especialmente con la musica de flamenco en vivo de fondo. Gritos, aplaudidos y rasguidos le dieron un toque de espaneidad alucinante. Que lindo domingo...me hizo sentir alegre, descansada y lista para emprender mi segunda semana de rondas docentes. Es tan relajante no tener que pensar en el estudio!! En un par de semanas volvemos a De Los Santos con Anton que ayer se fue para otro lado a long-board con sus primos. Se la perdio!

After the ride we walked around the city taking photos of unusual buildings. We crossed Fitroy Gardens and ended up having dinner at De Los Santos restaurant on Brunswick Street with live flamenco music. We had spicy chicken and chorizo empanadas, sauteed mushrooms to die for all washed down by a glass of sangria. YUMMY!

We had paella marinara as a main dish. Wow! It was fresh and delicious and it tasted better with the sounds of the Spanish guitars in the background and the despaired voices of the singers who moaned their sorrows in the strings and sounds of the cajon. What a nice Sunday! I felt happy, rested and ready to start another week of teaching rounds. It is so relaxing not thinking about studying. In a couple of weeks we will be returning to De Los Santos with Anton, who yesterday decided not to come with us and go long-boarding with his cousins. His loss!

Lemon Pie

Finally had some time for cooking this weekend, since my assignments for the semester are over. It was so relaxing to stay in bed for a bit longer in the morning not worrying about how to break the day down into studying sections and fun sections. I am de-stressing slowly... Lemon Pie was a delight last night. Will post recipe later. Now I'm going to the city for a walk, photo shooting and a drink. I love weekends again.

Rust is all that remains

Rusty scenes are all that remains of the fabulous Autumn that we had this year in Melbourne. As the road unfolded in front of the car all I could see was a never-ending sea of grey branches arching inwards. The few remaining leaves on the trees are stubbornly holding on, just like me trying to stay on this wonderful Season a few days longer.

I struggled to finish my uni assignments today for the semester just in time to start my next block of teaching rounds. I have to say this suffocating feeling of brain depletion is starting to weigh on me. I think I am going to need a holiday way before they are due.

The Robertson Youth Orchestra

Mother's Day Swap: Sorrento for Port Melbourne

Lucky we have some sense and swapped our outing for Mother's Day at the last minute! With shitty weather like today, we almost regretted going to Port Melbourne. Sorry Sorrento we'll visit another day.

Menos mal que tenemos algo de sentido comun y decidimos cambiar nuestra salida del Dia de la Madre a ultimo momento. Con el dia de mierda que hubo, hasta casi nos arrepentimos de ir a Port Melbourne a merendar. Perdon Sorrento, pero te visitaremos otro dia.

My son, as usual, made a beautiful breakfast with table decorations and lovely gifts and my cats also wanted some cuddles in the morning, after all I am their mummy too.

Mi hijo, como siempre, me hizo un desayuno riquisimo incluidas decoraciones y me hizo hermosos regalitos. Mis gatitos tambien quisieron mimitos, despues de todo tambien soy su mama.

The bay was freezing and so windy, it was almost painful to walk from the car to the arty cafe called (and I should have trade marked the name 2 years ago when I used it for my photo exhibition) i-frame. Some nice images to look around whilst we ate a foccacia, latte and ice chocolate.

La bahia estaba congelada y tan ventosa que era casi doloroso caminar desde el auto hasta el cafe artistico donde merandamos. Se llamaba i-frame (yo sabia que tendria que haber regristrado el nombre cuando lo use para la exhibicion de fotografia dos anos atras). Merendamos una foccacia de jamon, queso y tomate con lattes y chocolate helado (Anton esta loco con el frio que hacia).

Tonight Anton is cooking me a risotto! What a nice hiatus it was from the studies. I have two more assignments to write in 2 weeks, almost impossible, but I have to push through. Focusing on the end is what keeps me going.

Hoy a la noche me espera un risotto cocinado por mi hijo Anton. Que lindo hiatus que fue hoy de mis estudios. Ayer termine un reporte investigativo y me quedan dos mas para escribir en solo dos semanas. Tarea casi imposible, pero tengo que empujar....enfocando en el final es lo que me mantiene en pie...