Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts

Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Hamburg enchanting

Hi there!
No time lately for posting which may seem quite bad, but forgive me.
Prior to Christmas days I was in Hamburg and the enchanting Christmas Markets were set up in the streets like they do every year, a first time for me.
Hope you guys have had a wonderful Festive Time with your people or abroad and wish you a fantastic and happy New Year ahead.
Let's make the very best of 2015!

Hola!
Últimamente no tengo ni tiempo para actualizar y puede parecer fatal así que perdonadme.
Antes de Navidad estuve en Hamburgo y los mercadillos de Navidad estaban preparados como cada año aunque fue la primera vez para mí.
Espero que tuvieráis unas buenas fiestas con vuestra gente o en el extranjero y os deseo un ¡feliz año a todos!
¡Hagámos de 2015 lo mejor!











 

Friday, 12 December 2014

Charms of Casablanca

Hi guys! 
We are about to welcome the weekend! It's time to plan excursions, barbeques, meetings or quick escapes.
Today I'd like to share with you my visit to  the Moroccan city of Casablanca. A weekend destination.
The weather was very good, not very cold and sun shinning. So I visited the markets, its streets and the big mosque.
I have to say I was impressed by the work of the handcrafts and artisans that made such beautiful religious space of the Hassan II Mosque. Very beautiful and with such attention to detail.
We had a tour through it with a tour guide for 120DH, 45 minutes visit. And it was worth it. 
For those who know only a little about the muslim culture and specifically the Moroccan one this space doesn't just show the religious place of gathering for the devoted ones but also functions as a museum. Under the mosque itself there are a few spaces built to show more about the way it works: where do people is supposed to wash themselves as well as a room for the Moroccan bath. Just for show. 
I recommend this visit a 100%. 
Hope you guys can appreciate its magnitude by the images.
Have safe trips you all! X

Hola chicos!
Estamos a punto de dar la bienvenida al fin de semana. Es hora de planear excursiones, barbacoas, encuentros o escapaditas.
Hoy me gustaría compartir con vosotros mi visita a la ciudad de Casablanca, en Marruecos. Un destino que podríais ver en un fin de semana.
El tiempo fue bastante bueno, no hacía mucho frío y salió el sol, así que visité el mercado, las calles y la gran mezquita.
Tengo que decir que me impresionó mucho  el trabajo que hicieron a mano los artesanos de tal espacio religioso, la Mezquita Hassan II. Con mucho gusto y atención a los detalles.
Tuvimos un tour por la mezquita con una guía por 120 dinares, 45 minutos. Y valió la pena. Para aquellos que conocen poco la cultura musulmana y en concreto la de Marruecos, este espacio no sólo os abre las puertas de uno de los sitios de reunión de fieles sino que funciona también como museo. Debajo de la mezquita en si, hay varios espacios construidos para pasear por las distintas tradiciones: desde los lavapiés hasta salas de baños marroquíes, sólo para muestra.
Recomiendo esta visita al 100%. 
Espero que podáis apreciar la magnitud de tal sitio a través de las imágenes.
Que tengáis buenos viajes! Besos















Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Hong Kong visit express






 







This is a late post about my visit express to Hong Kong. Last month I spent a day in the city so I decided to go up a mountain to see Tian Tan Buddha and Po Lin Monastery. It is actually one of the biggest ones that I have seen the closest. It was quite cloudy that day and so I couldn't take amazing pictures of the view from the cable car but it's just fine.
I moved by metro around the city and it was much easier than I expected. Sometimes as tourists we become lazier and just rely on taxis or buses. Underground is a very good and cheap option and, in this case, you can actually go anywhere by yourself without trouble.
Furthermore, currently with protests going on right in the middle of the city, it was said it was not going to be very safe to go to the city centre but it was totally ok to do so. At least in the afternoon on a week day. It is full of shops and restaurants obviously offering asian food and a list of variety from what I tried only dry noodles with beef and some sauteed vegetables.
Hope there is another ocasion to visit and show you more of it.
Safe trips! X
 
 
Visita express a Hong Kong
 
Este es un post tardío de mi visita express a Hong Kong. El mes pasado pasé un día en la ciudad así que decidí subir a la montaña para ver Tian Tan Buddha y el monasterio de Po Lin. Se trata de uno de los budas más grandes que haya visto de tan cerca. Hizo un día bastante nublado y no pude hacer fotos estupendas de las vistas desde el teleférico, pero no están mal.
Por allí me moví con el metro y fue mucho más fàcil de lo que esperaba. A veces cuando vamos como turistas nos volvemos más perezosos y nos fiamos de los taxis y buses. El metro es una muy buena opción y más econòmica que las otras y, en este caso, podías llegar a cualquier lado por ti mismo sin problema.
Además, en estos momentos, con las protestas en marcha en el medio de la ciudad, se decía que no sería seguro andar por ahí pero sí que lo era. Al menos entre semana y por la tarde. El centro está lleno de tiendas y restaurantes que ofrecen lógicamente comida asiàtica con mucha variedad, de la que elegí noodles (fideos gruesos) con ternera y verduras salteadas.
Espero que haya una próxima vez para visitar y compartir más con vosotros.
Que tengáis buenos viajes! Besos






Tuesday, 28 October 2014

A walk in Lisbon







 





Hi there!

Last week I had the chance to have a walk through the streets of Lisbon. It was the first time for me and I had a very lovely day, pretty sunny and warm for being fall.

The capital of Portugal offers some good food and extraordinary views of the sea and the dawn as I show you today. After wandering the boulevard and having a black risotto with vieiras and pasteis de belem for 1€ (a typical sweet of the country) in this fresh market products food court called Time Out Mercado da Ribeira I ended up walking to Bairro Alto and having a beer while the sun let the moon in and the sky was painted in orange. Beautiful. Very colorful.

Hope you get the chance to go there at least for a weekend and have a tasting of their famous bacalao, weather and charm.
 
Safe trips to you all! XX

 

Friday, 3 October 2014

Introducing Gigi around the World

 
Thanks for stopping by and welcome to my new blog! This is just an introductory post so I’ll keep it short and sweet.
I decided to start a blog because I wanted to show you my wanders around the Globe in order to humbly inspire you and get to know your best trip tips as well.
Over the next few months I plan to be writing and sharing posts about the places I visit of this wonderful world where we live, about my Dubai life and my home, Barcelona and its surroundings.
That’s it for now! If you’d like to be kept updated with my posts “Like” this post, subscribe to my blog, follow my Facebook page, Twitter (@Gisela_nicolas) or Instagram @gigiaroundtheworld.
Safe trips to you all ! XX