Sitges, Spain

Celebrated the 10th anniversary of my 2_th birthday in Spain.

We flew with Air France from Paris to Barcelona. While waiting for our flight, Louie, Jaf and myself stuffed ourselves with whatever food we find at the business lounge of Air France at the Charles De Gaulle Airport:

The flight was almost two hours and this little girl kept on pestering me on our flight to Spain.

And how cool is this? They serve meals on a flight that is less than two hours. Fantastic!


Nata, our dear friend from Bacolod City met us at the BCN Airport. And tagged along to Sitges, Spain! Let the fun begin! :)


Louie rented a car with Hertz. He rented a compact car. And thus began our "to wong fu" Adventure!

Sitges is a very small city about 45 km way from Barcelona. It is noted for it's historical sites, night spots and of course, THE Beach!

We stayed at the Calipolis Hotel. It has a very modern vibe to it. Right behind us is our hotel:


Jaf checked us in at our hotel and simultaneously posed at the lobby. Love the yellow green sofa.

Beachfront: this is a few meters away from our hotel:

Forgot the name of this church seated on a hilltop. I just thought it looks fab. Very Picturesque.

I love this photo of Louie. I took this while we were strolling around the area. Very GQ.

Main Door: Do you love doors intricately designed like this? To Die For!

We had dinner at this fast food that serves cava (Spanish sparkling white wine) with their combo meals! Imagine if Mc Donalds or Jollibee will serve alcoholic beverages with their meals???

We are now pumped to party. To our dismay, nightlife in Sitges during this season (beginning of spring) is major slow. It was like a ghost town at 10 in the evening. So everyone decided to go to Barcelona and party!

The following day we had lunch at this Chinese Restaurent. Buffet which cost 8.50euros was not bad at all.

After lunch we were off to Barcelona! That's another post all on it's own. *wwooott* *wwooott*

Paella ala Nata...Si Senora!

Philippines was colonized by Spain for more than a 100 years. Spanish culture is very much present in our lives - from architecture, language, and of course food.

When my friend Nata told me that he'd share his Paella Recipe with me and that it's OK to post on my blog that made me doubly excited. :) He did not give exact measurements on each ingredient. So here's to WIDOW MEASUREMENTS. hekhek!

The ingredients: chicken, 1 onion, 5 bulbs of garlic, green pepper, shrimps, one tomato, clams, parsley, salt, lemon and of course, rice

First, fry the chicken. Then saute the onion, garlic and parsley. Then add green pepper and tomato. After which, the shrimps. Pour in the soup of the previously boiled shrimp shells. So instead of using regular water to cook the rice, use shrimp stock!

Add rice. Add coloring (saffron). Put in salt and wait for 15 minutes. To add a little decoration, put red pepper and green pees. For the finishing touch, squeeze a lemon over the paella. And ya Esta! Ready to be served.

Here's Louie digging in:



And of course, the Paella Goddess.....Nata!



This is a light bulb moment (well, for me, that is). I never thought Paella was this easy to make. I love paella but it never crossed my mind to learn how to cook it because I thought that it is tedious and so much labor is put into it. I am wrong. Go Try niyo na. Now Na! :)