Keeping it Klassy in Salou 2011

Sorry for another photo-heavy post, but these are my pics from girls holiday in Salou, Spain! I know some people may think that Salou is "Crazzzeee!" but it's actually really nice. I thought it would be party central and don't get me wrong, you do have the option to go crazy but that doesn't mean you have to :)

I went with my cousin and since it was our first holiday on our own.....we went for some cool ass t-shirts haha as you can see from the pics we went for a Kardashian themed slogan (who doesn't like the Kardashians?!). We were quite lucky because while our hotel was right in the middle of the resort, it didn't back on to any loud pubs or clubs.

The nighlife there is really good, right up my street, all the clubs and pubs play popular chart music (I know my music taste sucks ;p). The drink promos are really good too, for instance there was this bar on the beach called Lunatic Bar that served MASSIVE cocktails in big fishbowls or you could get one in either a pineapple or a coconut that was only 8 euros. You can see my mammoth sized Blue Lagoon (above) which took my about an hour to drink, so pretty good value for money I think.

Two days out of our holiday were spent at the Universal theme park Portaventura which is awesome! Unless you've already been to one of the huge theme parks in Orlando, I don't think you can really prepare yourself for how big this place is. It took us 2 whole days just to get round all the rides so we didn't get to see any of the shows which are supposed to be amazing. This theme park is not for the faint hearted but is mega fun!

All in all I had a great time in Salou as it was much more relaxed than here and I wish I could go back right now! I think the thing I miss most is that the people there are so much friendlier than people here. We met so many great people on holiday which made our time away that extra bit more fun. Even the bartenders were friendly, but the best (mostly topless) bartender in Salou has got to be Lewis! Such a fun and nice guy. Anyway, if your looking for a fun, relaxing holiday for friends, I recommend Salou as it really is amazing :)

Barcelona 2011

Wow, bit of a picture heavy posts but these are just my holiday snaps from Barcelona. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited. The architecture itself is breathtaking. I'm a massive fan of Gaudi's work so I was absolutely delighted to get to visit the places I had been writing about in art for years. My favourite is probably the Casa Batlló, the house with all the strange looking balconies and the paintwork that looks like scales. A very close second would be the Sagrada Familia. I think everyone knows what the Sagrada Familia looks like but it's only when you're standing right next to it that the huge size of the building overwhelms you completely. It is so detailed that I can't imagine how one man could have designed all of it. Definately something you must see before you die.

And I went to the Nou Camp, the massive football stadium, home to Barcelona Football Club. Now, I'm hardly a football fan, but I really enjoyed the stadium tour! It is absolutely huge!!! It must be crazy on match days, just think about all those people :0 And of course I got my picture taken with the best player in the world (I don't know anything about football but even I can see he's a genius) Messi :) Obviously not irl! Haha They stand you in front of a blue screen and ask you which player you would like to stand beside, then you put out your arm as if you actually have your arm round them and once they take the picture, they photoshop you in! I thought it was pretty cool anyway lol Anyway that's enough from me just now, I'll post photos of my wild girly holiday soon. (haha yes I went on 2 holidays: the first, a cultural, touristy city break in Barcelona, the second a sun, fun & booze holiday in Salou with my cousin lol)

Until next time,

Adios! x x x