Waterfalls, Flamenco and Fun

This week I have had lots of fun even though it was my first proper week back at work for ages! (That was a bit of a killer, its strange how quickly you forget how tiring working in a lab is...) 

Anyway enough about work. This is a post about all the other fun things I have seen and done this week and I am going to try and make it short and sweet seeming as I have actually managed the one post a week thing. 

So on Tuesday I went to a place where all the tapas is 1€. Sounds amazing but I have to admit I won't be running back in a hurry. What it really is is different toppings, some of which were yummy, some not so much, on slices of bread. And then they bring around different hot tapas from time to time. It was fun though and great to meet up with some people on an otherwise quite dull Tuesday evening. But this kind of sums up how I feel about Spanish food at the moment, nothing is really wowing me about it - it seems most of the time to be a bit too carby which is not good for the waste line at all and the cake here is seriously lacking. (plus I still haven't got round to sorting the gym out again.. oppssss) Maybe it is just a case of having to try loads of new restaurants to find the hidden gems! I have also been thinking about what I miss from the UK and  the only food I crave is a proper tea and cake and also HP sauce. Random I know....

This is the totally crazy flamenco lady
 who I was quite convinced was
 going to slap the old guy in
 front of us who kept calling her guapa
and clapping! Something I
 have learnt you do not do in flamenco shows!! 

Thursday evening I went along to a free flamenco show in a bar. It was different to say the least, a crowded Spanish bar (obviously very noisy as everywhere in Spain is) being told of by this crazy lady making everyone be quiet for the show with varying levels of success! It was good fun though and I quite enjoyed it. I know its not really a big thing in this part of Spain so I would like to see a traditional show if I am ever in the south of Spain. 

Then yesterday we jumped on the metro with some food we had brought from the market and went to nearly the end of the line, at least further than I have been before and found this amazing park. It was the Parc del Laberint d'Horta and it was so quiet and peaceful, you wouldn't even know that you were still in the city. To set the scene I saw at lease 2 different wedding parties having their photos taken in the park so  I have however been eaten alive by some evil insects but other than that totally worth it! I have also been shown this super cute cafe which has its seats in the window, and this is somewhere I would have to take anyone who comes and visits! Too addicted to coffee.... 

Shot of a waterfall we found in the park. It was so worth the 2€ entry

Girls enjoying some drinks alfresco

Also trying to plan some weekend trips away in the next couple of months so if anyone has any suggestions of cities you have to visit in Spain (or anywhere else in Europe really) let me know! I also so put out the offer again to anyone to come and visit. I am quiet the tour guide now :)