Cake Numero dos: You beauty.
In Spanish to 'Darle una tarta a alguien' is to give somebody a cake. 'Darle a alguien una torta', is to smack somebody in the face, quite a different gift.
Flowers are always photogenic.
A nice casa.
On friday evening I went on an unsuccessful search for a Jazz festival. Although my evening lacked beep bop, I did however, find some other curious and and beautiful things... 
2# Some clocks that took my fancy.
3# Ambling away from the Sardinero I heard the booming vocals of David Bisbal. I'm not sure if your familiar with his voice, but let me tell you, its EPIC. Following the words, 'Mucha gente' 'En el Pueblo' (or something like that), I found myself turning onto a narrow street and face to face with a boat full of people with whipped cream faces. They saw me, saw my camara, and then pursued to throw boiled sweets at my head. 
Malinao is the nearest town to where I live. It is full of highrise flats and lies at the edge of river which is so toxic I wouldn't be suprised if it were home to mutant rats and toads.
I love it when I see something dessert related and within a few seconds I find myself smiling with delight. That's what happened to me recently when I first saw these wonderful candy designs by Norwegian designer Maria Tovslid. Titled Share the Sweet, Tovslid's series was created to change the way we read, interact with, and consume candy. The three pieces, the chocolate, the lollipop, and the licorice, are molded in such a way to draw attention to the experience of sharing. It's candy that not only makes sharing easy, but encourages it. What's better than that?? You can check out more of Maria Tovslid's work on her Web site, right here.
Nonetheless, I was excited to visit Salamanca. A city famous for its jamon, and beautiful architecture which is covered with beautiful lettering, some of which was previously painted in Bulls Blood. Hardcore!
More than anything, I was thrilled to be reunited with my musical amiga Laura Franek. 
Whilst rowing, she serenaded us with the soundtrack of Pocahontas and the first semester spanish love song (see below- the genius that is all the sleezy-cheezy lines you can learn on an intensive language course).
In the Plaza Mayor (which is my favourite one to date), I spied a lady looking pensive on her balcony.
At the entrance to the Cathedral I spied an astronuaght!
Salamanca receives 5 estrellas. It is an incredible city with amazing food, a lovely ambient and gente cojonuda.
I love people who think creatively with food, who create new dishes and flavor combinations, who don't take food or themselves too seriously and therefore end up making food that stirs your emotions, whether they are making you smile or laugh . . . or gag. Rick at Bittersweet is just such a person. He has only been blogging for eight months, but he has already posted recipes for Cough Syrup Cupcakes, Candyland cake, Twinkie Milkshake, Tie Dye Tiramisu, Chocolate Mountain, Red Velvet Pancakes, and Apple Pie French Toast, just to name a few. I don't think there's ever been a cake, a pie, or a cookie on Rick's site that I didn't like. Okay, I'll admit that sometimes his ingredients scare me, but I admire his originality and the sense of fun he brings to each and every recipe! Always unique and unexpected, Bittersweet is definitely one of my favorite places to visit.
