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Hei! Madrid-teemalla vielĂ€ jatkuu! Aika iso osa matkasta kulutettiin fanittamiseen. Aws on nimittĂ€in Ă€lyttömĂ€n kova Real Madrid-fani, joten kĂ€ytiin Santiago BernabĂ©u -stadionkierroksella ja toisena pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ kĂ€ytiin vielĂ€ kattoon peli. Itse en oo niin kiinnostunut jalkapallosta, mutta kai sitĂ€ Madridissa asuneena kuuluu ainakin kerran elĂ€mĂ€ssÀÀn kĂ€ydĂ€ Realin pelissĂ€ 😀 Ja hieno kokemus se oli!

Hello! Still going on with the Madrid theme! Aws is a big Real Madrid fan, so on the first day we went to a tour in the Santiago BernabĂ©u stadium and we also went to see a game on another day. I’m not such a big fan of foot ball, but as a former Madrid resident, I guess I’m supposed to see at least one Real Madrid game 😀 It was a really cool experience!

Sopivasti ennen matkaa katsottiin loppuun La Casa de Papel-sarja, joka on aika uusi, huippusuosittu espanjalainen sarja. Suosittelen ehdottomasti, ihan 10/10. Musta on myös aivan ihanaa katsoa sarjaa tai elokuvaa, jossa puhutaan espanjaa! Tietysti sitten sarjan ankarina faneina haluttiin mennĂ€ kattomaan paikka, jossa sarjaa on kuvattu. Sarja kertoo rikollisryhmĂ€stĂ€, joka suunnittelee suurta ryöstöÀ rahanpainotehtaaseen, joka sijaitsee Madridin keskustassa. Googlattiin paikka ja kĂ€veltiin ekana pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ sinne. Paikan pÀÀllĂ€ huomattiinkin, ettĂ€ ainakaan sarjan ulkoilmakohtauksia ei oo kuvattu samassa paikassa. Googlattiin lisÀÀ ja löydettiin maininta toisesta paikasta. Seuraavana pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ mentiin ensimmĂ€iseksi sinne! Kunnes huomattiin, ettĂ€ sekÀÀn ei ollu oikea paikka. Taas googletusta ja löydettiin kolmas paikka. HypĂ€ttiin metroon ja ajettiin sinne. Vihdoin löydettiin oikea rakennus! PĂ€ivĂ€ sattui kuitenkin olemaan lauantai, joten kaikki portit rakennuksen ympĂ€rillĂ€ oli kiinni ja nĂ€htiin rakennus vaan kaukaa. No, neljĂ€s kerta toden sanoo. Maanantaina ajeltiin samaan paikkaan uudelleen ja sillĂ€ kertaa pÀÀstiin sitten ihan lĂ€hietĂ€isyydelle 😀

Just in time before the trip we finished watching the series La Casa de Papel, which is a quite new Spanish show. I highly recommend, absolutely a 10/10. I also love to watch movies or series where they speak Spanish! Of course, as big fans, we wanted to see the place where they filmed the episodes. The story is about a group of criminals who plan to rob the place where money is printed, right in the center of Madrid. We googled the place and walked there on our first day. When we got there, we noticed that at least the outdoors parts of the show are not filmed in the same place. We googled more and found another place mentioned. The next day we went there, and again we realized it was not the right place. Google again and then we found a third place. We jumped to a metro and drove there. Finally we found the right place! The day happened to be a Saturday, so all the gates around the building were closed and we could only see it from far. Well, one more try. On Monday we took the metro there again and finally we got to see the place for real! 😀

Ei siitĂ€ pÀÀse mihinkÀÀn, ettĂ€ Madridilla on edelleen aivan erityinen paikka mun sydĂ€messĂ€ ja muuttaisin ihan samantien sinne, jos työt jĂ€rjestyisi. Tietysti Suomessakin on hyvĂ€ asua ja monet asiat on tÀÀllĂ€ paljon paremmin, mutta silti palaisin mielellĂ€ni Madridiin. Mulla on jo jonkin aikaa ollut ilmoitusvahti asunnonvĂ€lityssivulla, joka pĂ€ivittĂ€in ilmoittelee mulle uusista vapaista asunnoista Madridissa. Ihan vaan mielenkiinnosta. Saapa nĂ€hdĂ€…

I can’t help it, that Madrid still has a very special place in my heart and I would move there in an instant if I could figure out the work stuff. Of course living in Finland is good and many things are so much better here, but I would still like to return to Madrid. For a while now I’ve had this apartment tracking thing on, that notifies me every day of new apartments in Madrid. Just out of interest. Let’s see…

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Madrid, we miss you

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Hola! Madrid-juttua nyt 🙂 Oltiin siis pienellĂ€ 4 pĂ€ivĂ€n lomalla Madridissa. Aws vieraili Madridissa ja Espanjassa ekaa kertaa ja minĂ€ olin tietysti innoissani esittelemĂ€ssĂ€ kaikkea mahdollista. Reissun aikana Aws-rukka sai kuulla varmaan sata kertaa lauseita “TĂ€llĂ€ kadulla mÀÀ aina…”, “TĂ€stĂ€ kĂ€velin aina töihin…”, “Tuossa kaupassa…”, “TÀÀllĂ€ tein aina ruokaostokset”, “Tuossa talossa asuin” ja niin edelleen. EnimmĂ€kseen vaan kĂ€ppĂ€iltiin ympĂ€riinsĂ€ ja pysĂ€hdyttiin tasaisin vĂ€liajoin syömÀÀn tai kahville. Aws tykkĂ€s Madridista ja sanoi, ettĂ€ se on tosi samantyyppinen kaupunki kuin Istanbul. SiellĂ€ oliskin kiva kĂ€ydĂ€! Aws sanoi myös löytĂ€vĂ€nsĂ€ espanjalaisesta ja arabialaisesta kulttuurista paljon samaa, mikĂ€ ei ole kauhean yllĂ€ttĂ€vÀÀ jos miettii maan historiaa.

Yövyttiin hostellissa Gran VĂ­an ja calle Monteran kulmassa, mikĂ€ on ihan optimaalinen sijainti tĂ€llaiselle kaupunkilomalle. KeskellĂ€ kaupunkia ja metropysĂ€kki oven edessĂ€. Viime kesĂ€n reissulla vietin pari yötĂ€ samassa paikassa, joten nyt ei sitten tarvinnut etsiskellĂ€ hyvÀÀ hostellia. TĂ€ssĂ€ kaikki tĂ€ltĂ€ erÀÀ, jatkan Madrid-juttua seuraavassa postauksessa! Kivaa viikonloppua! 🙂

Hola! Madrid-stuff now 🙂 So we were on a little 4 days holiday in Madrid. It was the first time for Aws in Madrid and Spain and obviously I was super exited to show him everything in the city. During the trip poor Aws must have heard a hundred times a sentence like “On this street I always…”, “Here I always walked to work…”, “In that shop…”, “Here I always did my groceries”, “I lived in that building” and so on. Mostly we just walked around and stopped often to eat or to have coffee. Aws loved Madrid as well and he said the city seems a lot like Istanbul. I would like to visit it! Aws also said he finds a lot of similarities in the Spanish and Arabic cultures. That is no surprise if you think about the history of the country.

We stayed in a hostel in the corner of Gran VĂ­a and calle Montera, which is an optimal location for a city holiday. In the middle of the city and a metro stop right in front of the hostel. On my trip last summer I stayed in the same hostel, so this time we didn’t need to look for a good hostel. That is all for now, I’ll continue with more Madrid-stuff on the next post! Have a great weekend! 🙂

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Madrid, otra vez

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Madrid otra vez. Heippa! PitkĂ€stĂ€ aikaa 🙂 Tultiin eilen takas kotiin, oltiin pienellĂ€ lomalla Madridissa. MeidĂ€n eka yhteinen varsinainen lomamatka! Jos seuraatte mun Instagramia, ootte varmaan nĂ€hny, mitĂ€ ollaan Madridissa puuhailtu. Ajattelin kuitenkin tehdĂ€ vielĂ€ postauksen tai pari blogiinkin. Aloin laittaan kuvia kameralta ja puhelimelta koneelle ja kovolle ja siinĂ€ menikin sitten tovi! En ollut pitkÀÀn aikaan tallentanut puhelimen kuvia kovolle, joten niiden setvimisessĂ€ meni niin pitkĂ€ aika, ettĂ€ jĂ€tĂ€n varsinaisen matkapostauksen teon huomiselle. Kivaa iltaa ja palataan huomenna asiaan! 🙂

Hello! It’s been a while 🙂 Yesterday we came back home from our little Madrid trip. Our first real holiday trip together! If you follow me on Instagram, you have probably seen what we have been up to there. I thought I could make one or two posts of that trip anyway. I started to put my photos to a hard drive from my camera and my phone and that took quite a long time! I hadn’t done that in a long time so all the organizing took so long that I decided to write the actual post tomorrow. Have a great evening and let’s continue tomorrow! 🙂

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Vlog 15: Madrid, te amo

annimarian vlog 15Vlog 15 – Hejsan! Uutta vlogia pukkaa pitkĂ€stĂ€ aikaa! Mun lempparikaupungista tĂ€llĂ€ kertaa. Kauhea kuume tuli taas lĂ€htĂ€ Madridiin kun tĂ€tĂ€ videota editoin ja kattelin… Videon voi katsoa tÀÀllĂ€.

Tuleeko muuten mieleen jotain kommentoitavaa vlogeista? MikĂ€ on turhaa tai mitĂ€ sais olla enemmĂ€n? Työmatkoilla on tietysti aika rajalliset mahdollisuudet kuvata ihan aikataulunkin takia ja varsinaisesti työhön liittyviĂ€ juttuja en halua (enkĂ€ varmaan saisikaan) kuvata. Jos tulee mieleen mitÀÀn parannusehdotuksia niin antaa kuulua! 🙂

Vlog 15 – Hello! A new vlog after a long silence! From my favorite city this time. Editing and watching this video made me want to go back to Madrid so bad… You can watch the video here.

Do you have any feedback in mind when it comes to these vlogs? Is something not necessary and should there be more of something? On my work trips I have very limited opportunities to film because of the schedules and any work related things I don’t want to (and probably am not even allowed to) film. If you have any ideas in mind, please tell me! 🙂

 

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Hasta pronto Madrid

Hasta pronto Madrid Annimarian A stunning view over central Madrid during the sunrise

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Hasta pronto Madrid – Viimeinen Madrid-postaus tĂ€ltĂ€ erÀÀ. Viimeisen pĂ€ivĂ€n ohjelmassa oli vain kotimatkalle lĂ€htö. Hostellin respan ikkunoista oli aivan Ă€lyttömĂ€n kauniit nĂ€kymĂ€t auringonnousuun, vaikka kuvasta ei vĂ€litykÀÀn koko kauneus. Mulla oli siis aika aikainen lĂ€htö aamulla ja ajattelin kĂ€ydĂ€ aamukahvilla siinĂ€ Gran VĂ­alla jossain kahvilassa ennen ku hyppÀÀn metroon. SiinĂ€ oli parikin paikkaa, mitkĂ€ piti aueta seitsemĂ€ltĂ€. Menin kykkiin siihen kulmille laukkuineni ootteleen, ettĂ€ ovet aukenee. No, eihĂ€n ne auenneet! Vartin yli asti odottelin ja sitten mun piti jo lĂ€htĂ€, ettei tuu kiire. Ei oo Espanjassa niin justiin noiden kellonaikojen kanssa, vaikka isojen kansainvĂ€listen ketjujen kahviloita oli molemmat. No, kentĂ€ltĂ€ sitten sain pakollisen kahvini!

KentÀllÀ virkailija sanoi, ettÀ kone on ihan tÀynnÀ viimeistÀ paikkaa myöten, mutta pÀÀsin kuitenkin kyytiin. Vaikka eipÀ se kyllÀ mikÀÀn katastrofi olis ollu, vaikka olisin joutunu jÀÀmÀÀn vielÀ yhdeksi yöksi Madridiin. Kotona HelsingissÀ lumisade toivotti mut tervetulleeksi ja sama jatkui vielÀ muutaman pÀivÀn sen jÀlkeen. SiinÀ lumisadetta ihmetellessÀ alettiin Awsin kans miettiin, ettÀ miksi ei muutettas Madridiin. Ei tarttis katella lumisadetta toukokuussa. Niin, miksi ei? Aikamoisesti molemmat innostuttiin ja alettiinkin samantien suunnitteleen. Ainakin nyt nÀyttÀÀ siltÀ, ettÀ kunhan saadaan asiat jÀrjestykseen aletaan tosissaan puuhaamaan muuttoa Madridiin. Kaikenlaista sitÀ tuleekin keksittyÀ!

TÀÀltĂ€ löydĂ€t reissun aikaisemmat postaukset 🙂

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Hasta pronto Madrid – The last Madrid-post for a moment. On the last day my only activity was to start my journey back home. The hostel windows had an amazing view to the sunrise, although the pictures don’t show the whole beauty. I had a quite early morning and I had planned to go to some coffee place by Gran VĂ­a to have coffee before taking the metro to the airport. I had checked that there were a couple of places nearby that were supposed to open at 7am. I went there with my suitcase and everything to wait for the doors to open. Well, they didn’t open! I waited until 7:15 and then I had to leave so I wouldn’t be in a hurry. I suppose it’s not so precise with the schedules in Spain, even though both of those places belong to big international chains. Well, I got my obligatory coffee from the airport!

At the airport the clerk said that the flight is fully booked till the last seat, but I got in anyway. It would not have been a disaster even if I had to stay in Madrid for another day anyway. Home in Helsinki I was welcomed by the snow and the snowing continued for a few days after that too. Shocked by the snowing me and Aws started to think, why don’t we move to Madrid. Then we wouldn’t need to deal with snow in May. Yes, why not? We both got quite exited and we started planning right away. Now it seems that once we get all things sorted out, we will seriously start organizing the moving. Heheh, what next?

Here you can find the earlier post of this trip 🙂

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