Monday, 13 March 2017

MariCar en la City of London!

Por fin encuentro el mood para volver a escribir en Accitanaonthetube!


Bueno, bueno ha pasado casi más de un mes desde la última entrada y durante este tiempo he estado trabajando y viajando, básicamente. Hemos ido a Sheffield, Gales, he visitado a la familia que tenemos en el Reich, y también he tenido varias visitas. Entre ellas, la de mi madre, Súper MariCar ha estado en London! Menuda aventura para ella! (Para las dos, mejor dicho) En su honor y por (evidentes) alusiones esta entrada la voy a hacer en Español.

Tower Bridge 0°C

Easyjet GR - LGW

Por si no lo sabíais Easyjet ya está operando desde el Aeropuerto de Granada-Jaén a Londres Gatwick con vuelos directos y bastante económicos. Mi madre, de aquí en adelante, MariCar, no se lo pensó dos veces y se plantó en London City en el vuelo que inauguraba la temporada 2017.
Su salida desde Granada fue un poco complicada porque no le permitían llevar dos "maletas de mano" y claro como buena española, Maricar llevaba una “mochililla” además de su maleta, así que tuvo que llenarse los bolsillos de mis magdalenas favoritas, que al final llegaron algo espachurradas, pero lo que cuenta es el detalle!


Llegada a Aldgate/Whitechapel

Desde el aeropuerto cogimos el tren desde Gatwick South Terminal hasta London Bridge Station, nos costó solo 8 Libras y llegamos a la City en media horita. Cuando MariCar llegó a Aldgate, leyó “Adelgaza”, jajaja y me dijo “Mira María, hasta en Londres me dicen que pierda peso”. Luego le expliqué que es una de las antiguas puertas romanas que daban acceso a la ciudad, que no era un mensaje subliminal pidiédole que deje de comer galgerías!! El cargo de consciencia le jugó una mala pasada... 

Lo de "adelgaza" no se lo tomó al pie de la letra... Yummy!





Tours en Español
MariCar tuvo la suerte o desgracia de visitar London en uno de sus fines de semana más gélidos. Digo suerte porque le nevó visitando Buckingham Palace, aunque yo creo que ella habría preferido un día soleado la verdad… Hicimos dos Free Tours, estos en los que das una propina al guía al final del recorrido, y nos gustaron bastante. El primer tour, fue por la City of London, con quedada en Saint Paul Cathedral y el segundo por la City of Westminster, salida desde Covent Garden. Los dos muy completitos y recomendables, of course en español!  

Los dos últimos días los dejamos para visitar el British, que le gustó bastante, Camden Town, que no le hizo mucha gracia y finalmente, el ultimo día, el lorenzo se dejó ver y dimos un paseo por Geenwich. Este último le encantó!
City of Westminister a tropecientos grados bajo cero

Papel de madre

MariCar me limpió la habitación. Fun Fact: yo la había dejado impoluta (spotless!) para su llegada. 

Vuelta a España
El vuelo de vuelta salía a las 7 de la mañana y MEA CULPA, no ajusté bien y casi pierde el avión. Una vez más, como siempre, mi madre me volvió a sorprender y consiguió embarcar cuando ya estaban las puertas de embarque prácticamente cerradas. Y señores SIN IDEA ALGUNA DE INGLÉS!!

Así de moderna volvió Maricar a Guadix! 
Maricar rulessss!
Mami me alegro de que lo pasaras bien!!



Monday, 30 January 2017

Amazon Winter Party + Masterchef Recognition

Amazon Winter Party, AT LAST! Only one goal: HAVING FUN


Amazon mobile photo studio

We were made to wait until the end of Jan for the most wondrous Amazon winter party. I confess it was absolutely worth waiting for!!!! It was a Circus themed party and it took place at some venue around Monument Tube Station. (Once again I was following the horde and did not figure out where we had to go) I am not sure whether all Amazon.co.uk corporation was invited to the party, what I remember is that there were sooo many people and I got lost many times. Thanks God my team is the loudest one and were very easy to spot. J

To put it in a nutshell, 5 hours of free-flowing treats & alcohol, photographers, amazing decorations, professional face painters, and much more... Best part, sharing all this with the most wonderful team I could ever find in Amazon. All thanks to you TEAM

Amazon Masterchef Recognition for Spanish tortilleras (jaja)


One bit of tortilla already missing... June + María

We have been recognised for having cooked a real Spanish tortilla. (What a experienced tortilleras!!!) June from northern Spain and me from the south definitely become a perfect symbiosis when it comes to cook tortilla. Hope to have more chances to cook more Spanish specialities for the team.

Off to Greenwich green lawns

Spot from Greenwich

After such a varied week, and starting the weekend in the most idle way possible, we have been off to Greenwich. Definitely, the best place to have a bit of fresh air, get over from the party and attract positive energies to face the start of a new week.
If you are planning to come to London, I highly recommend you to sneak to Greenwich for a day. You can either have a very chilling day and go for a relaxed long-lasting stroll or make the most of your day trip by starting off with a visit to the Maritime Museum, getting lost in the winding street, visiting the local shops and wrapping it up with a pub crawl.


Hope you are all all right in Spain! 
Porfa mandadnos un poco de sol solecito!!!

Thursday, 26 January 2017

À bientôt my favourite MalagENSE!

Is this a goodbye or a see you soon to this love-hate city?

At Soho with Chinese New Year's decorations

All I want is you to feel satisfied and fulfilled with your amazing 10-month adventure in London and to make the most of your deserved holidays in Spain. 
You have more than earned them. 
Let yourself spoil by your family and your warm Málaga.



The Round Church, Cambridge. Ron and Alex


I hope this is not meant to be a farewell. See you in GUADIX! A gorgeous sunny day at Accilandia is waiting your us!

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Popurrí about my last 2 weeks!


Hello everyone!
Time flies by… Just passed the threshold of my third month in London! Jan is almost over as well, and we have proudly lived through the freezing temperatures we are experiencing here. Literally, I have to go through an ice track to get to work, but still, it is funny to see how we all take our time to cross frozen streets and try not to die in the attempt.

It has actually snowed in London! Brrrr qué frío!


I HAVE BEEN TO MY FIRST FANCY DRESS PARTY IN LONDON!


Luke's housewarming party

                            This party has been definitely one of my highlights in London so far.

Let’s start from the beginning… This has been the first proper party we have had since Christmas! Luke, the host, had the brilliant idea to organise a housewarming party and the theme for this was ANIMATION. We had to 
come up with good ideas and dress up as an animation character as there would be an award for the winner. (We did not win, but I hope we came close…)
The party itself took place last Saturday and we could not wait for the day to come! We were all so excited after the costumes preparation! We had such a blast!

Thank you Luke for the amazing party!!!!!!

Never have we been more Incredible!


NOT ONLY PARTYING BUT ALSO CULTURE AND CITY BREAKS

National History Museum

Bits and pieces of NHM
Here comes another review of one of the most popular museums in London. It is now time for National History Museum’. First of all, it is a free entrance one with plenty of facilities for money-savvy experts as myself, offering a picnic area if you are bringing your pack lunch with you, a free “investigators workshop” where you can use microscopes, touch and weight the most weird fossils and creatures in the world. Definitely, if you like DINOSAURS and are keen on our planet and the biggest threats to human existence, THIS IS YOUR MUSEUM.

CAMBRIDGE
What is it like visiting Cambridge with a Minion?
Last week in Lodon for Alex, let's visit Cambridge dressed up as a Minion!


I bet last Sunday was the only long-lasting sunny day since 2017 started, and luckily we were meant to set off to Cambridge. We visited this erudite city the day after the fancy dress party took place, so Alex was still dressed up as a Minion and would not take it off until we got back to London. He was so warm with it on!
We decided to take the train from King's Cross Station to Cambridge. And I believe I we got it right as the train tickets were reasonable cheap! We spent only £16.90 for both ways and it took us only an hour to get there.
 If you are planning to visit Cambridge at weekends, you would rather take the train than the bus as it is more affordable and quicker and offers better schedules.

At Cambridge, we made the most of our SUNNY DAY and had a lovely meditation in one of the Colleges lawns, we climbed up to the Great St Mary's Tower from where we had a amazing view of the main colleges and most ancient buildings in Cambridge. Look at the wonderful aerial pictures of the city centre we took from there! 

Photo from St Mary's Tower
Stay tuned! Hope you are all right out there wherever you are in the world!!


Monday, 9 January 2017

Back to the Greatest Metropolis on the Earth! (2017)



Family + Traditional hand-made Christmas Treats + PATATAS ASADAS A LA LUMBRE

Holita!!!

It seems we have no more excuses whatsoever to get back on track and stick to our new year’s resolutions. I hope you all had a nice Christmas and feasts have left you some strength to face the
 New Year in the best way possible!

On my way to London from the air

This has been kind of a hard week, purely because I have suffered a bit of the well known post-holiday syndrome. Thanks God, the team is not giving in and we keep on bringing loads of food to the office and 
organising activities with the only intention of keeping up the good spirits we had during Christmas. I must also say how much it helps thinking that we have already scheduled a fancy dress party, and the work GREAT party is taking place at the end of this month. (I bet unexpected ones will come up as well.)

British Museum + National Gallery

First Weekend of 2017


It has been a chilly and drizzling weekend, so, rather than exploring new areas or going window-shopping I have been visiting two of the most popular museums in London. You might not know that almost every museum or gallery in London is free entry, you are only charged for some special temporary exhibitions, but the main display and facilities are free for visitors. This is great for poor people like me, isn't it?

I would say this is the best museum I have visited in London so far. (Do you have any other suggestions?) Its collection includes some bits and pieces of the most ancient civilisations and important countries. It also offers free tours in different languages and plenty of activities for families. I really enjoyed the informal and international atmosphere and the feeling that it was not a place for snob or posh people (Culturetas, vamos).


The Galley offers a great collection of portraits painted for the most powerful British stateswomen and statesmen, from the Tudor Dynasty until the modern Era. The museums hold a Restaurant on the upper floor where you can sneak in and have the most amazing view of London Skyline. 


Coming up soon:


Two extraordinary parties in January and so many visits in February: mum, Julián and maybe Super Adela¡¡¡!!

Looking forward to this lively winter, stay tunned!     

Monday, 12 December 2016

Who said Christmas presents?


Usual Ikea Erasmus Duvet Cover

Less than 2 weeks left to be back in Spain! Can’t wait!! I’m so excited… I have already started to prepare and pack my plane hand luggage, do not really know how much will fit in it… probably will have to take away some books at the very last minute…

Amazing Christmas lights at Oxford Street

Yesterday, it was my Christmas present shopping day! I went off to OxfordStreet and looked for the best bargains suiting what I intended to get for family and friends. I had two musts, Primark and Waterstones Bookshop! All in all, by the time I got to Primark, almost nothing left, no doubt why people queue for more than an hour before it opens…


People queuing one hour before Primark opening time


So, I had to pop up to Waterstones Bookshop, its flagship is at Piccadilly Circus, and literally I stayed there for almost half of the day and got plenty of books at a very reasonable price! If you are visiting London, Watherstones Bookshop is worth a visit and you might find there the best souvenir for your beloved ones…

What about the rest of the week?


This has been quite a looooooong week, I have worked 6 days in a row (Monday - Saturday), could not wait for Saturday to come…

We have had some sporty challenges along these two months with great female participation. June and I have taken part in a plank challenge! It was great fun until our bodies started shaking, we almost did it… Congrats to June OUR TEAM great WINNER, she stayed there for almost 5 min and to the REAL winner who broke his record 13’ !!!!!!
                   
As usually we have been socialising and had a building team event, this time we went for lunch altogether, shot our mannequin challenge and took the best selfie ever! I cannot make them public yet as they are part of a contest and we don’t know yet who the winner will be, but I will post it as soon as the winner is announced.
Investigators!

I guess this is all for the last week! Hope new activities and shopping will continue for this week!
Hope you all had a great Monday!

Ya mismo nos vemos, qué ganitas!







Sunday, 4 December 2016

It's All About Christmas



Hola a tod@s!


Let’s go for the second post of Accitana On The Tube!

This has been an amazing week! Have a look at this Morning Christmassy welcome at the office! (Top Photo)

Yes! We have already started decorating for Christmas; and have even received an unexpected visit from Santa Claus, who has been handing out Advent Calendars for everyone (Yeah! I got the Spiderman one!)

(Sorry for the pics resolution)

Hilarious!
This has been a very busy week full of activities and plans to join in! On Wednesday, we went to Genesis Cinema and saw Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them. Genesis Cinema offers very affordable prices from Monday to Wednesday, tickets for only £4.5!! There is also a kitchen serving pizza and Pieminister Pies and a bar to have a beer and swallow all that food. Definitely, this is a cheap and enriching plan for Wednesdays evenings! Can’t wait for the next time!

We have been partying as well... not very hard in my case, but still I had an amazing time with my new colleagues; we had the chance to socialise and get up to date with people sitting on the other side of the office; we also mixed up a bit with people from other teams… All in all, we drank and sneaked some snacks from a very posh group people who were not eating them. ;)

I was about to forget that we also had some amazing selfies, though not allowed to post on the blog ;).


Have a look at the uncommitted ones:
First Bottle of Red Wine
Second Bottle of the same one...

Part of the team



Thanks for reading,

I miss u!