Peter Pan, Flamenco Style

Como la Luna en el Agua - Miguel Poveda

¡Hola todos! It's been a crazy month full of rehearsals, dancing, designing, painting, and now the big show is one day away! The Karen Flamenco Dance Company and School is performing Peter Pan, flamenco style. Here are a couple of behind the scenes snapshots! More photos coming soon!

Mermaids waiting in the wings...

Captain Hook and Smee trick Tinkerbell...

Travel Posts from the Past

Disappear - Mango, Andre Frauenstein, Ludik

I cannot believe it has been so long since I've written anything. The past month has been a whirlwind of work, classes, papers, exams, writing, dancing, dancing, dancing, and graduating. I would love to just stop everything for a moment, grab my camera and explore... anywhere! For now, these posts from the past will have to satisfy my artsy travel urges...

A fancy polo match in New York? Sure! I've been invited to this year's Mashomack International Polo Challenge, but last year's photographs will have to do... Polo in New York

I have never been to Istanbul, but I've always wanted to go there. One day, I will share the photographs of Hagia Sofia that I've taken!

Madrid is my home away from home. I know transit there better than I do in my own city! Next time I think I'm going to befriend Plaza Mayor's stout Spiderman!

If not Madrid, I would be perfectly happy surrounded by the blues of Ibiza. Everywhere I pointed by camera, I captured island blues... Ibiza Blues

Luckily I won't have to wait very long before I'm packing my suitcase again. I'm off on a tropical trip to the Philippines this summer and I am finally going to visit the beaches of Dumaguete...

But until then, I'll just have to replace my wintry pictures of Vancouver with new ones of the summer sunshine...

Valencia

Que Bonito - Rosario

It's no secret that I love Spain. I've been fortunate to have travelled there so often (thank goodness for airline employee benefits!) but I never get tired of it. I would love to make a trip to the region of Valencia. There's so much to see and do, I'm sure! Here's a taste...
Fabulous architecture, old...And modern and new...
An underwater tunnel at the L'Oceanographic Center!
Sunny beaches...
And some seriously good food!One day soon I hope, I will be in Valencia :)

Note: I do not own these pictures. I found them floating around on Google. If there is something you own that you wish removed, please leave a comment and I will gladly respect your request.

Ibiza Blues

Although I'm a little blue about our Stanley Cup loss*, I had no blue feelings about being in Ibiza. In fact, I loved it! It's not just a party island; it's a gorgeous Mediterranean getaway! One thing I noticed while I was there, was the colour blue. It's everywhere! Take a look at these Ibiza blues...

My mom, looking out at the harbour at Eivissa...

*I must say here to anyone & everyone who is not from Vancouver & heard about the riots that occurred after our team lost: those people who caused & started any and all trouble are not Canucks fans & are not examples of Vancouver & it's people. I know that the majority of Vancouverites & true Canucks fans are ashamed & completely disgusted with the premeditated actions of the few. As Lights tweeted: "I should note that Vancouver is an incredible city with incredible people! It's just life how a few idiots ruin it for everyone."

Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this commentary. Even if it's a small number of you, I feel comforted knowing that there are a few more people out there who know how we are really feeling here in Vancouver. The very next day, hundreds of true fans came back to clean up the mess.

Ibiza Wedding

Hello my lovely lovely blog buddies! So far I only shared the details of the wedding I attended in Ibiza, Spain. Everything about this wedding was so beautiful that I can't resist but share more of it!

It was a gorgeous church at the top of the hill and what a view!

Then we moved on to the Hacienda Na Xamena for the reception cocktails and dinner! On our way in, we passed gorgeous garden courtyards...

Seawater pools...

Until we finally reached the perfect space for cocktails and speeches!

My twin nieces, the flower girls...
Isn't her dress gorgeous?! Click to zoom in on those fabulous details!And yes, that's the groom holding the pack of tissue!
Moving away from the cocktail reception area, we walked through the resort towards the banquet space. These are my parents at the entrance...
What a view! Can you imagine what it would be like to stay at a place like this? There is a swimming pool that didn't quite make it into this shot.
Small olive trees were interspersed throughout the room, giving it a lovely natural ambience. A happy bride and groom during their first dance as husband and wife!

Yup! That's me and I got very camera happy on this trip!

Salamanca

When I was in Spain, I took a day trip to the university town of Salamanca. A UNESCO world heritage site, Salamanca is host to one of the oldest universities in the world. It was founded in 1218 by Alfonso IX of León and today is still a popular place to study for students from all over the world. I got a little camera happy here as well. The architecture is incredible and history is truly in its stones...

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Yes, those are stork tail feathers! They weren't in the mood for photographs :P
Check out those spikes! No one getting in and no one getting out!
Spanish roses: gorgeous!