My Photo Albums

Due to the high demand to see my photo albums (mainly from people who are in some of the pictures :)), I have decided to create this page in order to keep track of what's been published so far, since before this the only way you could get to know about photo albums was by reading my blog. A little bit too late, and the article would have probably already disappeared from the front page. And I have to admit it, looking through the archives isn't the best option.

Anyway, from now on, you'll find here -as long as I update this page :)- all the photo albums.

The Albums

• 29-07-2003: All what you've heard about Spain is true. We are all latin lovers, girls out dressed as flamenco dancers and boys dress like "toreros" (bull fighters). This is how people normally look like in the disco. Surprised? I know you wouldn't! I have always tried to hide my true nature and deny the Spanish stereotype, but finally I was convinced that it is not possible! And now, you also have the proofs. (Actually, some people have too much free time on their hands :))
• 26-07-2003: Cala Morisca & Sitges. We started the night in Barcelona but after countless turns and an awful road, we ended up 25km away in a place lost in the middle of nowehere: Cala Morisca. It is a house with a huge garden right next to the sea turned into a fashionable disco. The night was warm and beautiful and the place was in a superb location. It was Friday so they closed at 3 o'clock. We were close to the town so we headed to Sitges to go for a walk next to the sea. Aaaah, how romaaaantic... :D
• 19-07-2003: Bob Sinclar in Discothèque, Barcelona. One of the best French djs was coming to one of the hottest and most fashionable places in the city, so we decided that we had to be there. Plenty of sweaty people, mainly foreigners but good house music after all :)
• 16-07-2003: Manresa, my home town. These are some pictures of my home town, taken from a hill that has a park on top, in the middle of the city. You can see from there the mountain that I snapped in the album below, or have an idea of how the the city center looks like. Enjoy :)
• 13-07-2003: Montserrat. Montserrat is a mountain next to my home town. There is a legend about the virgin Mary appearing to some shepherds many many years ago so they decided to build a monastery on the top to worship her (and God) Nowadays it is full of tourists and souvenir shops everywhere. You can buy mugs with the picture of the virgin Mary, pictures, photo frames, plates, and sooooo on. Like a supermarket :P To go up you can take a special train that climbs up the mountain following a special kind of track.. Once you're on the top, you can either go and visit the virgin inside the monastery and enjoy the views, or alternatively you can take another kind of train and reach the highest part of the mountain to admire even even nicer views.
• 12-07-2003: Some party at L'Atlàntida, one of the best discos in Catalonia, known for its crazy parties and its beautiful location next to the beach (they actually have their own beach) Expect to see here many pictures of my friends... :) It's also a bit difficult to take pictures of dark places in the night with a camera. I had to play with the shutter speed, the sensitivity of the film and so on but still some of the pictures are quite all right. Enjoy :)
• 11-07-2003: Going out with my friends in my home town. First something to eat, then something to drink and finally we ended up in the only disco we have in this f*cking town. It's digusting, full of posh-wannabe and latino show-offs, but hey, if you drink and can't drive... it's actually the only place where you can go. And since the music sucks, the only thing you can do there is drink ;)
• 10-07-2003: Montmeló, the Spanish Formula-1 track. A friend of mine had access to some privileged areas of the track with a better view... All the big teams were trainig there: Williams, McLaren, Renault, Ferrari, etc. It is sooooooo impressive!!!!
• 29-06-2003: Afternoon in Pihlajasaari, a little nice island about 15 minutes by boat from Helsinki. Before getting to the harbor, we went through the Eira area, one of the most elegant places of Helsinki. Oh, and we also came accross a sea fisihing competition... look at the salmons!!! :) The island is very beautiful, full of nature and plenty of nice spots next to the sea.
• 27-06-2003: Bike tour around Helsinki. I was bored at home and the weather was gorgeous, so I decided to jump on my bike and go for a ride. I took the way down to downtown following Arabianranta, ended up in Hakaniemi and then headed to Lauttasaari first through Senaatintori, then through the lively Kauppatori (market square) and finally, Eira. Lauttasaari is a residential island on the west side of Helsinki, quite expensive. But it is still full of nice places to sit and enjoy the sun next to the sea, such as here and here.
• 19-06-2003: Juhannus in Helsinki, in the island of Seurasaari. Finnish people celebreate the longest night of the year on the 19th of June. In Helsink it is traditional to go with the whole family to the island of Seurasaari to see first the traditional dances and shops and later on, the lightning of the bonfires. While the bonfires and all that stuff was nice, I don't think it is worth the 12¤ they make you pay to get in. Welcome to Finland...
• 15-06-2003: Suomenlinna. Suomenlinna means "The Finnish Fortress" in Finnish, and is an island located just in the center of the main bay in Helsinki, kind of protecting the entrance to the port. Due to its privileged location, a defensive fortress and several cannons were built there to protect the city from the invaders. Nowadays people go there when the weather is good and simply walk around enjoying the sun.
• 31-05-2003: Water tower in Roihuvuori I can see this water tower from my place and I've always been impressed by the way it looks... So one day I decided to go and take some pictures.
• 31-05-2003: Herttoniemenranta. This is the area where I am going to leave in a few weeks. It's right next to the sea and it even has its own beach! ;) The flat where I'm going to leave is about 700m down the road from these buildings. It's very nice!!!
• 31-05-2003: Vanhakaupunki and the Vantaa river. The weather was starting to get better by the end of May so I decided to go and first visit Vanha Kaupunki. From there, I moved north following the river Vantaanjoki (Vantaa river) and got as far as the river meets the other river (I'd say it's the Keravanjoki but I'm not too sure) Not that spectacular, though ;)
• 23-05-2003: Marjaniemi and Itäkeskus. From my place in Herttoniemi, I decided to head north-east to Marjaniemi and Rastila. Not that impressive either. Some nice spots next to the sea, harbors and that's about it... On the way back, I took some pictures of Itäkeskus, one of the biggest shopping centers in Europe. A behemoth, I'd say.
• 22-05-2003: Laajasalo. Laajasalo it's a peninsula east of my place in Herttoniemi. Plenty of sea spots and green parks.
• 03-05-2003: A friend of mine was celebrating his birthday, so we had to be there with some other guys :). One of the Spanish guys was giving dancing lessons for free too! :) (check out the whole sequence of pictures :)) Finally, we moved on to Tiikeri in Helsinki to have some party... Not too bad!
• 01-05-2003: Vappu. Finns celebrate Vappu on the 1st of May. On the eve of the 1st of May, students go out and celebrate their graduation (or something like that :)) on the street drinking and wearing the traditional students cap, the ylioppilaslakki. During the celebration on the 31st, people basically drink and enjoy themselves :)