Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Ali, Alicante!

After 9 months of being inside, never further than 10 metres away from my Macbook, I decided it was time to pack a bag and seek some sun. The destination: Alicante. The company: some long lost friends. The weather: fantastic! Here are some lovely things I encountered between sunbathing and sleeping...


I loved the exterior to this beauty spa. It stood out so much down the old twisting streets. The idea of having perfectly painted white walls with a distressed stripe running round it anchors the idea of someone going in rough and tired but leaving fresh and clean.




A building site of former flats. I found it amazing that you could see the shell of what were once peoples homes; the tiles they had in their kitchen and the colour they painted their bedroom walls. The doors all lined up reminded me of the opening title sequence to Monsters Inc.



Nespresso window display.


Yomy; a contemporary twist on the old streets of Alicante. After living in America for 3 months I became a huge fan of soft serve frozen yoghurt and miss it so much, so to encounter this little gem was a real treat. The interior was amazing. Everything was white, connotating the yoghurt, and the colour came from the mood changing lights hung from the ceiling. So cool. Shame about the actual yoghurt; It will never compare to the delight that was Moolala of Long Island. Best frozen yoghurt EVER!!!


The flight home. Sob sob. The End.