Barcelona Pics

Adeios Espano!

Jgal -
Its our last day in Spain today! Having spent the last 10 days in Spain, I´ve grown acustomed to Spanish lifestyle....this means that i must have a siesta after lunch nowadays, and wine with every meal!! But Jgal is also missing her Sliced Fish Bee Hoon and Tom Yum soups...Need to get a Singapore fix soon :) Madrid is also really cold...its 11 degrees even though the sun is shining brightly! Miss home...

Kboy -
Last wrote from Seville just before we were off to Granada. Granada and the alhambra started off badly with terrible grey and rainy weather, no shelter, a bad ticket booking experience so we had to pay twice for entry into the alhambra. Luckily the palaces and the generalife gardens were spectacularly beautiful and the sun made a brief appearance in the evening. It was then off to Madrid on a late evening train, where we were almost conned by a rogue taxi driver! Good thing jgal had her wits about her and quickly ran to the hotel to get some help from the receptionist, who managed to talk down the driver!!

Madrid is a big city with the usual shops, museums etc ... Getting a bit of traveller fatigue - just had our last meal of paella and sangria!

Honeymoon II

Kboy -

In case you´re wondering, we´re having quite a bit of difficulty finding internet cafes that allow us to upload photos, so far no luck. Also, all the cafes come with limited timing so have to quickly check mail/update the blog/etc in like 10 min!

Seville is hot hot hot - unfortunately both the famous cathedral and the royal palace were closed when we arrived so we decided to change route to Jerez - home of sherry. Had a good time touring the grounds and tasting the sherry. tomorrow its the Seville Alcazar and then, off to Granada ...

Stephen, our photographer put some of our wedding photos on his blog :) http://lyrical-moments.blogspot.com/2007/10/child-like.html Have a look!

Thanks Stephen!

Honeymoon

Jgal - We are in Spain and having a great time!! Thinking of uploading photos but don´t think we have enough time given that we are at this Internet cafe and have only a few mins...
Last night we took an overnight train from Barcelona to Cordoba. Jgal can´t sleep cos the bunks smells musty :(
Kboy slept like a pig... So far the trip has been really fun and the weather is fantastic, ranging around 15-20 degrees. The old cobbled streets and churches are really lovely too!! Jgal is eating and drinking too much on this trip!!!

Kboy - Yup lots of reasons for a great honeymoon
1 Clear blue skies and lots of sunshine, t shirts most of the time
2 Great food, lots of tapas
3 Wine is cheaper than water. We have not yet had a meal without alcohol (except for breakfast)
4 Great architecture and great scenery (and great company!)
5 Zara Mango, etc.

Some links of places we have been to :
http://www.tallerdetapas.com/

http://www.senyorparellada.com/

http://www.sagradafamilia.org/
http://www.montserratvisita.com/

Happily Married

Kboy says -

Its been a really fantastic weekend, busy events and everything has just seemed to rush over! Thanks to all our helpers who have really looked after us and made sure that everything went smoothly - there were so many details but you guys took care of everything! Thanks also to Wedding Present, Justin, Keeren, Robert, Eric & Chris who really made our day special for us :) And also thanks to all our guests who took the time to share our joy and were so generous in their giving!! ( We counted ang baos till 1 am on Mon morning ...)

Jgal says -

Can't believe it's over at last! However, we throughly enjoyed ourselves throughout the weekend and will have many happy memories to last us a lifetime! Special thanks to our families and friends who were involved in making sure everything was smoothly carried out. We didn't have to worry at all!! We're off to Spain tonight for our 2 week honeymoon. Please cover us in prayer for journey mercies and protection against pick-pockets!!

Also, our wedding pictures will be ready in 2 weeks so we will update it here when we're back! Watch this space :)

2 days of singlehood left!

Kboy says -

Yup, this is probably the final post before our big day. Thanks to all who've helped! Hopefully the next post will be from spain :) And we'll post on the final renovations when we get back from our trip - will have lots of links and photos from the day then ...

Signing out for now ...

4 days away!

Reality hits. Its just 4 more days of singlehood!! Am starting to feel my nerves...but I'm also very excited about the wedding that we have been planning over the past few months! More than that, I'm looking forward to married life and living in our new home. And there's also the honeymoon. You would agree that we really need a break to just relax and spend time with each other after such a hectic weekend. We get back to Singapore on 30th Oct :)




I guess if we don't get to slot in another post before the big day, I should just express my gratitude to everyone who has helped out in one way or another for this wedding.

• To my colleagues, thanks for covering me in my absence. Thanks also for alot of understanding and patience when i've been stressed and cranky this past week.
• To our churchmates who helped us in numerous ways and are supporting us in prayer!! :)
• To my aunt, sister, cousins, thanks for assisting us in getting most of the RSVPs sorted.
• To my KM's parents for taking time to helping us with the wedding preparation, carrying the shopping bags..
• To Alan at The Wedding Present for designing my gorgeous gown!
• To Patrick our renovation contractor, for doing such a great job with our house.
• To Justin at Fleurlicious for doing our flowers and church deco
• To Vicki, my makeup artist for making me pretty!!
• To Eric of Tung Lok for assisting with our needs for the dinner banquet
• To Robert of Conrad, for accomodating our requests for the brunch
• To Kereen of Kriston, for giving us so much additional help on top of the package
• To Julia of GEFC who has taken her own time out of work to help us ensure that the church is able to accomodate our requests
• To Uncle Bernard for polishing and lending us his car to us as the bridal ride!!
• To our "Brothers" and "Sisters" for dedicating their time to make our event fun & memorable :)
• To everyone else who have sent their well-wishes, gifts, love and presence at our wedding!

CHEERS!

Hen Nights!!

Jgal says-

My dear collegues organised a really fantastic hen night for me. Some of the things i was made to do...erm...i can't even tell you (too embarassed)! But i basically got dressed up in a tiara and a "bride-to-be" sash and made to walk down Orchard..., went into Alley Bar and I had a really good and memorable night! Thanks gals!!!

My dear poly mates also threw a hen night for me. It was a much calmer one but i was truly tested on my alcohol limits!! Never done so much drinking (different types of drinks) in one night, from Sangria to Mojitos, to shooters, to the Drip @ Clinic!!! Fortunately, I think i passed the test! At the end of the day, I could still call for a cab and tell the driver where my home was. :) Thanks everyone, it was a truly great time and I hope I don't become an alcoholic!!