Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Radio Swiss Jazz

Awaking foggy and mucus headed, the buffet breakfast was the only thing calling my name.
A cup of tea with honey and a plate of fruit - heaven.
Such bliss in such small comforts.

Feeling less then average, Granada's magical streets held little appeal, and so back to bed I went.
Awaking again, relaxed yet still sleepy, I headed down to the pool.
Banter, sunshine and giggles...bliss at home, blessed to be in another country with a dear friend.

A horrendous lunch and a confused middle zen, the room again had me at hello.
A little siesta waiting for a wench to ready herself...
finally we were ready to explore.

Tiny streets, pharmacy confusion and a glam boutique goodbye gift - little else could please us.
A quiet garden with a water feature, a sign for 'Bohemia Jazz Cafe' and a closed looking window...
thankfully not so.

Walls lined with books, old records, musical instruments and jazz posters from the 1930's;
we had found a 'secret wardrobe'.
Faces of locals filled the tables and jazz was literally everywhere.

Men playing saxophones, upside-down tea pots, oversized medicinal looking jars filled with ales and vinegars - clocks in every corner.
It was nothing short of a page out of a new york jazz picture book, yet in the middle of Spain.
Little bulls and Spanish menus the only give away.

Four pianos called my name and guitars quietly strummed.
The trumpet in front of us alerted it's presence.
Feet tapped and people swayed.

Wine was drunk.
What a turn around -
Fogginess to 'Fantastico' with Fabulous Friend!



Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Counting Down


I find myself walking the streets of Barcelona, and counting down the days.
Three more nights in this hostel, you will be fine.
Six more days till you have Charlie, you will be fine.
Twenty-one more days till your under his wing, you will be fine.

For someone who once thrived on this, the change is drastic and confusing.
My clenched stomach, specifically at night,
makes me want to stay indoors rather then aimlessly wander.
My intolerance of hostels and the people,
makes me spend money on comfort and solitude rather then social bedlam.

I feel privileged and thankful for being here;
but excited already for it to come to an end.
Has my passion for travelling faded away?
Have I lost the courage that I once had and should now seek solace from staying put?

Maybe it's none of the above and I am merely caught in a moment.
All I do know now,
is I find myself saying at least once I day.
I want to go home.
I am ready to go home.


I miss you.
So very much.
To the point that maybe... nothing feels right.
Your strength and comfort,
the calm you make me feel.
I feel a little weak and lost without you.
That maybe I am just not cut out for it.
Pathetic and maybe fleeting,
yet something I feel so strongly right now.
I want to be with you,
hide from the rest of it all.
Just to be with you,
back to the norm.
All because I simply miss you.