Shrimp-party!

Hi guys!

Alright, maybe we did wake up a bit too late to the whole crab season but seriously, no single crab in entire Berlin? And that, my friends, is how we ended up having shrimp party instead of the traditional crab party that we have in Finland during this time of the year. 

As a starter we had wasabi-salmon bread. Super easy to make; you need to mix wasabi with quark (is this a word?) or sour cream and spread it on a dark bread and add a slice of smoked salmon on top. We were generous with the wasabi and it gave a nice kick ;). Sounded something like this: "Yumm, aaaarrGGHH, yumm, ÄÄähhh"

As a main dish we had a fresh salad and king prawns fried with olive oil, dried chili and lots of garlic. We had lots of bread too to dip it in the oil. We also baked a shrimp pie.

As a dessert we had delicious home-made, or Sanna-made, lemon macarons.

Quite honestly, with or without the crabs, the evening was great :)

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The breakfast market: every breakkie lovers daydream!

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What an eventful weekend I had! 

On Friday we had a little office party at work and later that night Ben and I got some friends over. Saturday started with a lovely brunch, where else than at Zuckerfree. Afterwards I headed to the opening party of e3 -gym that has a new interesting concept of concentrating on holistic health; mind, body and energy! If you're thinking of joining a gym in Berlin, I recommend you to check them out! They had interesting presentations and the most delicious raw food. In the evening we celebrated Fanny's birthday and we had so much fun!

Sunday's highlight was the breakfast market at Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg. The idea is that people can buy their breakfast there from different street-food stalls. They have everything from green juices to Korean porridge to all-time breakfast classics, like pancakes and eggs benedict. You gotta love whoever came up with this idea. I was truly in a very happy mindset while hunting down the most delicious-looking options.

Ben had a toast with buffalo mozzarella and tomatoes and I had nachos with guacamole. And green juice. And samosa chaat (an Indian street food treat). And a cake. Oh well.

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Mini holiday in Finland

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My quick trip to Finland was a while ago but here follow "found from the phone" -pictures!

My friends took me from the airport at night and we headed to a nightclub straightaway.

That's about all the glamour I had on that trip because when in Finland...

The most massive two scoops of ice cream at Kristiinankaupunki.

I got my long graved "new potatoes"  and Finnish style BBQ

Islas 2-year birthday party

Isla watering the flowers with Vilma and Lallu

Sunbathing Teuva-style

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20k hike in Berlin

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I haven't posted for a while! Mostly because my laptop is so slow and yet I haven't bought a new one... I'd also like to write about my and my sisters' trip to New York, but there are SO many pictures that I need more time to sort them out ;)

Today I went hiking here in Berlin. Berlin is flat like a pancake so it wasn't a challenging one, but so, so, sooo pretty! I hiked in Grünewald -forest and by the lakes. It was a 20k hike and I did it in 3,5 hours including four small breaks...I'm a fast walker :D! I walked from Nikolassee S bahn to Grünewald S Bahn, you can see the route here. It is the hike number three.

When I came home I rewarded myself with a hot bath and by cooking sweet potatoes with turkish yogurt and chopped paprika ;). I have to remember to stretch while watching Eurovision song contest ;) Go Finland!

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