Ilcaffè coffee shop, graffiti and rolls
You get up in the morning and go to the cafeteria to drink your coffee every day. You greet the waitress by her name and she gives you the usual . You walk to the subway or the bus without having to look where you are going, you do it out of inertia, because every inch of that route is memorized in your head. You have lived and breathed your city for years, you have become so accustomed to it that you have stopped appreciating the facades of its historic buildings , its squares, the restaurants where you liked to eat so much and, quite surely, practically all the people who populate it.
And as in those love relationships in which, when things start to waver , it is because an immediate change and the much-feared rest time are urgently needed, perhaps you need to undertake the same journey and distance yourself. For this reason, and since you probably want to have a bit of perspective but without your mother's phone calls costing you the same as a month's rent, we have selected for you a series of European destinations that will make your year of disconnection an unforgettable experience and in which, as if it were a character from a Disney movie, you will have no problem greeting as many passers-by that cross your path. Complete this European personality test , buy a plane ticket and forget about the problems.
Ready to change the landscape?
YOU JUST MOVED INTO YOUR NEW APARTMENT, YOU VISIT YOUR NEIGHBORS AND THEY ARE:
a) A 23-year-old couple. They have a thrift store and a handsome baby like an angel.
b) Paula and Miguel, from Malaga. They work at a Starbucks and Zara respectively.
c) A 28-year-old girl. Businesswoman. She's got a head out of you.
d) An elderly couple. They invite you to dinner and make you gain 20 kilos.
e) A family of five people, but they sound like thirty.
YOU ARE READY TO HANG THE FIRST PICTURE OF YOUR NEW HOUSE AND:
a) You cannot find any drill to make a hole in the exposed concrete.
b) You get it, but you rip off half the wallpaper and have to buy a bigger picture to cover it.
c) Oh, it's better not to hang anything because you don't mind spoiling the perfect white walls.
d) You spend so much time removing things that were already on the wall, that you don't want to hang anything. Another day.
e) You haven't even put the drill in the wall and you can see the neighbor's house.
YOUR PARENTS CALL YOU TO TELL YOU THAT THEY HAVE SEEN YOUR CITY IN THE SPANISH NEWS:
a) In the economics section.
b) Practically in all sections.
c) It is a lie. It doesn't come out.
d) In sports.
e) Among the fashion news.
BEFORE UPLOADING A PHOTO TO INSTAGRAM YOU RETOUCH IT:
a) Turning up the brightness, nothing could be seen in that place.
b) Lowering the contrast until almost nothing can be distinguished.
c) Raising the exposure until the photo is almost white.
d) Raising the saturation, so that there are more colors than in a Desigual collection.
e) With the Toaster filter that gives it that orange and nostalgic tone.
YOU COME BACK FROM WORK, THROW YOUR COAT ON THE COAT RACK AND SIT DOWN:
a) In an old metal container that you have cut and to which you have put cushions. It is very comfortable.
b) In a wing chair with an intense upholstery of flowers.
c) You still can't sit down, you have to assemble the sofa.
d) On the sofa, but be very careful not to drop the crochet doily.
e) You can't sit down. Your neighbors have come to see you and have occupied your living room.
WHEN SHOPPING, YOUR FAVORITE AISLE IS:
a) The dairy one, it seems that they have just milked the cows right there.
b) The one with the chocolate bars. I'm coming back from sabbatical 15kg heavier.
c) That of organic products. They do not use a single pesticide in their manufacture!
d) Corridor? I spend so much time in the fishmonger that they almost put me to dispatch.
e) I could not choose. The entire supermarket is my favorite aisle.
ON THE WEEKEND:
a) I leave on Friday at 18:00 and return on Sunday at 12:00, and I don't know what happened in between.
b) I have it very planned: craft beers, art galleries, wines and then to the trendy nightclub.
c) I like to take pictures of my cat, go on picnics and visit the museums that I don't see during the week.
d) I take the van and the board and I'm going to catch waves.
e) I go out to flirt, because the night is young.
SOME LOST GUYS ASK YOU FOR AN ADDRESS:
a) You are unable to understand the name of the street. You've only memorized yours.
b) They are Spanish. You explain how to get there and meet them for a few beers later.
c) You accompany them on foot, it is very close.
d) They tell you not to worry in Spanish as soon as they notice your accent.
e) You tell them but wrong because you are used to doing the tour on a motorcycle.
YOUR CAT HAS CLIMBED A TREE:
a) Two young people passing by take him with their hands without flinching.
b) The other twenty cats that he has help him down.
c) The firemen arrive in less than two minutes.
d) Your neighbor lowers it with the help of the broomstick.
e) The five children of your neighbor make a human castle to rescue him.
YOU HAVE A PARTY AT YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR NEIGHBORS ASK YOU TO DOWNLOAD THE MUSIC:
a) The low. There is a €1,000 fine if the police come.
b) You leave her. You put up with their noise when they rehearse with their band on the weekends.
c) I tell my friends that the party is over. Coexistence comes first.
d) I turn down the music and tell them that of course, tomorrow I will go to their house to eat.
e) I leave her high and when the police come I invite them to a drink and that's it.
MOST OF A:
There is no doubt that Berlin should be on your ticket. The underground and free spirit of the city is just what you need on your gap year. You are pretzel meat , from bratwurst, from parties in abandoned factories and second-hand clothing stores.
Legendary parties have been held in Berlin's Görlitzer Park
MOST OF B:
Like thousands of Spaniards, your disconnection destination is London. Do you feel like throwing yourself into the life of the big city and the mixture of cultures and, why not, make a little piggy bank for when you come back. You may have gone with the excuse of improving your English, but the truth is that five o'clock tea, the Queen and tabloid newspapers will become things that you will find it difficult to live without.
Like one more 'londoner'
MOST OF C:
You escape from Spain looking for dream landscapes. Design houses. beautiful people and postcards taken from Pinterest . Well, no more talk, Stockholm will be your residence for the next year. In addition, with the positive point that, if you are homesick, at H&M or IKEA you will feel at home. Life in this small city full of museums is just the break you need.
Munchenbryggeriet, a brewery converted into a cultural center
MOST OF D:
Who said that to disconnect you had to go far away? Your retirement city is none other than Lisbon. The climate, the gastronomy and why not, the price, play in your favor. The only problem is that you will have more visits than you might expect, but think of Belem cakes or in walking through the upper neighborhood while listening to fado and surely, even a few more visits , they are worth it.
At night is when the true spirit of Bairro Alto comes out in the light... of the moon
MOST E:
When you thought about your gap year, your thoughts went directly to Italy, and Milan has turned out to be your ideal destination. Whether for fashion, for football or for the Italian character , the capital of Lombardy seems made just for you. Because of course, surely gastronomy has nothing to do with the choice. sure not.
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