DeniseBrian

We got up while Jenn was taking Malena to school…also because Jake woke me up to eat! It was time to shuffle the contents of our luggage to make sure none of the bags are overweight and find places for our newly acquired treasures! Since our flight is bright and early tomorrow morning, leaving at 7:15am, we wanted to stay close to the airport, so we booked a hotel for our final evening in Barcelona. Jenn printed us directions to our hotel and we were able to navigate our way there without getting lost! We headed back into Barcelona for our last dinner. Brian wanted to have paella at a recommended restaurant called Can Majo. Jenn also printed us the directions to and from the restaurant...it was a little tricky finding the restaurant by car, so ... read more

We got up and it was a beautiful day, the sun was out and blue skies as far as the eye could see. We ate our complementary breakfast in the hotel then headed to the beach. After a couple hours of basking in the sun and watching Brian, Malena, & Lautauro swim in the cove, we had to head back to the hotel check out of the hotel. Now we could see some clouds in the distance making their way in. This made Diego feel better about having to leave this beautiful beach town to head back home! We packed all our bags into the cars and headed into town to shop, check out the castle and eat lunch before we drove back to Jenn’s house in Valldoreix. Jenn lives in Valldoreix, a suburb to Sant ... read more

This morning we woke up somewhat earlier than usual, 8:00am, to meet Jenn and her son Lautaro at La Boqueria. This food market is right off La Rambla and has many stalls of fruit, meats, cheeses, candy, seafood, etc. Notable items...suckling pig and pig head...and a skinned land head with eyeballs intact. YUCKO! All I can say as the photos don't do the fruits justice...beautiful! **see photos** After the market we had to sit down at a cafe and feed Jake, so we bought some juices and coffee and Lauti had a "bikini", a grilled ham and cheese! Jenn thinks they call it a bikini because when they cut it in half diagonally it looks like the triangle bottom of a bikini?!?! After the market and a snack/chat with Jenn, she had to leave to pick-up ... read more

We now have our own stroller and decided to do the hop on hop off tour...yes we should have done this the day our stroller was lost. We walked to the Placa Catalunya to buy our tickets and board the bus. As we were at the ticket counter I pointed the very black rain clouds up above. We shrugged it off the proceeded to the top of the double decker convertible bus. We got off at the 1st stop, the Barri Gotic or Gothic Church. As we stepped off the bus the rain began to come down on us...sprinkling at first. We took cover under an office buildings overhang. Then it started to rain, and the second that happened there were magically men selling cheap crappy umbrellas EVERYWHERE for 5 euro. Brian bought one for me ... read more