Felice Navidad
25th December. Merry Christmas. As in many parts of the world Christmas here is a family time. For Christmas dinner (1.30 pm) we found a restaurant that was quite some distance away that was open for Christmas, and booked. Turned out to be an Italian restaurant, just their regular menu on offer, and we had a hard job picking anything we fancied. Later we went for a walk and enjoyed watching the people of Barcelona enjoy the holiday mood in the streets. Then this evening we found a tiny tapas bar a few steps from the apartment – and found it opens out at the back and had a special Christmas menu on offer as well as the regular menu – anything from traditional Barcelona fare to roast lamb. But of course having had our main meal at 1.30 this afternoon a very small nibble this evening, plus a glass of wine/beer was all we wanted.
clearly the trains and cable cars and the food have been highlights – topped off with the odd monastery & art gallery. Bathing in 30 degree here. Dying to go for a swim but Marlb not good for that. Falling into the rythmns of ‘down here” but its time to wind things up again. Cheers M