Barcelona & Adios to Spain

The rest of our day in Barcelona was great. We toured Gaudi's apartment building La Pedrera and ate falafel at Maoz and had gelato at Dino's (two of my favorites!) We walked around the city and I was especially thankful for getting to see Barcelona one last time. Pep, my former Spanish teacher) let us use his computer to empty our digital pictures onto a CD and then we looked up movie times since Amanda was craving some entertainment in English. Unfortunately, it took us forever to get to the movie theater down by the port, so we missed the movie. Instead, we sat by the beach and watched people play volley ball while nibbling on snacks we picked up at the market earlier that day.

Pep invited us to dinner that night, but after a more than inconvenient 'misunderstanding' and overbooking at our hostal, amanda was a little too frustrated to go anywhere. She spent the evening with her gripping novel and a phone call from Bianca and Aunt Dora and I went to Pep's dinner. Much to my pleasant surprise, Pep is quit the chef! He served me and his friend Petrice a four course meal with accomodating wines. I still have dreams about the tart he made and will most certainly demand the recipe. Thank you so much to Pep and his friend for a wonderful last night in Spain.

Right now we're in France (we have been to Marsielle and now we're in Nice) and Gabe is with us! We're having a wonderful time on the beaches and the French people have shattered my stereotype of french people for good. Everyone has been so helpful and kind. I'll let amanda talk about the land of crepes and wine in our next blog entry! Until then...