We were up and out by 1030, enjoying the clear blue skies and sun as we walked down to our local indoor market. Employing our few words of Spanish and lots of pointing, we bought ham, cheese, red pepper, onions, figs and croquettes, plus a bauguette at the bread shop opposite. After a cappuccino sat in the sunshine, we took our purchases back before heading off for our morning beach stroll. Cathy had a paddle and we stood watching the surfers. We returned to the apartment for a lovely lunch before our trip into the city.
We walked along the marina to the bottom of Las Ramblas and headed a little way up before cutting across into the narrow, medieval streets. We eventually found our way to the Picasso Museum (shut on Monday) and the small delicatessen we remembered from 10 years ago. Here we bought various kinds of tinned paprika and some saffron. Wandering back through the narrow lanes we stopped for a drink - Cathy had hot chocolate and churros while I was good with a mineral water!
We followed our route back to the apartment to grab our books and went to sit in the beach to read and enjoy the afternoon sun - lovely and warm for late November. We're really enjoying these lazy days with nothing planned, just deciding what to do as the mood takes us. We returned to the apartment for a brew and read before heading out for dinner.
We walked down to El Vaso de Oro again for tapas and beer. We started with some almonds, plus some spicy tuna with slices of fried bread, then tried the chorizo & pork and some very spicy patatas bravas. On the walk back we stopped off at Bar Ke for a couple of glasses of red wine. Back at the apartment we had a brew and watched the Spanish version of wife-swap. We only caught the odd word but got the gist of it! And so ends another relaxing day.
We walked along the marina to the bottom of Las Ramblas and headed a little way up before cutting across into the narrow, medieval streets. We eventually found our way to the Picasso Museum (shut on Monday) and the small delicatessen we remembered from 10 years ago. Here we bought various kinds of tinned paprika and some saffron. Wandering back through the narrow lanes we stopped for a drink - Cathy had hot chocolate and churros while I was good with a mineral water!
We followed our route back to the apartment to grab our books and went to sit in the beach to read and enjoy the afternoon sun - lovely and warm for late November. We're really enjoying these lazy days with nothing planned, just deciding what to do as the mood takes us. We returned to the apartment for a brew and read before heading out for dinner.
We walked down to El Vaso de Oro again for tapas and beer. We started with some almonds, plus some spicy tuna with slices of fried bread, then tried the chorizo & pork and some very spicy patatas bravas. On the walk back we stopped off at Bar Ke for a couple of glasses of red wine. Back at the apartment we had a brew and watched the Spanish version of wife-swap. We only caught the odd word but got the gist of it! And so ends another relaxing day.
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