((Accidentally uploaded all the pictures to be small... just click on them to zoom!))
The past few days have been incredible.
Between hours on the beach, at the pool, exploring the nearby forest, watching German cartoons, and deciphering the Spanish & Catalan menus at the cafes, I haven't had a chance to blog. As promised, this post will be mostly pictures with brief descriptions! Enjoy, and I miss you all back home.
We spent Saturday morning lounging poolside...
...and took a quick trip to the beach and to downtown Sitges for the afternoon
¨¡bolsas guapas (y falsas)!¨
Lou's newest skill: drinking from cups
Sitges downtown center
missing my buddy :(
Sunday, at the beach!
..be glad I'm not posting the pictures I took when she turned around.
When I signed up for another half-marathon taking place in October, I didn't plan to start training until July. But living in Spain with two intense athletes is the perfect opportunity. Today, Imke wrote out a training plan for me (including a cleansing diet!) and I went for an amazing 30 minute jog in the forest along the Meditterranean sea. After 30 minutes of the sun beating down on me, I couldn't resist taking a dive in the gorgeous sea-side pool and only stopped my laps a few times to admire the ships sailing by. It's cliche, but I really do think I'm in paradise.
p.s. I finally made the delayed realization that the reason I wasn't able to read all of the store signs, billboards, and menus is because it's all in Catalan! Still, I had a half-way decent conversation in Spanish with an 8 year old girl at the pool, the neighborhood security guard, and a jogger today!
Katherine, you are staying actually in Sitges as opposed to within the City of Barcelona?
ReplyDeleteThe pictures look like a lot of the town is the same as when I was there many years ago.
When I was there the tourist area was all within 3-4 blocks of the beaches and the real Espana was started another 4-5 blocks away from the beach...the tourist prices were 4-10 times what the locals paid. I wandered the back streets and not only got the best bargains despite the fact that Hablo espanol poco. but had, by far, the more interesting and fun experience. I look forward to more of your posts, as they are quite interesting.
With luck you will get enough time to see Ciudad Barcelona, which I only saw for a couple hours.