Well, we had our first visitors this past week!
My sister Julie, her son (Jim) and his girlfriend (Jessica) came out for Spring Break. It was a wonderful visit! We got to spend a few days together and they got to explore Girona, Figueres and Barcelona.
They got into Barcelona about 6pm on Saturday and I met them at the airport. (where I proceeded to cry at the moment I saw them, I think I was just so happy to see a friendly face) The best part is that I was able to dish up an adventure in the first 2 hrs of them being here! We took the regional train instead of the express train and we got to see every city between here and Barcelona.... and I really mean every city. It was about a 2 hr train ride (instead of 1 hr and 10 min)...... Each time the train would stop I would say what city are we in and Julie would say Salida! After about 3 times she figured it out that salida means exit and we really had no idea what city we were in. Oh and I almost forgot the electricity went out on the train like 4 times during the ride which was absolutely hysterical. Finally we arrived in Girona, and even after a 17 hour trip and a 2 hour train ride our tired weary travelers were still able to bounce back and head out to a local tapas bar to have some great Spanish wine and food.
Day 1 in Girona we spent on the old wall in the city. The crew is standing on it in the picture above. Girona was a walled city a long time ago and there is a large part of it still open and available for tourists to walk on in the "Barri Vel" which is the oldest part of the city. We also got to see the Cathedral, and spend some time just walking around the city. We ended the night all huddled in the kitchen (if you haven't seen how small the kitchen is just take a look at the pictures from my last blog entry) cooking risotto, chicken, and salmon. It was great to see how many people we could fit into the kitchen, turns out my thought that we could only fit one comfortable was wrong.... you can fit 2. :)
Monday we took a hike up to the Sant Miguel where we almost got blown off the tower. I will have to ask Julie for the picture because it was really crazy. The wind was blowing probably about 50 miles an hour.
It was quite a rush and really cold. However, it was amazingly clear that day and we were able to see the Pyrennes Mountains clearly along with several other cities that surround Girona. Everyone also got a good scare as I alerted them to the wild boar in the area. We made the trip safe and sound. However Jim did happen to bring a knife on the hike "just in case" anything happened. :) I worked the rest of the day until we went out for dinner (10pm) at one of our favorite restaurants Draps.
Tuesday the crew headed up to Figueres to see the Dali Museum for the day and I headed to school then to work. We were able to spend some more time together that evening before I had to bid them farewell the next day. A big thanks to Julie, Jim and Jessica for coming out. It was wonderful to have you here and so great to see some more friendly faces. So who's next? We will just have to wait and see!
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