July 2 -
Abi and I caught a train from Quiberon, France to Paris and then an overnight train to Barcelona. One thing I learned in Paris: It is much cheaper to ask a cab driver " will you take me to here for this much?" Rather than going by the meter. We were only in Paris for about 4 hours but in the two rides we took, same distance, we paid less than half for the second ride than the first. We both had pasta carbonara for dinner, a spaghetti with a creamy white sauce and an egg on top. I am still loving the French use of eggs.
July 3 -
When we arrived in Barcelona, we met up with our cousin Hannah and her
Spanish friend Mireia. Hannah lives in Park City, Utah and plays lacrosse. While playing lacrosse in Park City she met Mireia, who was introduced to us as Middy, what she went by when living and going to high school in Utah. It seems like a popular thing to do in her town of Tarragona, Spain to spend a year of high school in an American town.
Once introduced we caught another train from Barcelona to Tarragona where Middy's dad picked us up. Their family was so welcoming to us... and not to mention their cooking! That night for dinner her father made salad, salmon, and "Catalon Toast" (this is the name that comes up for it on google.) This makes sense because the region of Spain Tarragona is in is called Catalonia. Here they speak Catalon - not Spanish. I love this toast! We had it with almost every meal. You simply take a piece of toast and slice a tomato in half and rub the tomato on the toast leaving tomato juice on the toast and add some olive oil. I LOVE tomatoes! Shout out to my neighbor Fred who grows delicious tomatoes and strawberries.
Later, we sat outside, took some funny pictures and played with the Chinese yoyo.
Here are some cutes picture of Middy's dogs and cat, just because:
July 4 -
We slept and slept and slept then woke up, had cereal and slept some more, woke up and watched a movie then had a late lunch with Middy and some of her friends. The town is small, everybody knows everybody. While we were eating there must have been at least 20 of Middy's friends who ran into us, most sat and talked. We then went to a basketball game and saw again, many of the same friends we had met earlier. When we got back to Middy's house her dad was cooking up some Seafood Paella - with crawfish, mussels, clams, and shrimp. Yum! I have never tried mussels or clams before - I am so glad I did! I will defiantly be making this again when I am home.
This night we went out to watch Middy's human towers practice at about 10:30 pm. I will include some pictures I took of this practice, but please go to google images and look at some professional photos of this cultural sport. This sport has been around for centuries. It originated in her town with only two teams. She is on one of two original teams. Surrounding areas have now created some others. She explained to us it is a very emotional sport. The whole town is packed so closely together creating a beautiful tower - she said during competitions most everybody starts to cry. Do yourself a favor and watch some youtube videos and look up some images. It really is incredible.
July 5 -
Today we slept late, again. When in Spain, do as the spanish do. Sleep late, party late. Then went to the pool and enjoyed the end of the Argentina and the Netherlands world cup game. This was our last day in Spain and the next morning Abi and I were starting our journey to Karlovy Vary.
Unfortunately, all of my videos and most of my pictures from our few days in Spain were erased, most of these photos are Hannah's or Abi's. So no vlog to go along with this post. Also, I am trying hard to catch up with my blogging to date.
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