Last Two Months: Girona

Monday May 16th was a holiday in Spain, la segunda pascua, or the second Easter. Easter is such a big holiday in Spain, I guess they need to celebrate it twice. Bob was traveling in the US, but the kids had no school so I decided to plan a little excursion to Girona and bring along Charo (my long-time visiting teaching companion) and her husband Angel. Both Charo and Angel have been so kind to our family ever since we moved to Barcelona. I was glad that we could take them out for the day.

I packed up the kids in the van and we picked up Charo and Angel and set off for Girona. It was only an hour and 15min and we found free parking near the centre of the city. I didn't realize that we were arriving the day after the Temps de Flors, a very famous festival in Girona where different artists and organizations decorate the city with giant floral arrangements. We were fortunate to be able to see many of the floral arrangements before the city workers started dismantling them.

We started our tour of Girona at Plaça Catalunya where we climbed up to the medieval wall that used to protect city. It is a great way to see the city from up high. The kids really enjoyed walking along the wall and climbing up the towers. We ended up at the Catedral de Girona which is surrounded by beautiful gardens and we walked through the commercial district back to Plaça Catalunya.

It was a beautiful day, and I promised the kids that we would go to the beach so we headed over to Playa D'Aro to grab some lunch and then went to the beach. Of course this is mid May and the water was way too cold for most Spanish people. I think that Rylan was the only one that actually went swimming. Charo and Angel enjoyed walking along the coast. Costa Brava still has to be our favourite place to visit in Spain.