We moved to Barcelona from Ontario, Canada in August of 2013. Living and traveling in Spain with 4 kids is not without its challenges, but well worth the extra effort. This blog is a record of the neat things we have seen and done here. I hope that it can also be a resource to other families living or traveling through Spain and Europe.
This year, it was difficult finding support for the Japan table at the ASB International Day. It seemed like all the people that had helped with the Japan table in years past, were helping with other tables or were out of town. Fortunately I was able to get help from Midori and her husband Jaume. They went above and beyond expectations by preparing and cooking 20Kg of yakitori in the scorching hot sun. It was a big hit, much better than the curry rice we served for the past two years.
We could not leave Spain without going to a concert at the Palau de la Música which is one of the most famous modernist buildings in the city of Barcelona. The Palau de la Música was designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner between 1903 and 1905.
Bob and I saw the Barcelona Guitar Trio and Dance, a tribute to Paco de Lucia. It was an amazing concert. Definitely one of the highlights of my 3 years in Spain. It's the combination of being in such an incredible building, listening to beautiful guitar music and also watching passionate flamenco dancers that made the experience so memorable for me. It was a reminder of everything that I love and will miss about Spain.
One of my favourite places in Spain, is the little town of La Bisbal d'Empordà which is about 1.5 hours from Barcelona by car on the Costa Brava. This town is famous for pottery, and you can spend an entire day browsing through the dozens of pottery shops. Don't spend all your money at the first shop, as prices will vary from shop to shop so it's best to look through a few shops before committing. Friday is also public market day when the downtown core is filled with vendors selling fruits and vegetables, houseware, clothing and just about anything else, local and imported. Definitely worth the detour if you are headed down Costa Brava as it is only about 20 km from the beaches. Also I highly recommend the restaurant where we stopped to grab some lunch. It is called Cafeteria Bisbal Park, the patatas bravas were really good and the prices were very reasonable.
Lunch break with Christine, Gorana, Karen and Manju
