La Huerta: The Siesta

"I can't sleep here. I need privacy."

Un Paseo de La Puebla a La Huerta

Cena en La Puebla

La Tortuga

Grandpa Miki and Grandma Sofia have a pet turtle, Jacinta, who is very fun to play with. I like to take her out of her cage and "take her for a walk" by carrying her around.

Sometimes I let Pau touch her. Pau calls her "turta" and mentions her whenever we walk in the house.

When I put her on the floor I watch closely so that she does not get lost. . . eaten by the cat.

Brenes

World Tour Winter 2012: Barcelona > Sevilla

On Thursday we took the Ave high speed train from Barcelona Sants to Sevilla Santa Justa. It was very exciting to be in the train station. We traveled light with only 3 suitcases, 2 backbacks, 2 carseats, 1 stroller, and the 4 of us. We had 4 seats around a table to ourselves. The ride was fun but long, especially since we woke up at 6 am and didn't sleep a wink on the train. Grandpa Miki, Grandma Sofia, and Primo Carlos met us at the station. Pau and I fell asleep during the car ride to Brenes. Then we had a delicious lunch of albondigas (meatballs) with rice.

Estacio de Sants

Cosmo Caixa Museo de la Ciencia

On Wednesday Anna took us to Barcelona's science museum, Cosmo Caixa. It was awesome. We sent marbles rolling in parabolic paths, made whirlpools out of smoke and water, sent water spraying in arcs, watched a sand fountain and spent a long time watching the fish and other creatures in the inundated forest.

Focused Pau

Silly Pau

Bird Feeder

I am going to show you how to make bird food, OK? First, you take old bread slices and you put them in a plastic tray.

Next you carry them carefully with two hands to the patio.

Then you take out one piece at a time and you SMASH it with your foot to make bread crumbs.

You can use both feet.

And don't worry if it looks like a mess, the birds will eat it anyway.

A Day in Barcelona

Monday we took the Renfe train from Bellaterra to Barcelona - Placa Catalunya. From there we walked down Las Ramblas, through Barri Gotic to El Port.

It was a beautiful sunny day. We were intending to take the tram to Montjuic, but it was closed for maintenance. I was crushed.

Instead we rode rickshaws from the harbor to Placa Santa Catarina. It was a long day. We learned a lesson about travel with 2 kids and the importance of calling ahead and bringing sufficient snacks for two growing boys. At least Papa got to have a xistorra at his favorite place and Mama had her first xocolata desfeta.

Dinar amb la familia

Last Sunday Tia Cristina, Tio Juan, and Primo Eloi came to Anna's house for lunch.


They brought their dog, Coco.


I was fascinated and terrified by him.



Pau was fascinated by him. . . and the olives.

El Marçal de Mireia i Jaume

On the Sunday before tia Cristina came for lunch, we had a visit by another Marçal. This Marçal came all the way from Berga with his parents Mireia and Jaume.

I put on a good show for them.

This is Jaume.

Then we took a lovely walk through the forest to watch the trains at the Bellaterra train station.

And here is Marçal and his mama, Mireia.