Our Last Destination in Spain ...

We awoke this morning to a bright sunny day and noticed that all the chaise lounges were removed from the pool area. It turns out they were vacuuming the astroturf. They told us at the front desk that they replaced the grass because of the drought that Valencia has been experiencing.

We were certainly feeling a mix of emotions this morning. We were sorry to leave Sitges ... but on the other hand ... eager to be taking our last train ride within Spain. We have been travelling for 30 days. Our flight home is out of Barcelona on Friday May 24th ... and ... as much as we have enjoyed all the sights we have seen and the experiences we have collected, we are ready to be home again.

We are looking forward to all things familiar. We are looking forward to landscaping the yard and adorning the deck with flowers. We are looking forward to all things routine and predictable.

And so, we sat on our balcony just savoring all the joys that Sitges offered us and talked about how stressful the 'travel days' have felt in the past. We put it out to the Universe ... that today ... things might go easy and effortlessly.

We enjoyed our breakfast and had the front desk order us a taxi to the train station. Upon our arrival there ... an employee helped us get our one way tickets and the train arrived in 4 minutes. Easy Peasy.

I just have to share that on the train, the old boy was seated beside and I was seated across from a young couple with a very fresh new little baby. I couldn't help but notice the love and wonder and tenderness emanating from the little one's dad. When the little one squeaked a bit, the baby's Dad leaned forward and gently stroked his little hand ... speaking so softly and lovingly to his wee cherub. At one point, he leaned down and kissed his little foot. He was clearly so enamored with his precious little treasure that it almost brought me to tears. It was such a joy to witness the infinite love of a dad who was clearly connected to his emotions.

We arrived in Barcelona and found the line of taxis. We hopped into one and found ourselves at our hotel in no time flat. Easy Peasy. We were a bit early for check-in, but our room was ready so we got settled and headed out to find some lunch.

We only wandered a few steps down the street when we came upon a Japanese restuarant that the old boy remembered was rated a 4.7 stars on Trip Advisor. We opted to have a Yakisoba and something I can't remember the name of ... and ... it was so incredibly delicious. I say 5 stars.

After that, we wanted to find our way to the pick up point for our excursion tomorrow to Monserrat. And, as our good luck continued, we discovered it was only one block away. I also wanted to find a breakfast place that served eggs so I could get a substantial meal before our 9 hour day trip. And we found that ... just across the street from the meeting place.

We picked up some water, wine and snacks from the grocery store ... just steps away from our hotel. The only mis-step was that I accidently picked up the carbonated water instead of the still water. Ooooops. It was no problem slipping back to pick up the right one.

We wandered one block further and came upon a massage place that offered foot massages. I indulged in a 30 minute foot massage as well. And, even better, it turns out the the pool is actually open in our hotel. They said it wasn't online, but it is. It is on the 7th floor. It is a tiny space, but we were able sit outdoors for a bit before bed.

We had to set up a makeshift area to play a game. The set up in the room is not great. Plug ins are at a premium. The kettle needs to be plugged into the bathroom outlet for coffee in the morning.

The clouds have been rolling in and are supposed to stick around for tomorrow. Maybe we are in for some rain? Actually, the forecast is for rain the entire time we are here in Barcelona. I'm hoping we didn't spend all our good luck today. It would be really nice to do our excursion without getting wet. 🤞🤞

At any rate ... and all in all ... everything went so nicely today. No mountains. Not even any molehills, really. Is it too much to ask for a repeat of this energy tomorrow?? 😉

I will sign off for today and catch you after our excursion tomorrow!
Much love, k&j ❤️Read more