laurenisms

The wine in Barcelona was good but the wine in Bilbao and San Sebastian is excellent. San Sebastian is pleasant and easier to be in than Bilbao was. We were frustrated at the hotel in Bilbao and missed our lovely Barcelona apartment, looking out over a courtyard and a delicious restaurant, so when we were making plans for San Sebastian I looked for apartments first and we ended up with a cute little place. Apparently everyone in Spain has excellent and nicely Ikea-furnished apartments that they will happily rent out for half the cost of hotels. It’s wonderful, as is the several-degrees-lower temperature we have discovered in the northern part of the country.
G. is next to me looking at my photos on flickr and making me sad and ready to go home. We miss the dogs, and our house and garden, and the rain.

(Song: “Half Hopin’,” Chuckanut Drive)

I have, fortunately, not lost anything yet in Barcelona. I did forget a few things — my Spanish dictionary, to send in some paperwork — but on the whole everything is OK. It´s hot here. We have done a lot of walking around and eating and being sweaty. Oh, and drinking wine. That part´s good.
We got an adorable little apartment that overlooks a courtyard. I think it´s one of the smartest ideas I ever had, not to stay in a hotel. It´s made it so much easier, and cheaper too, since we can cook at home.
Internet time is about to run out but I am still alive and I am taking pictures and writing in my journal so there will be more later.

(song: “Margaret vs. Pauline,” Neko Case)