We’ve just snuck over to Barcelona. Just for two and a bit days. Just to see Emily, because the last time we were together was in South Korea last autumn.
This morning was sightseeing. I’ll just show you a single photo of the Hospital de Sant Pau, a truly wonderful complex of modernist buildings, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You’ll get the full tour once we’re back home.
This afternoon was hot. No better way to spend it than catching up with Emily over a leisurely lunch sitting in a tree lined square. It’s what the Spanish do best.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Enjoy your time together, and enjoy Barcelona.
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Bliss! Daughter, lunch and Barcelona.
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How exciting, look forward to the full tour when you get home, I love Barcelona.
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Looks like a lovely place to enjoy lunch. Enjoy the time with your daughter – is she summering in Spain? Spain is certainly closer than South Korea.
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Lucky Emily is a permanent resident in Barcelona. Lucky us. Lots of excuses to visit.
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Is she finished with the South Korea job?
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It was only a year-long contract – and a most interesting year,
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ditto to all the comments above, looking forward to more of Barcelona and an update on Emily’s health 🙂
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No, Emily’s fine. It’s her sister, whose name Elinor also confusingly begins with an E whose story you’ve been following. Sorry!
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ah two daughters with similar names … why do parents do that lol 🙂
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Crazy, eh?
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It makes me crazy that you can sneak over to Spain for a couple days! For me to go anywhere in Europe takes weeks of planning and it’s only worth doing if I stay for a couple weeks. SO glad you were able to go, though, and are enjoying time with your daughter!
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It’s not fair is it? Exploring Europe is easy for us. But you have a wonderful country to explore too.
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I love Barcelona. Amazing architectures. Look forward to see more photos
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Mostly it’ll be once I get back. I too love this city.
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The hospital is simply stunning. It wasn’t completely restored when I was there but my friend Jude has since done a series on it. 🙂 🙂
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Ooh, do you mean a series of posts? I’d love the link if you have it.
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Yes- I’ll find it for you. 🙂
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This is one of the series. You should be able to find the others from here. Jude has 3 interlinked blogs. If you haven’t met her, she’s a star! Family troubles at present so not blogging much but she’ll be glad to meet you when she has a minute. 🙂 https://smallbluegreenwords.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/sant-pau-art-nouveau-site/
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Thanks so much for pointing me towards these posts. Jude’s text and photos are wonderful, and I’ll certainly make a link to her blog when I do my own post on the hospital. I’ve been disappointed in my own photos, so it will be good to let people who want to see much better examples.
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I really must make a plan to sneak over to Barcelona too, especially now that it’s a mere 4 hour train ride from Aix! Can’t believe how many places I’ve been to and yet never this wonderful city! Thank you for the inspiration, glad it was a good trip 🙂
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Do go. The journey from France to Spain, whether via the coast or over the Pyrenees is a real treat too.
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What a beautiful building, so pleased you had some time away with your other daughter, and some warming sunshine 😊
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‘Warming’ isn’t the word you’re looking for ….. 😉
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