Barcelona
Another lovely day in Barcelona (KWS rating: 2.5). The mercado as usual; Steve played hookie today, using the time to double-check on our car rental on Saturday and just doing some general exploring. Lunch today was small (excellent bocadillos), as we are having a dinner party this evening. More on that later.
OK, it's later now (Sunday!) and time to give the scoop on the dinner party, which from our perspective was a great success. In an attempt to recreate a typical (but special) Canadian dinner, Susan made two appetizers and bought a third, all from different cultural backgrounds: mussel salad (Spanish), gravlax with mustard sauce (Norwegian), and hummus with pita (purchased from the Lebanese restaurant downstairs from our apartment). The appetizers were accompanied with fino, beer and wine (depending on one's preference!). The main course had no particular cultural origin - it was the Asparagus, Egg and Cheese Torta with accompanying salad that some of you have had for Easter brunch at our house. Much good rioja washed down dinner. Dessert (an assortment of Lebanese and Spanish pastries) was accompanied by cava and orujo.
Much of the evening's entertainment was provided when Steve and José Luis discovered a shared passion for maps. We lost them for a while :-) but were amused to watch them.
OK, it's later now (Sunday!) and time to give the scoop on the dinner party, which from our perspective was a great success. In an attempt to recreate a typical (but special) Canadian dinner, Susan made two appetizers and bought a third, all from different cultural backgrounds: mussel salad (Spanish), gravlax with mustard sauce (Norwegian), and hummus with pita (purchased from the Lebanese restaurant downstairs from our apartment). The appetizers were accompanied with fino, beer and wine (depending on one's preference!). The main course had no particular cultural origin - it was the Asparagus, Egg and Cheese Torta with accompanying salad that some of you have had for Easter brunch at our house. Much good rioja washed down dinner. Dessert (an assortment of Lebanese and Spanish pastries) was accompanied by cava and orujo.
Much of the evening's entertainment was provided when Steve and José Luis discovered a shared passion for maps. We lost them for a while :-) but were amused to watch them.
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11:00 p.m.
