Barcelona, Catalonia

Over the long German Unity Day weekend (a day that doesn't mean anything for something like 69% of Germans) we flew to sunny and warm Barcelona. For Jack and I it was our second time there and for Tim Spain makes it a fourth country where he's been to so far (not counting a few hours stopover in Qatar).

Our five days over there involved a little bit of sightseeing, lots of walking and wondering, and most importantly actually having a chance to see one another, which has been difficult over the last few weeks.

Some highlights of the trip included:

• eating the most amazing soft meringues at Jaume square
  
• nearly having two rats fall onto our heads from a rat nest on a palm tree (!) in Park Güell - probably wins the most eeky prize of the holiday
• taking a cable car up to the castle on Montjuïc mountain
• watching jets practice for the air show on the beach
• Timmy eating and very much enjoying seafood (a big surprise to his parents)
• going inside Casa Batlló and La Pedrera - two very cool houses designed by the great Antoni Gaudi

Some snaps in random order (is there such a thing?)