- Roman ruins
One of our favorite sights was a history museum in Barcelona, complete with various layers of excavated ruins. This was a Roman wine shop; the circular container held aging wine. - Pulpo and germ transfer
Bryan helped Jeff eat his beloved pulpo gallego while his hands were full of a certain 1-year-old. This may also be the moment when cold germs were transferred from one family to another. - Meadow
Day Four on the road took us through Castilla La Mancha, where we spotted windmills and briefly intersected Don Quixote's fictional path in our lunch-break town of Tembleque. - Leslie, Max, gin and tonic
We were proud to take Max to his first gin bar, where we drank delicious cocktails and prepared for our outstanding dinner across the street at Lolita (formerly Inopia, a site on the Spain On the Road Again tour and our favorite food venue from our 2007 visit). - IMG_2350
view of a courtyard in a 17th-century hospital-turned-library - IMG_2348
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A Visgoth church was built on top of the older Roman commerical buildings, so a few steps up netted slightly different ruins. - IMG_2346
Leslie next to some old stuff - IMG_2345
The hollow vats here are amphoras that stored wine while aging. - IMG_2344
J/S/M retire for Max's nap, and Bryan and Leslie press on to a Barcelona history museum that features supercool subterranean Roman ruins. Such glamorous facilities as laundromats, fish sauce (garum) factories, and wineries are featured. - IMG_2343
His hands full, Jeff accepts an assist on enjoying a slice of octopus. This may also be photographic evidence of cold-germ transferral. - IMG_2342
pulpo gallego y beberechos - IMG_2341
Sophie, Max and Jeff, ready for lunch - IMG_2339
hanging game - IMG_2338
interesting fish - IMG_2337
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seafood counter - IMG_0650
During our few lonely midweek days, we watched the State of the Union, like good citizens. - IMG_0233
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