It took a great effort to evict ourselves from the comfort and homeliness of Ian and Mamiko's place, but it had to be done... Not least to give them their space back before their next innundation of guests! We decided to catch a train North to save cycling through the madness of Barcelona city, and … Continue reading Into the land of cheese (and figs)
Month: August 2018
The Crowleys : Barcelona branch
The heatwave finally broke with a tropical downpour as we skirted round the edge of Barcelona and towards the Mediterranean coast, to the home of my cousin Ian and family - The Barcelona branch of the Crowley's. The Crowleys have a habit of dispersing themselves around the globe, preferably not in the same country as … Continue reading The Crowleys : Barcelona branch
The heat wave
Several weeks out of date... But trying to catch up on our slack blogging attempts... It began with a message from my dad saying that he’d read reports that Spain and Portugal were expecting a heat wave, with hot air from the Sahara making temperatures as high as 44 degrees. Initially I laughed this warning … Continue reading The heat wave