25th April The day we caught the train


Which as I type it in, is exactly the name of the iconic tune by Ocean Colour Scene that is playing in my head. Coming out here we had two possible trips out of the city, one up the coast to Monserrat, the other a 30 min jolly south to the seaside town of Sitges. 

The first one has fallen by the wayside, but yesterday headed out of the city to Sitges, which was once like lots of coastal locations in this part of the world, a little sleepy fishing village, only to now find itself a popular destination for holiday makers and a home from home esp for the LGBTQ+ community.

With a temperature in the high teens and the wind warming rather than chilly it was lovely just to pop into all the leather bars, disco dives and drag shows, sorry I mean stroll through the town and along the sea front with as Louis Armstrong once sang, ' All the time in the world'.

An easier day, a chance for TOM to enjoy a train ride and an opportunity to see that there is more to Barcelona than just the city itself. With only one more day to go I am not sure what is on our agenda for tomorrow..let's see when we wake up. Maybe another run?

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