We had a lovely (chocolate-y) breakfast. I'm not sure what the kids are going to do when we get back to reality, but for now we're on vacation! (The rule for us adults is: If the pants still fit, keep eating!) Luckily for me, I can get a ham sandwich for breakfast here with my coffee which starts me a little better than powdered sugar and ganache. Zoe is really into me taking photos of her food so I aim the camera in the food's direction and try to get her in the frame, too. Caleb is also really into halfsies where he trades half of his for half of someone else's (in this morning's case-half of Zoe's chocolate muffin for one of his two mini-chocolate croissants). We've also started referring to him as "the seagull" as in "Back off, Seagull! She's still eating that!"
Then we strolled over to the playground and soaked up the sun. Zoe and Caleb operated a food delivery service out of that window below where they brought us various tarts, ice creams and pizzas.
Then we rested for a bit at home and then headed down to the Barri Gotic where we ate a late lunch of Japanese food! And I don't even feel guilty because it's the most (non chocolate) food Bug has eaten in one sitting since we left California. And miso soup is my favorite sick food and it was lovely. But, we had to get back on course so we crossed the street right into Pastisseria Brunells. Where Caleb and Zoe both picked out variations of chocolate covered cakes and then traded halves with each other. I got this chocolate and almond covered cookie thing and Luke got a sponge cake log filled with chocolate mousse. He liked his the least and then spent the rest of the afternoon trying to get me to steer the family into the nearest chocolateria for churros and hot chocolate. It didn't happen. But at Brunells there's a big window in the back wall where visitors can watch the making of delicious things, including their own chocolates.
And then we meandered.
And then we went into this church (Santa Maria del Mar). Because... Well, Caleb's been asking to go into one and this seemed like a good time. So we walked down the aisle and around the ambulatory (yeah art history!) and back down the other aisle and then discussed how churches were built using symbols so that even if the attendants couldn't read, they could still understand the meaning of the church. We had already talked about Miro's use of his own language of symbols a couple days ago, so Caleb got it. Naturally.
And then we all decided to go home but instead ended up in this market turned market turned cultural center (El Born CC). We would have learned more from all of the educational signs and diagrams and "histories of" but the kids were going bonkers and my chest hurt and Luke was on yelp trying to find the best hot chocolate...
So then we finally got out of there and were walking the alleys back to the Metro station when we had to stop and watch this dog sing a couple songs and then pet the dog after he was done. (Dog marionettes in Gothic neighborhoods singing? impossible to resist.)
And then we finally got home. And ate authentic Iberian Ham on bread with a side of oranges and went to bed. Not bad.
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