Toby and Allan in Mallorca and More 2022

It rained in the early morning of Thursday March 31 but had stopped as we headed to the train station in Barcelona.  Our fast train left at 9:10 a.m. and arrived in Sète about 12:25 p.m.  It was a crowded train, but people were still masked.  The sun was out when we arrived and it was a beautiful day in Sète with a high of 17C. A bit of a blur in the countryside outside of Barcelona (taken from the train). Everything was green en route View of the Pyrenees  The Sète train station My cousins (Karen originally from Toronto and her artist husband Daniel) live in the former summer home of Daniel's parents.  The building dates back 150 years.  The family purchased the home in the 1960s.  It is located on the hill in Sète, a short drive from the main town. The port The wonderful terrace at the house Another view- we are staying in the room on the right Front section is the main bedroom Karen had prepared a wonderful lunch- a fish stew-like specialty with ric...

Wednesday March 30 was mainly cloudy with a few short periods of rain.  The sun came out for a while at the end of the day.  High of 15C.   We headed down Passeig de Gràcia to La Ramblas (one of the main streets in Barcelona). A Good News coffee stand with high-end design magazines and good coffee at the beginning of our walk The other side of the street view of La Pedrera- Casa Milà We stopped at Chocolat Factory for some treats. Outside of Chocolat Factory  Lots of the amazing Easter houses--- a huge thing in Spain Lots of bunnies and chocolate eggs too \ Our first stop was La Virreina Centre de la Image (Image Centre located in the Virreina Palace, the home of the City of Barcelona's Department of Culture).  It had three exhibitions open to the public with free admission.  We were most interested in the exhibit about Marguerite Duras. Outside of the Centre- The Virreina Palace was built in a baroque style between 1772 and 1777 and was purchased by the Ci...