On Saturday we went to visit Lleida, a city in Catalunya. Roger played football there (and scored an amazing goal from really far away) so we made it into a fun trip
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| St Martin´s school has won a lot of trophies |
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| La Gina Preciosa |
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| Waiting for coffe #couplegoals |
So after football we drove to La Seu Vella which is the old cathedral in Lleida. It was magical. There's so much history there, it's been a prison during wars and overlooks the whole city. Of course I took some photos:
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| La Seu Vella |
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| Lleida from La Seu Vella |
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| Sibling love aww |
Then we ate in a nice little restuarant called Iruña with cousin Pol and tia Maria. We shared plates of tapas including something that was really tasty and twice the price of the others. The family always share cultural information with me which is lovely because I really didn't know anything about Catalunya before I came. So it was also explained to me that pork from pigs that eat acorns and roam freely in fields is really expensive. (We saw some the next day in Carrefour and they were €200 for a leg! It must taste nice but it smelt kinda bad.) Sadly I only got a picture of my dessert but the food was amazing. (Except the calamari, needed salt)
Anyway, after lunch we went to the city's carrer major (main street) which is completely pedestrian and features tonnes of shops, the town hall, some churches etc.
I also bought some postcards to send to my grandparents seeing as neither of them can do WhatsApp calls. (Apparently my grandma's been asking about me which made me miss her. I miss my mum too but she's coming to Barcelona so not so bad.)
Finally there was a trip to a massive Sports Direct type shop and Carrefour. Carrefour is manic and probably the most tiring way to end the day. There are too many people in it at one time so you can't get past the ditherers and chatters. You have to put any shopping bags in a sealed clear plastic bag and not open it the whole time you're in there lest you wish to be accused of petty theft! (You can still slip some pick and mix into your handbag or pockets... Or mouth though!)
Once we got home it was kebabs and babysitting. The kids were perfect so I let them stay up til midnight. Gina flaked at 11 and Roger at 12. We chilled on the sofa playing on tablets and watching Blancanieves al reves which was strange and wasn't even backwards so I have no idea why it was called that. Susana and Jordi (there are so many Jordis here, it's George and Catalunya's patron is Saint George (San Jordi) as well) went out to eat with friends in a different village. I'm told there were many questions asked about me like what I eat (I eat the same as them) and how I am (perfect of course) and they had a lot of fun which made Saturday night in totally worth it :)
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