Eurojournal - 4 October 2006 (More on our day in Barcelona)

I woke up to Liam looking out the bathroom window. He was watching everyone and all the business on our street. It is a very thin street that is vibrant. It is loud but a nice loud, a life loud. We hear people living. Cooking, conversations, tv’s, music. Laundry is drying on the balconies. The beach is visible. Best of all the sun is shining with a perfect blue sky. I like it here. Our windows open so he could just watch. A woman across the way was brushing her teeth and said “Hola!” to Liam. He smiled and I think said “BonJour!” Later he had a short conversation in Spanish with a shopkeeper without any help from us.

Later after 2 trips to the beach and some grocery shopping e came back and ate dinner. The children and I reviewed some Spanish and they went to sleep fast. Byron went back to the beach for a few hours and got nice and tired. I sat outside on our balcony, emailed and watched everything that was happening.

Our apartment is really neat. Inside is decorated with a terracotta tiled floor, windows that open with inside wooden shutters, white walls with pieces cut out revealing the brick and skylights. It is small but feels big as the floorplan is open. The ceiling is curved bricks with wooden beams interspersed every third row. We have been so fortunate on our trip to have really nice places to stay. Our place in Amsterdam had perfect feng shui and looked like it was form IKEA. Our French apt was simple but cute. London was an old house.