Sorry I haven’t updated for a while, life has got in the way
and I’ve also been lazy! I thought I would tell you a little bit about my
parents visit to Spain!
On the first week of April my mum sent me a Whatsapp message
saying that they were thinking of visiting me the following week. I got very
excited and told my host family that my parents were coming to visit. My host family
kindly offered to let my parents stay with them. I told my parents and it was settled.
They arrived on Thursday 14th in the afternoon.
Ines, Alex, Julia and I were in the car coming back from school and when we
arrived at the house, my parents were there trying to park the car. Ines parked
the car and I ran out and hugged my parents. My parents had rented a car and because it was
almost my dad’s birthday, they gave him a free upgrade to a Fiat 500 which had
a sunroof. They were introduced to the other members of the family. Then we had
lunch altogether. After lunch Julia and
Alex returned to school and my parents stood drinking their coffee on the
veranda. They enjoyed the spectacular
views from the house and also from the terrace on the very top of the house.
After lunch, Mum and Dad slept as they had been up all night
travelling to get here. Once Dad woke up we went for a walk around Anglès.
Later Mum woke up and all the family had dinner together.
The next morning I had to go on a school trip to Manresa,
where there was a gathering of FEDAC schools. FEDAC is the semi private schools
in Catalonia and I work at the one in Anglès. It was a lovely hot day and my
parents enjoyed exploring Girona, they said it was a very beautiful city.
The next day we drove to Sils and took the train to
Barcelona. It was a very hot day so we looked like typical tourists in our
shorts and t-shirts. An hour later and we arrived in Barcelona. Mum was feeling
a bit tired so we took her for a coffee and then she soon perked up. After we
had coffee we walked to Sagrada Familia and admired its beauty. The queues for
the tour bus were huge at the Sagrada Familia, so instead we walked to a less
busy neighbourhood and got on the bus there. It took us all around the sights
of Barcelona while providing commentary about these different sights. Once we
got off the tour bus we went for a light afternoon snack, before continuing to
go on the bus again. The weather was great and I got slightly burned on my shoulder.
We then went for dinner and had a delicious meal, before catching the last train
back to Sils.
On Sunday, my parents wanted to take Ines and her husband
out for a meal. Ines’ husband preferred to stay at home so Julia went
with her grandmother instead. Ines drove us out to Lloret and Tossa de Mar.
Next to Lloret de Mar is a beautiful place called Cala Banys and it reminds me
of the Greek islands in the Mamma Mia film. It certainly was a magnificent
sight to behold. After visiting this we went into Lloret and had lunch outside.
It was a lovely treat for Ines and Julia. Then Ines drove us out to Tossa de
Mar, which is an attractive seaside town with a stunning castle. We thoroughly
enjoyed ourselves and returned home to change quickly and go to Calmariner, the
local café where we all had tapas. We all had a good laugh and after Marta and
Julia left, my parents and Marta’s husband Alejandro spoke to each other and
told funny stories. It was soon time to go home and Dad drove us all back to
the house. We had the sunroof down, as it was Spain, even at night the
temperature wasn’t freezing. When my dad tried to drive uphill to the house the
car started groaning. He soon realised that he was in the wrong gear! When he
quickly changed to first gear, the smell of burning rubber hit our nostrils.
Everyone laughed so much, but we couldn’t believe how fun that car ride was! It
was another great day.
Monday was the last day before my parents returned home, so
we aimed to make the most of it as much as possible. We drove to Espai Girones
shopping centre in Salt where we purchased a few things and after that drove to
Banyoles, where we had lunch at a restaurant overlooking the stunning mountains
and lakes. When we had finished taking pictures we returned to the car and
decided to take one last visit to Girona. There we had an ice cream. Mine was
Ferrero Rocher and dark chocolate, which was really delicious! It was then time
to return to Anglès where we had a delicious paella supper. The last night was
really enjoyable, but there was a pang of sadness because I knew my parents
would be leaving in the morning. I really enjoyed having my parents over to
stay and meet the host family. I was sad when they left, but I knew it wouldn’t
be long until I saw them again.
Enjoy the photos posted below.
Until next time,
Rachel xxx
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