Adiós Barcelona, we're going to Girona

Barcelona is a place that needs many visits!!! It is beautiful, the scenery is unreal, the architecture, textures, colors, and people are amazing! One simply cannot see it all in a few days. We will definitely be back.
We barely scratched the surface. But it is all good. The bit we saw was lovely, the food was delicious. We had paella last night and it was like a fight over a pizookie (BJ's best dessert) the forks were battling for every last morsel. lol Actually, we were quite civilized and shared nicely. Todd took a great picture of our dinner, but he's on a ride so that will have to wait. Satisfy yourselves with the photo of our beers.  Refreshing!

That dinner at 10 pm ended our visit quite nicely. The people here are kind and helpful. We caught the train, small wrinkles in that our original train was cancelled, but we figured out that another leaving shortly should stop at our destination. (We got lucky, it did stop.) We were pretty tired so that was a good thing.  Todd had a 68 mile ride and was getting pretty sleepy.

Random thoughts
It really seemed to me that the women of Barcelona are very free spirited. They are self-confident and expressive with their clothing choices. Age was of no consequence, women wore what they liked.  It seemed that nothing was off limits.  I did notice a few trends emerging- harem pants seem to be making a comeback (I'm not sure that's a good thing, comfy, but not always a good thing), flat shoes of all types (flip flops, flat sandals, ballet flats, sketcher type flats, Vans, and chucks), very few platform shoes which surprised me since that is all we seem to see in Southern California. The striped shirt with lace on the back was everywhere! Maxi skirts and dresses were seen on women of all ages, cute little skirts, flowing tops, and strappy sundresses with the gladiator type sandals.
I was just awestruck by the confidence they all exuded.  It seems to me that American women could learn a thing or two about confidence and self-love from Spanish women.
There have been several women (elderly) who are sporting the bikini (keeping the straps down to prevent lines) and their breasts are definitely post baby gravity bombs. I love their confidence, but I like to think I'm doing a public service in letting it all hang out.  lol Love their confidence and verve!
Todd gives the women of Barcelona (actually all Spanish women) his stamp of approval; he says "Spanish girls are the hottest girls anywhere. There are some hot chicks here."  I agree, I don't know if it is that confidence that the women exude but there are some very beautiful women here of all shapes and sizes.
So that closes the door on Barcelona, don't you just love the picture of the door from the NMAC? I just love the beauty of it-- the craftsmanship and time has made it all the more lovely.

Last thoughts- 
We missed Chelsea on her birthday. She is 22! I hope she knows that we were thinking about her all day and that she is loved deeply. She's our free spirit and spontaneous girl. We are excited to see what the future holds for her.
Happy birthday Chels!
That said, we are missing all of our girls. xoxoxox