Daytrip to Tossa del Mar

Took a bus on Sunday to meet the twins and their big sister at Tossa del Mar. Great name, for a start. Its a little town on the Costa Brava, an hour and twenty minutes drive from Barcelona. A bit touristy, but we found a beautiful rocky beach in front of a 13th century castle around the corner from the main beach which was lovely, apart from the fact that there were lots of jellyfish so I didn't swim very much.

Daytrip to Sitges

Took the train 40 minutes south of Barcelona to Sitges today with the twins. Sunday is daytrip day!

Daytrip to Sant Pol de Mar

Went up north to Sant Pol de Mar with the twins on Sunday. its about an hour on the train north of Barcelona, and the water is clean and the beach is much nicer than the city beaches.

Mollymook beach in the day

Brittany: Another sundown

These are pictures from the last night we spent in Brittany. It was sad to leave, it is such a calm, beautiful place.

Brittany: Fruits de Mer

This is where I ate dinner (the place on the far right)...



...and this is what I ate. Have you ever seen anything like it?




In France, you have to work for your food. They give you a nutcracker and you get your hands really dirty trying to break into all those thick hard shells to find food within.

The best was the crab, but you have to be careful because they leave its weird grey mushy brain bits in and they are just lurking there if your not careful. The crabs arms and legs are the safest bet.

Brittany: French birds

French seagulls....

Brittany: Sundown at the beach

I took these after dinner one night, on the windy beach where children were still playing and men had come down with their fishing rods. The light was just as it looks in the pictures, bright pink and soft blue, and the air was cool and salty.