Sunshine and rain.

At the moment I don't seem to ever spend a weekend at home as I'm off with friends being a tourist somewhere. However, this weekend I've been blessed with a Sunday at home- time to relax!

A rainy day in Sitges

A few weeks ago, on a whim, Jade and I booked a weekend away in Sitges to chill in the sun by the sea. Sitges is a great little city with a bit gay population and a mountain of tourists- lush right? Wrong. It rained the whole time! Fortunately it rained all over Catalonia that weekend so we weren't singled out. We did however still have great fun there as we were able to entertain ourselves with other activities. For example, we took a lovely albeit wet tour of the city, taking regular pit stops in cafes and bars to replenish, we went tot he Bacardí museum for a tour and a lesson in mojito making (that bit was awesome) and we did manage to spend a bit of time skimming stones and finding nice shells on the beach when the rain let up a little. It was a super girls weekend away but it was just a shame that the Spanish weather did not feel the need to give us some sunshine. Another time maybe!

A sunny day in Montserrat

In Spain, 1st May is always a bank holiday. Not the first Monday of May like in the UK, but the 1st. So, if the 1st falls on a Sunday- tough, that's that- no bank holiday. Fortunately for me, it fell on a Wednesday this year so I had a lovely disrupted week. We decided the make the most of my day off and head to Montserrat. No not the rather large opera singer that sang Barcelona with Freddie Mercury, the big religious mountain here in Catalonia, after which she was probably named. It took a while to get there and 3 trains but it was most definitely worth it! The views from up the top are spectacular as was the church and the buildings. We were also lucky that the weather decided to resume normality and let the sun shine. We could see the city and the sea at Barcelona and the Pyrenees heading towards France- that's quite a lot! Yet again, it was a great day out with some top friends.

Currently writing this on my balcony in the sunshine, trying to catch some rays- I should be so lucky! 4 school weeks left now and then that's it- my goodness how time flies!