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October 22, 2006
Still Adjusting...
The two of us are still on Spain time -- we're going to bed early, eating at odd times, thinking in Spanish, and ignoring all sorts of obligations. To keep the vacation going a bit longer, we just constructed, as best we could, a Spanish dinner of tapas. Bread with tomato, bread with roasted red pepper and tuna, artichokes fried with garlic on top of some garlic-fried rice, etc.
At each house we stayed in, I asked for recipes for the lovely things that appeared on the table -- clams with garlic, oil, and parsely; pulpo (octopus) a la gallega; rosted red peppers stuffed with salt cod, etc. We also loaded up our suitcase (with lots of help from Adela (¡Gracias!)), with foodstuffs. With two Spanish cookbooks found in the airport, we can assemble a reasonable approximation of tapas, although we've still got lots to learn. I think I see a new direction for this blog.
In lieu of stories, take a look at the photos on Flickr. Since I left my camera battery charger in Madrid (our first stop), I took about a fifth of the photos I probably would have otherwise, but I'm trying not to think about that too much. We had a great time with old friends (new ones for Derek), ate fantastic food, saw some wonderful old places, slept in a castle by the sea within shouting distance of France, and (more on this later)... I found a fabulous yarn store in Barcelona.
Posted by csageday at October 22, 2006 11:21 PM