We are sailing away today from Barcelona to the Balaeric island of Mallorca. We have loved our time here but are also anxious and ready to escape to the quiet, peaceful life of anchoring out in little coves around the islands.
Our last night in Barcelona we ate at our favorite little restaurant (pic included) and then went to the Club Havana where we drank Mojitos and watched everyone "salsa the night away". Unfortunately, we realize we have so forgotten our salsa lessons we learned a few years ago so in San Miguel. Something fun to relearn back in Tucson this winter.
A few closing thoughts on Barcelona:
We are amazed at how over the last couple of hundred years the innovative and creative styles of art and architecture have evolved to form such a rich and diversified city full of variety and beauty.
Art everywhere---just for art's sake,for no other reason than just "celebration".
A city made for the common, everyday person to enjoy.
We have been thrilled with the fantastic food, tapas and quality of wine. Such fun to shop daily at he local market for our fruit and veggies. Lucky for our waistlines, we have walked miles and miles everyday.....
A few quirky oddities such as the little old man walking amidst the crowds with nothing on except his bathing trunks..... tattooed on.
And the wheelchair bound old man who was playing rapturously with his anatomically correct life-sized, naked blow up doll.
Just to stroll along "La Ramblas" and be entertained by all of the street musicians and street performers for free....
We feel so blessed that English has been generally chosen as the language of commerce in the non-english speaking world as our spanish is "muy piquito".
Overall, such kindness and friendliness shared by everyone to us---the spanish as well as the helpful english and charming frenchmen we have met.
We were also lucky enough to see a 5 story tall, 450ft.long motor luxury yacht owned by Larry Ellison and David Geffen. (Rising Sun) It appeared to be the ultimate in conspicuous consumption, but it was incredibly elegant.
Barcelona has become one of "our cities" and we are thankful for the time we have lived here.
It is a city alive with "Spontaneous Exuberance", an attitude we value and aspire to in our own lives.
We have come to realize that we are not "on vacation" but we "live" here. Wherever "here is" .......
Our home is EcstaSea and wherever she is, we are at home.
And now, we sail away..........................
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