Taco salad party!

This was another one of my ideas to bring a little bit of America to Spain. Anyone remember taco nights? Well, we started with some guacamole (Pablo's) and french onion dip. We moved on to taco salad with all of the vegetables and condiments necessary for the traditional American/Mex food....yum!

In the photo starting from the back left: Nicole, Néstor, Kate, David, Elena, María José...then from the bottom left: Pablo, Neil, Me, and Eva.

What a fun night that was! I learned that Eva never played the cello, Neil had a grandfather who had to go to the emergency room once for confusing kerosene for milk, Sonia (not in this photo) is a great story teller and used to mime the violin, David has been in the surgery room 4 times (three of which were medical practice for his career), Kate's favorite color is pink, Néstor once had a duck, Nicole went bungy jumping in Wisconsin Dells and would never do it again, and Pablo was in Uruguay for a whole month! ....It was a fun game we played!...

Games, chit-chatting, and laughs to end the night!

Barcelona, 2007!

It is a bunch of friends in Barcelona at a cocktail place, Senses.

Lunch at the abuela's with a delicious paella!

In the second photo, on the left side of the table: Núria and Consu.

On the right side of the table: Me, Helena, and Josep María.

In the third photo, Núria with her father!

In the fourth, Consu! What is she thinking about?...

In the fifth: Me with some Crema Catalana liquor, yum! It is like a custard in liquor form!

El Tibidabo...the highest point in Barcelona!

In the first photo, you can see the cathedral in the background. Although it looks rather large, the space inside is surprisingly limited. Starting from the left: Me, Helena, Consu, Rachel.

In the second photo, we are just having fun on the slide!

The third photo is a picture of my fallen apple. You see, I thought that this apple would be a typical caramelized apple; however, I was quite surprised when I bit into something rock-solid and the stick broke. It was sugar, but just that...hard sugar! I guess I will just have to wait for my next visit to America for a REAL caramelized apple!

The fourth photo is the Devil's light/fire/music show that they put on just as the sun has set. It was quite impressive.

The fifth photo was an attempt to capture the city lights at night from on top of the Tibidabo.

Burnt Rum On the Beach!

A rum cremat is a party that takes place on the beach. You just need some friends, lots of rum (since you burn off most of the alcohol), some sugar/cinnamon/lemon/coffee, and some good stories to tell. Barcelona was a great place for this tradition, since I don't have a beach in Madrid!