Our friends, Dan, Christy, Clarie, Elena, and Kaitlyn VIllhauer met us at the bus station. Dan collected all the luggage and returned to their home away from home house swap north of BCLA. Christy and I took the girls on a BCLA walking tour for a few hours before heading to their home.
We saw a newly discovered Roman cemetery buried about 10 feet under a BCLA neighborhood. We found Mazie’s favorite ice cream store in BCLA, Amarino’s! Barcelona was HOT and HUMID, something we have not encountered for 10 months.
The next day we headed to find and explore Parc Güell.
We finished our day eating a delicious dinner of famous paellas and rice dishes served at the L’Arrosseria Xàtiva restaurant. Mazie and I had never experienced this style of food. Surprisingly we enjoyed it very much.
Mazie enjoyed being with her friends for a few days. They played games, explored the nearby park, stayed up late, and laughed a ton. Our last night with friends I held an impromptu tram photoshoot with them. Christy and I enjoyed watching the girls and the mysterious man behind them (AKA Dan).
The next day was long. We arrived at the airport with plenty of time to go through all the checkpoints, clear customs by a very nice lady, and have amazing seats on the plane. We made it to DC and were greeted by my sister, nephew and red white and blue flowers!! Everything is in English!!!
A few hours later we met up with Fred, Ben, Alex, Kayleigh, and Garfield the orange cat, who were flying from DC to Paris in a few hours. After dropping them back off at the airport I took the Tahoe keys and made it back to my sister’s. The next few days we rested, adjusted to Eastern Standard Time Zone, hit Goodwill, ate CFA, visited friends in the DC area, and packed up for our next adventure at YoungLives Camp for teen moms and babies at Rockbridge camp, near Lexington, VA. While all this was happening to us girls, the boys, including Cody were busy cleaning, packing, and exploring more of France for their last week.
Lees in France 