Barcelona --> Lepinassiere
Back when we booked this house six months ago Dave and myself were delighted we would be staying near a 'Walled Medieval City". In the end, the house that we stayed in was so amazing that we didn't even venture out and drive to see the magical walled city ... shameful really. But after seeing walled cities all over Europe we were more impressed with the renovated country house and all the extras including swimming pool, tennis court, table tennis table, BBQ, masses amounts of space, three TV rooms, games rooms ... etc. And of course the wonderful company.
Each day would usually start with ungodly early starts for the Mum's and Dad's, don't know how you do it!! The rest of us would surface at a more reasonable time and Paula would make everyone eggs. Then down to the pool for the day. There was a bar by the pool, so once the fridge was stocked there was no reason to leave. Wimbledon was on so some days we would squeeze in an afternoon game (or maybe a nap). Then once it was getting dark the cooking would start.
As I said to Andrea on the phone, the cooking has been taken to a new level. Each night was had such a delicious meal, and none of the boring stuff. Deep fried calamari, chili prawns, steaks, roast vegetable and goats cheese salad, stuffed mushrooms, roast chickens. I don't know why I was surprised when my clothes were tight by the end of the week.So much fun was had, it was great just to chill and enjoy the company and of course the sun.
By the time the week was over we didn't really know what to do with ourselves. After over 2 weeks of holidaying with friends and not having to think about where to sleep the next night, we weren't sure where we wanted to head next. There was only one thing we did know. The women's and men's finals were on over the next two days so we needed to find somewhere with cable TV. Easy!
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