Spain Part Dos

picking a "Valencia" orange...they were all over the city!

washing it...

...and sharing it with millie!

with Millie behind the map, who needs a GPS!! (ha...ask us about this later ;-)

getting some zzz's during one of our long road trips!

Hello from Barcelona!  We made it!!  It's been an amazing trip thus far!!  We're here for 3 nights.  Millie is OVER the car, so it's good to be staying put for a bit.  After we left Seville, we headed to "Alhambra," which was once the residence of the Muslim rulers of Granada, in southern Spain.  It is a beautiful palace set in the hillside.  Our little tourist stop on our way to Valencia.  Valencia is the third largest city in Spain and an incredible city at that.  We fell in love with it!!  We were only there for a short 24 hours, but feel like we walked the entire city.  We saw as much as we could in a short amount of time.  They are known for their incredible architecture and the blend of modern life with old world charm.   A romantic and stylish city!!!   From there, we headed for Barcelona!!  We had heard from others that we were going to love it, and they were right!!  It feels like a mixture of Paris, NYC and London, with a spanish twist...very international.  The shopping is to die for (but SO expensive) and the food is out of this world....oh...and the Sangria...we can't get enough!!!   We'll be here for 3 nights.  We are excited to check out all of Gaudi's architecture, known for his Modernist Style and his highly individual and unique designs.  This is one of the things we've been most excited to see first hand! 

So how's Miss Millie doing??? (this is her blog afterall...) she is doing FANTASTIC!!  Although if you asked her in the car the last few days, she would have said "I'm over it!"  We have put a lot of kilometers on the car, and she isn't super fond of road trips, but she was a total trooper!!   There are definitely more challenges traveling with an 11 month old, but she gets an A+ for being such an adventurer.  We're just hoping she can get back on a "normal" sleeping schedule when we get home :)  She is VERY popular amongst the locals!!  The waiters at every restaurant have held her and walked around with her, the street performers stop to say hi to her, and people on the streets come up to squeeze her cheeks....I said it before...Spain truly LOVES kids!!!  

We're off to San Sebastian in a couple of days and then to Madrid, where we split ways...Jaimeson to Austria and Millie and I to Warsaw!!!  We'll keep you posted!  I only have a few pictures to post above, as Jaimeson has the camera, and he is out taking pictures, while I'm with Millie in the hotel room while she "naps!" (Her definition of "napping" right this second is tossing all of her toys out of her crib, and making mama get them and put them back in :)  We'll put a link to all the photos at the end of the trip!!!!  Adios for now ;-)