Sunny winter days

The weather in Barcelona is just wonderful at the moment, considering it is the middle of winter. Yes it can be cold in the mornings and at night, but the days are often really warm. I think there has been one day in the past 3 weeks that was cloudy, for the rest it is blue skies. We have had lunch on the terrace and I have actually had to put sunblock on luca one day.

On Sunday we went to the beach. As we all know Alina is a cold creature, but there she was in short sleeves, tights and boots discarded nearby, rolling around in the sand! There were even people (probably Irish) sunbathing!! We sat there with a beer, while the kids made sandcastles. It was perfect. Days like that really make you want to stay in this lovely city.

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Alina hates the wind and cold

Today it is 18 degrees. Not bad for January in Barcelona. So with our 2 we headed to the beach. Admittedly it is windy at the beach, but in Alinas case, you’d swear we were in the Antarctic. Boots, tights, 3 layers and a warm coat were not enough. She needed a hat, wanted her hood pulled up, requested the scarf be wrapped around twice, and basically all visible skin was covered. Then after all that, she hid behind me to block the wind. And after flying the kite for 10 minutes, requested we get out of the cold!

It’s amazing. She is half Irish, half Belgium but hates the wind on her ears, or in her face. Even when it is not that cold! The water in her bath has to be hot, and she her lips turn blue at the swimming pool (all the other kids are fine!). Feeling the cold reminds me of my Granny Garvey a bit, but she lived in Ireland so had an excuse :-)