Our nephew, Luke, and his wife, Emily, came to see us in October. They were married last April and decided to honeymoon in Spain. I picked them up in the morning at BCN and we went touring the Priorat in the afternoon.
We started at the vineyards and showed them around. Then we took them to La Figuera to taste the wine from 2016. From there, we wound our way around to Scala Dei for lunch. There were a few amusing moments as we ordered lunch but the waitress was very understanding. The meal and wine were excellent. The restaurant serves Scala Dei as their house wine. We had crema catalan (crème brulée) for dessert. Really good!
After lunch, we went to the tasting room at Celler Scala Dei. It's now a Codornui property and they make some nice wines. We toured the ruins at the old priory of Scala Dei afterward. The Catalan government continues to excavate and renew the project. It's fascinating and has been much improved over the years.
We made our way to Siurana and, when we were almost there, we were flagged down by some local hillbilly who wanted us to pay €2 to park in a parking lot that doesn't belong to either him or the town of Siurana. I declined his request with considerable satisfaction.
The next day (Monday) we drove to Tarragona and had lunch at a seafood restaurant at the marina. We walked up to the old town and went through the cathedral. I'd never been through the cathedral before and was amazed. It's as vast and beautiful as any I've ever seen. There are several galleries attached which contain an interesting collection of Catalan artifacts. There's also a courtyard similar to the one at Poblet.
On Tuesday morning, Susan took Emily and Luke out to the Ermita while I went back to Tarragona on business. When I got home, we went to Miravet and made a stop at one of the ceramic workshops outside of town. Susan prepared us a great dinner that night.
Luke and Emily had tickets for the futbol game at Camp Nou on Wednesday so we put them on the train in Falset. Barça prevailed against Man City by 4-0. Visca Barça! They went on to San Sebastian for a few days and then went back to Barcelona.
We're so happy Luke and Emily came to visit and enjoyed their honeymoon in Spain!
