My longtime friend Merrianne came to visit for a few days. We met over forty years ago in Houston through a wine tasting group. She was on a five week bus and cruise tour of Italy before she landed in Barcelona. Merrianne is an art historian and a culinary historian. We had a blast!
I took her around to see the sights. We went to Scala Dei one afternoon. Another day we visited Miravet and stopped at the ceramics factory nearby. We hiked out to the Ermita and to the dry-stacked shepherd's hut near El Masroig. We had a nice hike along the beach. Then there were the walking tours of Sitges and Tarragona. I'm guessing we walked over three miles a day. We definitely got our steps in!
Merrianne knows food and cooking so we had some fabulous lunches. We went to l'Ancora, Celler d'Aspic, Brichs and Clos Figueras. We made sure to get in our quota of jamon iberica. I cooked a couple of meals at home. Merrianne even got to meet Frances for coffee at the Casal.
Please check out the photos below.
Thanks for coming Merrianne!!!
At the Miracle Beach in Tarragona.
So much ham! So little time!
At the ancient McDonald's in Scala Dei.
The town fountain in Scala Dei.
In Finca Alta.
Late breakfast of bocadillo de iberica in El Molar.
The ceramics factory in Miravet.
Miravet with the Ebre river.
Lunch at Clos Figueras. Merrianne had an artisanal omelet.
Gin and tonic gelato for dessert!
Old shepherd's hut outside of El Masroig.
Merrianne identified this plant as a "squirting cucumber". Check out this amazing YouTube video:
The "Bar" at the Ermita.
Knife and sword sharpening place at the Ermita.
You can't beat the Med for pretty.
Gigantes in Tarragona.
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