Sharing accommodation with friends and colleagues, especially if you’ve never done it before, is always an interesting exercise. There’s a kind of nervous dance about who gets which bedroom and how well private bathroom habits are managed in amongst this new company.
This apartment on the Avenita Parallel can accommodate nine people, but there are only six of us, which is good as it means we have a bit more space.
The Spanish way of life is so civilised and laid-back, shops are open late into the evening and there are bars and cafes open, and people around all the time, so it feels very normal and easy to fit in to.
We have already found a couple of tapas bars that we like, and been to the shops to buy milk,coffee, fruit etc.
We went to the Sagrada Familia to pick up a wheelchair from a hire place for one of our party, who has a painful leg condition.
Even in the two or three years since we were last here there have been huge changes to the outside of the church, and not all as harmonious as they might have been. However it is tremendous to see the massive fruit ornaments all brightly coloured, now adorning the outside. There were thousands and thousands of people milling around even in this November season.
Our conference starts today and we are now equipped with entry wristbands and small radio sets to get the instant translations – this will be a truly international conference, and a huge amount of money has been spent on making it all go smoothly.
I slept like a log last night – so tired!
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