Weekend summary

David wasn't scheduled to return until Saturday night so we were on our own for most of the weekend.  We started it off by visiting several stores for wand supplies.

I got distracted by roasted chestnuts, even though it isn't 1 November yet.

A. got right to work.

It was pouring rain on Saturday morning but only drizzling by the time we left for Barcelona.  We walked around Sagrada Familia (seen behind the trees), walked through parks, visited a library, and stopped in a few stores. We both enjoyed not having a schedule and just a couple destinations.

D. made it home and we started the day together by walking a few blocks to catch some of the 21.1km (half-marathon) going through town.  Most participants had their names on their bibs so we cheered for them by name and got lots of thumbs up.

I was surprised that the race went right through the pedestrian area and past the autumn festival.

image taken from here

The finish was in front of city hall and a lot of kids waited for their parents and they crossed the finish line together.  It looked like a disaster waiting to happen but it was very sweet to watch. 

Most of the festival had taken place on Saturday, but today was the day for local organizations to have booths.  There were national groups like Oxfam and Amnesty International, 

and local political groups.

I was not only amazed to see women making lace, but to see that they could talk while doing it.

Here are some of the weekend's wands.