A Day in Sitges

Originally, we planned to spend this past weekend outside of the city at a parador. But after much thought, we thought we'd save some money and take a day trip to Sitges, a beach town a half and hour train's ride away.

Photo from Wikipedia

The sunlight in this town was bright and energizing. We took a walk along the boardwalk, which brought a cool, refreshing breeze.

We didn't stray too far off this rocky pier.

Fernando pondered life and its meaning.

Me and my growing, yet much-loved mid-section.

For lunch, we shared a savory paella at Mare Nostrum, a restaurant that overlooks the Sitges boardwalk. (That isn't my beer.)

The seafood tasted as fresh as could be.After lunch, we took a walk toward the 17th century seaside church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla, a major landmark with mountainous stone steps that lead upward to a wonderful view of the area.Climbing up the steps, we came across a cannon that overlooked the Mediterranean and protected the church monument.

We were led toward the historical area of Sitges, filled with centuries-old architecture whose settlement dates back to the 10th century.

I thought the carving of little people of this window decor was amusing.This weekend was Carnival, when locals dress up in costume and indulge before the Lenten season. Sitges is known to celebrate heavily. We were able to see some revelers move around about town.

This kind of scared me. We think it was for the Carnival parade later that evening.

Even though we love Barcelona, it was nice to get away from the urban smog and traffic that a large city brings.