After 2 days back in London catching up on washing and going to work we set off for Barcelona for New Years. We hadn't seen the shiny yellow ball in the sky in some time so were very excited to wake up and see it and feel the warmth, although the sea breeze cooled it down a little so light jackets were still needed. We did all the tourist stuff so that when we go back in summer we can just lie on the beach with sangria and swim but Ellen still had to check ou...

Thanks to the Spring Bank Holiday and the Queens Jubilee we only had to take three days leave from work to get a nine day holiday which we spent in Spain. We flew into Madrid on Saturday morning and took a walk around the city checking out the sites such as the Main Plaza, San Miguel market and the Museum strip. The Reina Sofia Museum was free on the Saturday afternoon so we popped in there looking at art by Picasso, Dali, Miro and more. We then headed out at n...