Dreaming of Barcelona

Let's get our groceries at the Mercat Santa Caterina

If 2020 hadn't taken the oddest twists and turns imaginable I would have just spent four days in Barcelona. In March 2019 my high school buddy Susan and I were both recovering from surgery. We got to talking about the vacations we would take one day and in the course of the conversation(s) we booked a Transatlantic cruise from Miami to Barcelona. The trip included a week at sea, which we both looked forward to, and stops in the Azores, Morocco and Southern Spain. I spent three days in Barcelona as part of a sixtieth birthday trip and I was looking forward to spending time there again as my seventieth birthday approached. 

We had a list of things we wanted to see and we were just about to book our excursions when it was becoming clear that cruises wouldn't be sailing this spring. Our plans were mostly places I hadn't visited on my trip in 2010. But one place I wanted to return to was the fabulous food market, Santa Catarina. Originally built in 1845 on the site of the Convent of Santa Catarina, it was beautifully renovated in 2005. 

I'd love to choose dinner delicacies from this assortment

For many of us one of our main activities for the last few months has been food shopping and I thought it would be fun to have a change of place in one of my favorite markets anywhere. 

I wouldn't know where to begin here. Everything looks delicious.

What would be your choice?

I had a yummy pear for dessert tonight, so I will probably go with grapes. 

It's been fun to dream of grocery shopping in Barcelona and more fun that all of Buttercupland was able to join me. Tell me what's been fun where you are. Maybe it's a book you're enjoying, a new television show or perhaps, an armchair trip.

As ever, thanks for visiting and take good care. Much love and wash your hands.