Porto Round II

Yesterday Joan and I arrived to a wonderfully sunny Portugal. The plane ride was actually quite lovely as we were able to snatch the very first seats on the plane right in front of the cabin crew. I've always believed it is better to be as close to the pilot as one can.

Yesterday brought a lot of work for Joan, as this was the first time they sent him alone to retrieve information from all the new students. I wish I were able to help him more, but with my "unofficial" position, I had to stay in the hotel room. Hotel Villa Galé in Porto has a wonderful spa that I was more than happy to try out. All I will say is that I'm not a fan of The Turkish Bath.
I can't say I would recommend it to anyone.

We did get to see some sights of Porto, there aren't to many but at night the entire city seems more beautiful than during the day. We had dinner at this great place called Pasta Café right on the river. However there were some interesting characters in the restaraunt as well. I'll give you a brief overview:
At the table in front of ours, three british women in their early 20s, dressed as if they were going to a 1980s Prom discussed the pound vs the euro and the events that had transpired during their visit. The table beside ours was of a couple and the mother of the woman. It was only akward when the mother looked at her daughter and her boyfriend the entire time as they leaned across the table and made out like teenagers. The table to our left was a man dining alone who repeatedly texted and on occasion banged his fist on the table. He grunted and muttered and cursed in Spanish until finally he was so upset he left, coffee cold on the table and meal untouched. Who knew we would be getting dinner and a show.

Today has been uneventful for me but Joan is buy as usual. Soon he will finish and we will make our way to the center to look around at the shops for a bit before catching the metro to the airport. We should be back in Spain by 11:30 tonight. Not to thrilled because in the morning I have to be in Girona to teach my English class.
In other news, my grandmother bought her ticket and is coming to Spain May 5th. I really cannot believe she is actually coming-and so soon! I am going to try and give her the best possible trip. This is her first time out of the country and I want to make it perfect for her.

I will post pictures of Portugal as soon as I can.
Hope all is well where you are.

Ciao

C.M.