Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday:
It was such a fun day! Though the weather was far from perfect, we had a lovely day. We took a bus to the small town of Valldemossa to spend the day. It is a little village nestled in the mountains, overlooking a beautiful valley. Needless to say, the surroundings were spectacular, even in the ugly weather. It was quite a bit chillier there too. We ate lunch at a little cafe there which had decent food. We went to pretty much every store there, and my mom and I bought something in just about every store there.. haha. We had so many bags of little things. My mom found a beautiful pearl necklace with black, gold, and white pearls that I just had to have. We bought a lot of gifts for people there. We went to a little cafe to try "coca de patata" which is a potato pastry. They were so delicious, especially when dipped in hot chocolate. Valldemossa is so picture-esque. It looks like a town where someone would want to film a movie. After we returned home from our long day at Valldemossa, we rested in the hotel for a while and watched our favorite "Aprende ingles" channel, which is intended to teach people English. It is quite entertaining. We ate dinner at the hotel bar that night again.

Thursday:
Their last day in Palma. :( I met my mom early to go on a walk around the city. My aunt visited the aquarium, which she said was very cool. I want to go there for sure. My mom and I walked all the way to Paseo Maritimo (where all the bars are), which was pretty far and hot in the sun. It was nice just talking to her and enjoying the beautiful views. We decided to take the bus back to the city, since we didn't want to walk back all the way. We went to a cafe and sat outside for lunch near plaza espanya. I had to go to my one Thursday class, so I headed to school after our lunch. After class, I met them at the hotel to make plans for the night. We went to Bar Tulsa for a drink before dinner, because they were determined to go there. We tried to explain to the workers that we are from Tulsa, a city in the U.S., but they did not understand what we were saying, even when I translated it to Spanish. We walked to a restaurant called wineing for their last dinner in Palma. wineing is a little place with tapas and self-serve wine machines. They give you a little credit card that you insert into the machines before selecting which wine you want. You can either get a taste, half, or full glass. It was pretty neat. Needless to say, we loved it. The food was amazing also. They have the best bread with olive oil and tomato that I have tried here so far. We also had meatballs and grilled provolone with tomatoes. We sampled three desserts, which were all quite spectacular. I definitely want to visit that restaurant again. After dinner, we walked back to the hotel, because they had to leave early the next day. I ended up spending the night at the hotel with them, because I was so sleepy after dinner. Well, by spending the night, I mean sleeping from 11pm to 4am, because they had to get up to catch their early flight. I rode in the cab with them until he dropped me off at my apartment, so we said goodbye in the taxi around 5am. I went into my apartment and slept... a lot.