We've walked along the scenic wall of Girona a few times now, and we finally brought the camera along this past Sunday. Most of the stores and activities in Girona are closed for Sunday, with the exception of snack shops, restaurants near plazas, gelato vendors, and local scenery.So, our new routine involves snacks and a walk. Last week we bought some really nice gelato from an upscale artisinal place near the river. This week, we bought doughnuts (I'm sure we'll have a post just for the doughnuts at some point since they are fantastic).
These pictures show the bridge across the river. Chee Sing hid a 'fixing up the neighborhood' sign with my head (it's a huge banner they are using to cover up construction as they spruce up the old buildings on the east side of the river - in old town).
There was a festival going on, so they had some temporary vendors, entertainment acts, and a ton of people in the Old Town (well, more than usual). We even spotted some neat flags flying overhead. 
This coming Friday will be the day of Sant Jordi (patron saint of Barcelona and therefore huge in Catalonia). In keeping with the festivities I will buy Chee Sing a book and he will buy me a rose (I'm hoping for potted mini roses so they can green up the apartment - so far we have tomato sprouts, pepper sprouts, a mint plant, bamboo in a vase, and a cactus).Anyways, back to talking about the wall...
I'm pointing (almost) at our apartment. It was so sunny the photo looks smoggy. You'll just have to trust me that it's not and that it was a beautiful day.
I like this random house - not only do they have the most aesthetically pleasing paint job in town, they have a pool too!
This is from the end of the garden exit we usually take home. 
This is an alley we walked through going home. Chee Sing liked that patch of light. The old town still has super narrow streets and cobblestone.
That's a brief photographic tour of the wall! If you look closely at the pictures throughout this post, you can see the repairs made to the old wall (they used modern bricks, which is great because it still looks nice and is easily distinguishable).Stay tuned for next week's post on this Dia de Sant Jordi (apparently the closest holiday to Valentine's Day here)...
Love, fishes, and robots!
Chrissy and Chee Sing
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