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Mercat de Mercats

After the wedding, I slept like a log and woke up feeling hungry. Lindsay turned up with croissants at midday and after a cup of tea we all decided to have lunch at the Victoria (again). I enjoyed a particularly … Continue reading

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Tió de Nadal

The Caga Tió or Tió de Nadal is a Christmas Yule Log specific to Catalunya and Aragon. Translated from Catalan, Caga Tió means, “shitting log”. I believe El Tió predates the introduction of Father Christmas to Cataluña and he performs … Continue reading

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