Ogo and Greta make their reality TV debut as FAMOUS cooks (minute 18.05) and Gina, Tyler and Marina get to enjoy the outcome. Hang on until the last 5 minutes to see the Aliotos in action.

Once again on TV -- this time it was Gina being interviewed during the Barcelona Supercomputing Center's annual meeting at the Camp Nou. The program was about what European cities like Barcelona are doing to attract scientists and other researchers. The BSC segment starts at 2:52.

Go to minute 18:29 to see the story. Marina (with Blueberry) and her friend Julia were totally enthralled with the gegants! ]]> http://www.kyotoalioto.com/2010/09/cavalcada_de_la_merce_en_tv3.html http://www.kyotoalioto.com/2010/09/cavalcada_de_la_merce_en_tv3.html Barcelona Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:26:03 +0100

Roderic hosted a very nice going away party for Paolo, Micha and me on the deck of their apartment. Marina had no idea what the party was for, but she had a good time with playing with Paolo's daughter, Cleria, and observing Roderic and Montse's turtle, Llampec.

Marina packs in the fun with Malena and Rafaela. Choo choos and tandem horsie rides ar some of Marina's favorite games.

An extended bi-partite visit from my mom and dad (interrupted by a stay in southwest France). The normal routine of walking in the Barceloneta and going to Buenas Migas and Habaluc was punctuated with a visit to the zoo, a trip to the Parc de l'Oreneta (mini-train rides and ponies), and lots of bike riding. We also were able to get out and go to the Txakolin and hang out with Cris and Oscar at Las Golfas.

Gina makes a business trip to Nancy with a short stop in Paris... where she meets up with Olga and her mom. What a small world!

The caption from the May 17th edition of El Periodico (p.27) just about says it all! Marina was thrilled by the ride and held on tight to her red balloon the whole way. Gràcies a Oscar per informar-me sobre les noticies!

for Malena's party, Marina learned to sing "Happy Birthday", well at least "Happy to you..." AND she fell in love with Hello Kitty.

It was good to see Olga again this year, even if we had to squeeze her in between lunch with Ogo and Greta and my parents' visit. There's always time for Olga:)

Greta is clearly very proud of Ogo. After all, it's not every day you get to appear on TV.

We made the 1.5 hr train trip to Girona to see the annual flower exhibit (each patio puts on a a floral display). It was hard to keep Marina focused on the flowers, but finally there was a combined flower/bubbles exhibit which provided some relief.

Playing with Naomi and Malena.

One of Marina's art projects...

The first beach excursions of 2010. Marina adapted quickly...