In flight entertainment, fun planes, and an amzaing city

Hola mis amigos,

After 14 hours flying and 4 hours in layovers, we have arrived safely in Barcelona. The flights were pretty good. The kids slept, read, or watched movies the whole time. And I knit and watched movies. I wanted something easy so I started the sunlight shawl. It is a good, constant, easy, and easily adjusted knit. I cast on during the first flight (which was about two hours). The first picture shows how far I got. I did a few more rows during out three hour layover, we also had lunch and ran the kids. The second picture is shortly after we landed in Barcelona (about 13 hours later).

I really thought I would be farther along, maybe even done, by the time we arrived. It is maybe 1/3 - 1/2 of the way done. The yarn is 440 yards of super wash marino sock, hand dyed by a local artist. I might be done before Prague.

Here is something fun:

If you look closely at the airplane you will notice it is decorated with a variety of colored stars, animals, and the company's name. A fellow passenger called it a "clown plane". It got even better when we boarded and looked out the window to see that frog smiling at us. Unfortunately (or fortunately) nothing else exciting happened on that flight, excepted my little one getting a full eight hours.

I have only been in Barcelona for about 9 hours, and I have already fallen in love with this city. It is beautiful, and unique, and any city that is pedestrian friendly has a special place in my heart. We are staying in a little apartment we found on airbnb. It is with in walking distance of a beautiful park, beach, zoo, and (my personal favorite) castle. Not to mention all the little shops and cafes. The building it is in is part of a huge court yard, with at least four different Tapas bars/ cafes and a small playground. Here are a couple of views from our balcony and a picture of our balcony from outside.

 
Well, I am about to pass out from lack of sleep (the others have been asleep for almost an hour).
I will try to take more pictures of our adventures tomorrow.
Good night,
XO Lue Lue Ellabee