24 September 2008

Picnic in the Pines and the Vuelta de España

Last weekend was an eventful weekend in the Codes Bodien household.

On Saturday we packed up the kids and a Spanish picnic (no sandwiches, only tortilla) and spent the afternoon outside at a picnic area that Miguel had seen on the way to his sister´s house in Pioz.




Sunday, we watched the Vuelta de España (the Spanish version of the Tour de France) race by our house. I had seen a couple days before on TV that it was going to pass through Torrejon de Ardoz. When I saw the route, I couldn´t believe that it was going to pass by the roundabout close to our house. So, we rang the neighbors doorbell (this type of thing is always better with a crowd) and went out into the roundabout to cheer the cyclist on. There was a father who was with his kids and he was cheering on everyone, the police, the ambulances, the repair cars, etc. We really got into it!! I think the kids enjoyed the motorcycles and the helicopters more than the actual race, but everyone had a great time.

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