Solsona

We are in the lovely walled city of Solsona with a beautiful hotel. Yesterday was a full day making our way through the mountains with stops in Vic and Cardona. We saw a great deal of the agricultural region of this part of Catalonia and market day in Vic. The market was over by 3 p.m. Many have had gelato every day, similar to that in Italy. When we arrived at Cardona the group was met with a downpour as we tried to make our way up to the castle. All of us were drenched as our driver deftly managed the hairpin turns both up and down the mountain. This morning we gave a master class to high school students and special needs adults at a school auditorium very near the hotel. Students behave the same regardless of nationality and the interraction between our students and those attending was very special to witness. We have a concert this evening at 9 p.m. at the Cathedral of Solsona. Tomorrow we go to Andorra. We are having a marvelous time experiencing a different culture and struggling to find our way where English is not spoken by many. We usually manage sometimes with gestures or the local leading us to see what they are trying to tell us. We miss our family, friends and furry babies and will try to update again in a day or so. The wifi connection at this hotel is free though somewhat intermittent. It is approximately 5:40 p.m. for us in Spain at the time of this post.