dinner with the oda's

So tomorrow we leave for Barcelona! I'm excited, but don't really know what to expect. I've heard good things about the city, but I do know you have to be very careful. Taylor's (a friend down the hall) parents are in town for a week! They were beyond kind and took us out to dinner at the restaurant inside the Guggenheim! It was one of the nicest dinners I've every had. It was served in three courses and each plate was decorated with simple and elegant touches. The waiters changed your silver-ware in between each course and even pulled your chair out for you when you came back from the bathroom. Whenever they touched your plates they wore leather gloves! We even tried lamb brain! on the menu, it was called "thoughts of lamb" which we all thought was a very creative way to get people to eat the brain of a lamb. I didn't care for it at all. The texture did not sit will with me, but I figured why not! I would rather try it in a nice restaurant since I would probably never order it again. it was so nice to meet Taylor's parents. just seeing someone's family made it feel more like home here, kind of like we aren't that far apart after all! They are great people!