Thursday morning we checked out of our hotel and headed to the train station. We grabbed a coffee and got on the train headed for Barcelona to pick up our rental car.
We arrived in Barcelona three hours later, picked up our little Smart car, and got on the road for Girona. Because it was the Noche de Sant Joan, a highly celebrated summer festival marking the shortest night of the year, many people were leaving the city and heading north towards the coast, so traffic was terrible. The forty minute commute from Barcelona turned into a four hour drive, and we arrived in Girona exhausted.
We showed up at my stepmom's mother's house and met her, her son, his wife, and their daughter. We changed and then went with my stepmom's brother, his wife, and his daughter to their friend's house to celebrate Sant Joan.
We were treated to an amazing meat and cheese meal, wine, champagne, sweet bread traditional of Sant Joan celebrations, fireworks, and way too many gin and tonics! We drank and hung out till after 3am, it was a blast!
Our first night in Girona completely lived up to our expectations, and we were excited for the next day to explore the city and nearby area.
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