Day 2 - tarragona part dos

After K's siesta we headed back out into the sunshine. We headed down to the Rambla cos K had her eye on am amaretto granita. We got an outside seat and k got her alcoholic slush puppy and I got a vermouth. We sat there for a while drinking our icey bevs and generally enjoying the day. K felt the need to tell e how good her drink was every few minutes. The cyclists were being presented with their prizes and we were enjoying all the men in lycra.

After this we strolled down to the Balcony of the Med and got some froyo, we relaxed a bit, enjoying the view and the froyo. Froyo overlooking the sea and the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre is quite special.

We went another stroll about the old town and ended up at Sha which is outside the cathedral. We sat there for an hour or so enjoying the views and the beverages. 730 arrived so the d'tapes competition restarted, we played it cool and waited til 740 before hitting our first one.

Our first stop was Gallo Moron for a wee roll with sausage, caramelized onions and melted brie, this was really nice - I could easily have eaten 2! Even though it was early it was pretty busy so we didn't feel like losers.

Stop 2 was El Bon Arroz for wild rice mushroom risotto topped with crispy ham and a fried basil leaf. Even though I dont really like mushrooms this was delicious. An extra bonus was that a hottie id spotted about town a few times during the day worked there.

Stop 3 was Pulvinar which was one of last year's highlights so expectations were high. The tapa was shredded duck and honey wrapped in pizza dough sitting on top of aubergine. I can't describe how good this was, crazy delicious. We deviated slightly beverage wise here too and had a shandy instead of a beer. Pulvinar is in a great location too, highly recommended.

Our 4th stop was the one I was most excited about at La Pepita. It was crazy busy and tbe waiter looked super harassed so the service was slow but still friendly. The tapa was a calcot with a pipette of romesco served with 2 wraps of bacon round sausage with calcot inside too. It looked amazing and it tasted pretty good but it didn't blow me away.

We walked across the square to Raffa Gelati where we had cannabis flavoured ice cream and chocolate ice cream served with a drink of gin ice cream in tonic water. The waitress explained we wouldn't get drunk or stoned and also that the wafer tube with the ice cream was meant to look like a joint. It was delicious and refreshing and I'd say the cannabis ice cream tasted like raw cake batter.

Our 5th and final tapa of the night was at Hamburgeseria Tastum in the main square and unsurprisingly it was a mini burger. The lid of the bun was a bit hard but otherwise it was delicious, the caramelized onions and goats cheese really worked well with the burger.

It was 1030 by this point so we decided to have a quick drink then call it a night due to our early train to Valencia. K was desperate to get another amaretto slush and luckily there was another branch of thw chain that she got it in across from the hotel. However, even though it was on their menu and on a chalkboard at the front ot the restaurant, they had no idea what she was talking about and then said they had none. Disappointed, we went back to the hotel.