First impressions

First days in Spain was very unusual experience for me, though I knew a lot about that culture before my trip.
Once my mother and me went for a walk along the streets

of Lloret de Mar, a small town where we lived. We went up the hill and appeared on a wide sandy field lined with cute bushes and flowers on each side. There were some people with dogs walking to and fro. Everyone looked at us in a puzzled manner. At first, we didn't understand why. We were taking fotos from that hill, one of them is on the right---->>>.
Isn't it a great view? We came to that hill the next day too. The reaction of the passers-by was the same - puzzled. Finally we guessed the reason. It turned out to be a special area where people usually walk the dogs...and we considered it one of the sights. So as my mum was walking only with me, that looked funny for the rest who were with their beloved pets.

Another interesting fact that I've learned - it's not necessary to know someone's name to consider him your friend. You just come into a bar, order a glass of sangria, the barman starts talking about the latest news or asking you about your country and admire your spanish (if you know at least basic phrases that well do), or try to remember something in Russian, like "priviet". After 20 minutes of polite listening you go away. But...every time that barman sees you passing by he greets you or "hola" you as if  you were the closest friends ever.

There are 4 most popular types of transport: motorbikes, streetboards, cars and barcos - the sea trams, small motor boats that go along the coast making stops at the beaches of each town. In the case of barco you should go to the beach, find a ticket office, buy that ticket for the next boat and enjoy a sea trip, listening to your stop be anonced, like in our trams, but in the sea. You also can buy something to drink and sitting on the upper deck admire old castles in the rocks (see the photo) or feed seagulls.