A strong smell of glazed fruit made me turn towards one of the stalls. ‘Do you feel like trying them?’ ‘I’d love to.’ ‘What did you think of the meeting?’ He asked while giving some change to a beggar. ‘It was ok, although I expected more interesting projects to be discussed.’ He winced in disapproval. He was not overly satisfied with the Society’s investigations. We reached a plaza with a beautiful Gothic cathedral and then continued on towards the area immediately surrounding the port. For dinner we visited a little place located opposite Sardinero beach. Fridays meant fish and my family were strictly Catholic. I was not the least bit surprised that he had chosen a place where meat was not on the menu. ‘I love this place,’ I said looking through the window while the waves roared

