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Barcelona Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Barcelona, Spain and Canary Islands
Mason's first blog
Hi. This is Mason. I like Barcelona .The beaches are very nice but the people are weird. Oh don't leave your apartment if you have a apartment don’t leave your keys. Like two stores away there a pizza place the pizza is so good that you die. Like ...
Barthelona
... . Alright, sorted, let's have a look at this place.....oh...but we havn't got accommodation for our extra night in Barcelona and we stink and have no clean clothes......next 4 hours is spent trying to get our hotel to let us stay another night "you can't ...
DIOS MIOS!!!!!!!!
... a few jack daniels and grenadinos on the rocks, my boys convince me to go to this club called pacha, in which we have in Barcelona- I absolutely abhor pacha in Barcelona, but pacha in Madrid is a whole other story. Completely awesome set-up, the bouncers ...
Biking in Barcelona
... who I highly recommend as I’ve done their berlin one as well which was also awesome (they do London, Amsterdam, berlin and Barcelona). The bike tour went for almost 5 hours and took us around many parts and sights of ...
I've arrived!!!
Well here i am!! I caught my flight at about 11:30, arriving in Barcelona at 2! Then eventually made it to the apartment, even though first we got the wrong block :L Blame Seb!! So now off to the Sagrada familia :P Tourist time!! Talk later :) ...
B is for Barcelona (and blog!)
Hola mi amigos! Today was my first full day in Barcelona, and true to my plans, I went on a bus tour of the city. Before I get into the details of the bus tour, I have to say that I am loving this hotel, and so far, Barcelona has been great! ...
Road Trip
... for saving money. Bego knows a lot of people studying in Spain right now from Mexico! Malaga was way different than Barcelona and from Granada. It was a very "beachy" town and the people were so friendly there. In general, ...
The flight
Woke up at around 10 am, horribly late for germans, late for australians, normal for barcelonians and pretty early for us. Had our usual breakfast (eggs with cheese, a piece of toast, coffee and a glass of orange juice) on the balcony... today was a ...
Ola Barcelona!
Dear Blog, We arrived in Barcelona Spain after a long day travelling from Switzerland, we had to take a 2.5 hr train to Geneva and then a flight to Barcelona. We arrived at our Hostel at around 7pm. The Hostel was more like an apartment with 5 ...
Spain 1- Barcelona
... time I heard Italian. It made me sometimes forget that I was in Spain. Park Guell was probably my favorite place in Spain and I would absolutely love to go back and just spend an afternoon there. It was like a fairytale park, with colorful ...
Barcelona
We took the train from San Sebastian to Barcelona. We had a wonderful picnic lunch on the train; we had cheese and chorizo and a half bottle of Ribera del Duero 2003. We were disappointed at the food offerings to be found on the La Rambla. We were ...
Here
In the middle of an awesome first day. Having problems with internet blah blah blah but have toured half the city on an open air bus and spent an hour on the rooftop pool and had a lttle nap. Almost 4 now and ready to head out for ...
Mobile Update
I don't know why but i am incredibly anxious right now. I'm sitting here at the airport 15 minutes from boarding the plane an ...
DAY 4 - Bordeaux to Barcelona, Spain
... crossbows in the many little shops. We were up for it, but don't think customs would be. JHOLA!! We got to Barcelona, Spain in the afternoon, and checked into our REALLY NICE hotel. Dinner was included at the Hotel, so we ate big at the buffet when ...
First stop: Barcelona
... and English to make sure that we would be able to find it. This luckily brought us to one of the most famous and popular streets in Barcelona, La Rambla. This street was so wide that you could walk, have dinner, dance, or just sit in between the lanes ...
Barcelona
... ). I went with a group of five girls and we were able to stay with one of the girls' friends who is studying abroad in Barcelona and had an apartment, which meant no money spent on a hostel! Unfortunately, me and one other girl had to go to our last class ...
Mediterranean cruise starts here
... navigating ourselves in English. Everyone was welcoming and took good care of us. I would like to go back to Greece and I would explore more islands. I'd stay away from Athens. It's nice to see the Acropolis and the Plaka area, but the Greek islands seem ...
Architecture Appreciation 101: Gaudi's Designs
... at the beginning of the 20th century to create an apartment building for the wealthy elite that was like no other building in Barcelona. The ironwork balconies are meant to look like seaweed against the waves of the white stone wall. There are no straight ...
Barcelona - Day 3
... then a smaller long pavilion that's kind of beat up, but they say skaters like it a lot for the long steps. Went and saw the Barcelona Pavilion, one of the more famous pieces of architecture in the world. Created my Meis Van der Rohe (I think I ...
Day 7
... ;seeing some old roman graves along the way and visiting the Mercat de Boqueria. We ended our Ramblas walk at the Cathedral of Barcelona and took a cab to the Parc Guell. WE had a few hours to kill before our train to Madrid. We barely ...
Disney Mediterranean Cruise: Ship, Clubs & Crew
... Magic had been through 2 hurricanes without incident. However, they decided to take the ship closer to the shore and between two islands to minimize the discomfort for us. I am not normally prone to believing things people tell ...
Valencia - Barcelona
... Barcelona. Caught a bus into town today and had a look down the La Rambla which is the busiest street in Barcelona, filled with performers and touristy stuff. Spent the day shopping, yay finally get to check out some shops, Barcelona is such an ...
22/09/2007
... ' and should be on everybody's list of things to do before they die. There are other Correfocs in other Catalan towns and cities but the Barcelona version is huge and exciting. It comes with an "at your own risk" warning because there is a real danger of ...
Hola! - Barcelona - Days 4 - 5
... an open area where I found a nice spot to chill out! I laid around for about 2 hours just resting, soaking up the Barcelona sun and people watching! After my rest, I headed back to La Rambla where I saw a street performer jump over 4 people and then ...
Barcelona via Arles, France
... we have spent more time travelling than stopping for sight-seeing!! Quite a long drive of about 550km from beautiful Nice, across to Barcelona. Only stops were for morning tea, lunch & at afternoon tea we were finally able to buy a bottle of dark ...
More of Barcelona
... looks like some of them old buildings off the TV". Our pictures are woefully inadequate. We just didn't have the time. If you go to Barcelona, we recommend at least 7 days. At least. It's such a great city. Be aware, though, that the food in Spain is very ...
Magic fountains, Harleys and one scary ride
We are closer to getting ourselves a car. We have now established ourselves as residents of Spain and have an address in which to register a car. I spend most of the morning getting this residency requirement done, and then missed the opportunity to take ...
Hangın wıth the folks ın Barcelona
... eve how happy I was to see my parents waıtıng for me at the aırport! Anyway, off we went to the centre of Barcelona, and after some dıckıng around, I fınally managed to fınd myself a really good hostel (everythıng else was full and ...
Gaudi you were a genius
... Guell had the most interesting and colorful designs ever. :) We then went to the Olympic Stadium. There were soooo many stairs and escalators everywhere! Our camera battery died there. But the stadium was huge and that is where the soccer team plays ...