Barcelona Best Rooms

... the Port of Barcelona until our ship sounded it's horn with three long and one short blasts. Then it was onto razzle and dazzle of Monaco!<br><br>We dined at about 8:30pm and were impressed by the menu, wine and service! All five courses! After dinner, we made it to the 10:30pm show in the Princess Theater. Here we met our cruise director James Ibrahim, who hailed from Melbourne, Australia. The main act was ...

... in the Confederations Cup. Trying to find a place to watch it was a chore. We went to the infamous "Travel Bar" which is known for catering to people staying in hostels but it was full of sketchy backpackers and drunk Irish people. We came across the Temple Bar, which was a bad Irish pub, but had the game on. We had a mean bartender (not Spanish) who obviously hated the USA, as he made a huge fuss to ring a bell ...

... over the coals...I thought Bobby was going to go crazy... never fear Bobby saved the day. We tried a Spanish sausage that they are famous for and it was amazing. We then went to the beach where there were a lot of half naked women just laying around catching a tan! yikes! Next was a trip to the mountains. Of course once we get up there a freak storm blows in so we had a relaxing day in an amazing cabin. We then ...

... the Bari Gothic area of Barcelona. also known as the Gothic Quarter and is the area in which the old town of Barcelona is situated. The streets are narrow and cobbled with tall old buildings. - bought tickets for a Spanish guitar concert tomorrow night at the Music Hall. The hall is suppose to be quite beautiful so instead of doing the tour, we thought we'd see a concert for our final day in Barcelona. (cost 28E) In the evening ...

... la Casa Calvet, un autre espace signé Gaudi. Valérie et Marie-Maude, je vous dis, c'est la ville des artistes ici. Tout est art et esthétisme. On n'en finit plus de se remplir les yeux de beauté. J'ai hâte de voir ce qu'on se mettra sous la dent au resto ce soir. Je vais sans doute opter pour une autre spécialité catalane : les saucisses. Je vous en reparle. Buenas noches y a la manana!

... feeding them food and drink till everyone´s happy. Started on the Spanish, only to be corrected by polite Catalan - best head off to the History Museum, a substantial building next to the restaurant-lined docks filled with well presented exhibits detailing the last 2000 years (and beyond) of local goings on. Fascinating way to spend an afternoon. Easy place to walk around exercising the legs and rubbernecking through archways and alleys ...

... about the week before when Jonny had to pull out due to other commitments and Sonia got the fantastic news that she got a job but on a not so fantastic note they wanted her to start the Monday we were suppose to be away. That left Liz, her friend and myself due to go. The day before we left another spanner in the works meant Liz and her friend could no longer travel however Jonny's plans changed meaning he could go. Our cheap tickets meant we ...

... I would let Jer take the photos this time. We both love photography, and realised when we bought this camera, which is awesome, we should have just bought two! It's okay at home as I mainly use it there, but on trips we've always had our own cameras and just decided to bring one this time. Bad move! Haha! We are like squabbling children sometimes. Okay, not just b/c of the camera....!!!! Jer was snapping away. He was in heaven. The building itself, the ...

... LAME. The next days were spent checking out the Barcelona beach, not very good ebaches compared to what were used to now! Saw Gaudi's masterpiece in central BArcelona the Familla Cathedral...is unbelievable. So cool...and tis still being finished..30years left or somthing. We stayed on this famous main street called La Rambla....this street is UNREAL! During the day its packed with tourists and it seems like everyday is a fringe festival. Tons of performers ...

... my train to France, which left at 8am.. I woke up at around 9 am - saw how light it was and knew id slept through the alarm, or it didnt go off. Everything ended up being ok though. It turns out if you reserve a ticket in spain it doesnt really mean much and you an catch whatever train you want to! I'm now in Nimes in Southern France. Sorry I just like saying in in Southern France. I'll update you on my adventures in Southern France a bit later, maybe when I get to the ...