Mar Blau Hotel Calella

We are ready to leave for our 20-days-Adventure. Asia is waiting for us. Only 24 hours and we'll be catching the plane taking us from Zurich to Hong Kong. We are - curious, excited, overwhelmed... Right now we are putting the last stuff in our backpacks - I really hope that they won't be too heavy in the end. Tomorrow it will be all about 6 hours at work trying to close everything ...

... climbing up to one of the crenallated towers and doing a Monty Python Holy Grail skit. Nearby to where we were staying was a ruin of a side by side Greek and Roman ocean side settlement whose foundations and some columns are still standing. Some amazing well preserved mosaic tile floors were still there which showed some of the differences in pattern design from Greek to Roman times. <br><br>In the small industrial ...

... time before the cooler days come. Tomorrow is only supposed to be 70 and then the next 61 with showers... So anyway we swam and played and then explored our neighborhood a bit. The place we are staying in was built over 100 years ago. It is a very narrow and very tall building. The stair are the kind that make you feel like you are going to fall constantly because of how steep they are. But the apartment is all newly refurbished and ...

... snooze and then walked around the city. Barcelona is incredably old with a melting pot of cultures. The buildings are aside narrow walkways and the balconcys are filled with flowers and washing. It is a little bit dirty, but it just adds to the character and charm. It is quite expensive here compared to eastern europe, I paid $7 australian for a pot of beer yesterday!! The following day we hit the ...

... it was closed Settled on an even better place on Las Ramblas Strolled down Las Ramblas one last time Checked out a farmers market, where they sold seafood (fish, mussels, clams) vegetables, meats Met the ship at noon to prepare for embarkation Food We Ate: Seafood Paella- A typical Spanish dish, traditionally cooked in a round flat pan with two handles Pan con Tomate- Toasted bread rubbed with ...

This was our only stop in Spain but what a great place it is. The people here are a lot more laidback then the French. We went out for Tapas (traditional spanish meal) and a Flamenco show. It was quite a good show but wasnt a huge fan of Tapas. Lots of little meals instead of one main meal. Went to Las Ramblas which is the hub of Barcelona. Saw a tourist get ...