Catalonia Rubens Barcelona

... greatest European cities. And we couldn’t agree more after spending one very full and stimulating day in this enchanting city. Upon disembarking the Regatta (imagine visiting eight countries and only unpacking your bags once), we realized our life of luxury was over and we were now responsible for hauling our stuff with us. Our Toronto travel agent Sheila, had booked us into the Hotel Rialto, a reasonable and well-kept hotel in the old city near Las Ramblas, the most famous ...

... and fried squid because they were out of sardines and fried little fish. The food was pretty good. The muscles tasted like the ocean but the squid needed salt. The service wasn't good at all, so I said we should leave and find another place. We ended up stumbling on La Bombeta. It was very busy with lots of people waiting - a good sign. We got lucky and were seated right away because it was just the two of us. We spotted grilled ...

Friday 1st May. We got our flight after some minor detail hiccups and arrived in Girona airport (an hour and half from Barcelona) midmorning. I said good bye to Tony and Wayne and got the bus to Barcelona. Arriving in Barcelona I had one noghts accommodation at a hostel near the metro just out of the main old part of the city. After finding my way I found out why all the beds in hostels were booked out – it was a long weekend holiday in Catalunya area and I was told there were no beds ...

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So we arrived in Barcelona a week ago and already I feel like I know my way around. It is big, at times noisy and very cosmopolitan. I love the action, the streets, the history, the architecture and the variety. I can tell the heaps of tourists will get a bit tiring. I guess I shouldn't be so snotty since I am technically a tourist myself! So I'll cut them some slack I suppose... Last week I was darting around the city with my map ...

... you have to look like millionares--cammy didnt quite make the cut. I would have felt bad leaving her outside. HA HA. jussst kidding.) So back in Nice, we were in our NEW HOTEL. We had to move from Meyerbeer Beach Hostel to the Paradise Hotel (sigh.. life is tough) because they messed up our reservations. Its a sister hostel and apparently one more star than the one we were origianlly staying in. Anyway it had a very good location (super close ...

... the day before, two older men, sitting on what appeared to be ¨theďr¨ park bench with a little dog in one of the men´s laps. They smiled brightly when they saw me. I loved their little dog, which oddly enough, loads of old men seem to have here. I walked over and practised my very broken Spanish on them while giving some love to the little one. They seem very pleased that I liked the dog so much. I joked to them that they have a little dog ...

... house during the day, she was APPALLED, and informed me this is NOT what is customary in Spain. Of course I know that, I just want to see as much as I can in the short time I am here. She gave in though, so I am getting sack lunches after all. The flat she lives in is old, not too much water pressure, and I have to ask if I want hot water in the bathroom. My little room is situated to that anyone needing ...

... finally lifted at about 3pm and we set out, was fine for e first bit, all nice *****umen (sp?) roads etc, then we got to te road that led to the winery. ug. all up hills and rocky dirt roads. We wanted to make it, so we kept going and about half an hour later finally got to te top to taste some wine. Didn't have a lot of time, so tasted a rose and some red. Felt bad leaving the guy there all alone without buying any wine, but we really ...