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Gaudy Gaudi
... these artists—the city mirrors them.
Upon arrival at the Hotel AC Irla (a poor choice by me if I may say so) we find that no room is as yet available due to the early hour—it is only 9:30am. So, we stash our luggage behind the front desk and head out for a walk. Designer boutiques and high fashion stores fill the space between bars and coffee shops and pastry stores and more. The weather is perfect for strolling as ...
Barcelona Bound
... a lot of wines from different regions of Spain, unfortunately I can't remember any of their names but Kristen and I probably tried four different white wines and loved them all. It was a night of overindulgence but it was great to try so many tapas and get a tour of a part of the city.
Thursday was my last intensive spanish class. My classmates and I didn't really think it was that useful as it was more of a cultural/history ...
Guilt and fireworks
... in others, when the 24th has been on a Thursday, Friday or Sunday, it is only four. Perhaps I'm beginning to get the hang of this.
This being September 2011, the Rugby Union World Cup was in progress. The matches were being played in New Zealand so were taking place early in the morning, UK and Spanish time. England had two matches in the group stages whilst we were in Catalunya. Had we been in the UK we would almost certainly have tried to watch them in a pub ...
Pedals, pillars and the presence of the church
... a lot of Barcelona, prior to the 1992 Olympics, it was decided there shoudl be a clean up and celebration of past achievements. A more famous contraversional Guadi project; La Sagrada Familia continues to be constructed. Again, we will return for a more complete visit, today was just a taster.
Nearing the end of the tour, we stopped for a drink, set up at tables looking across to the Cathedral. The last stage was ...
The Unfortunate Incident (aka the McIncident)
... keys. In my apartment, I still had another camera, as well as my iPad, so I could still get access to email/internet. Fortunately, since Gary and I were texting prior to his arrival, I had my US phone number SIM card in my phone...the Spanish SIM card was in the backpack. There's no way I could have gotten a replacement SIM card in Europe for my US number.
I was determined that this was not going ...
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