El Cid Sitges
C/ San Jose 39 Sitges, Catalonia, 08870, Spain and Canary Islands
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Barceloooooooonaaaaaaa!!!
On arrival in Sitges we took time to ensure we choose the best pitch possible as we were staying for a week, our longest stop yet! We then went into Sitges town to have a wander and also gather supplies. It's a lovely little town with some sweet looking shops and some nice sandy beaches. There's quite a lot of bars and restaurants and a large number of ice cream and frozen yoghurt places, yum! We went for a drink at a bar ...
Lost in translation. Day Uno
... standing around for a good solid 20 minutes trying to make awkward small talk with the kids around us, then going in the business section of the airport to get four pieces of papers. It was good to meet some fellow classmates and realize I am not the only one who has no idea what is going on. I met two guys from Minnesota, two girls from New York, Indiana University, and Ohio; quite the diverse group. At least they all acted like they had ...
Getting into Gaudi
... others would come and renovate it and it would be even more grandiose.
The first view from the bus was amazing. We had seen it on the skyline from the boat but the closer view had huge impact. There are cranes everywhere but they do not detract from the effect. Philip and Anna were aware of extra building that had taken place since their visit a few years ago. We joined the long queue but it moved quite quickly. It also gave us a chance to look at parts of the façade. ...
Sitges
... and killed by a train).
These days the narrow winding streets of Sitges are filled with tourists and lots of great food, shopping and nightlife. Like most Spanish towns it is rather compact and you can easily walk south of town to the arid, cactus filled hills that lead to lots of small coves and beaches along the Mediterranean...the water is blue, the shrubbery green and the hills hot and dry...and again be careful for the trains which go ...
Raval: prostitutes, druggies and artists, oh my!!
... once as myself!!!! In the sandwich they didn't have the "bocadillo" that I wanted…and after a few uncomprehensible comments in Spanish from different patrons of the restaurant that were semi-directed at me…I left ASAP…
…as I caught back up to the group we were about to enter the street of prostitutes where strangely enough I felt much more comfortable!!!! Perhaps for one reason, this area with it's old buildings in decay ...



