Gutenberg Barcelona

... people. We just made our flight from Madrid to Barcelona. The walk did us good, we were able to revive a bit. And 45 minutes later we landed in Barcelona and our bags were the first off the belt. A miracle! We breezed through customs and found our NCL rep. After about a half hour wait with others bound for the ship, we boarded our bus for the drive to the ship.
This part of Spain is dry, but tropical. Sandy, palm trees, even a sort of Palo Verde tree ...

... trip back down was listening to the most annoying American tourist ever, berate her husband about anything he did. She also complained about how no one spoke English. Pretty funny.

Somewhere along the way, we realized we had not seen the Black Madonna statue, which is the most famous thing associated with the monastery. We realized that it was a line we had passed up earlier by accident and by the time we ...

... was going over to her sisiters home for the night. I was so humbled at their generosity and reassured her I was happy to sleep on her floor but she wouldn’t budge. What a lovely lady who I learnt was from Persia (Iran) and was embarrassed her room was not tidy(it was tidy to me and she was being ever so humble herself). So it turned out I had a lovely sleep in her room in her bed all to my self. Wow.
Sunday 3rd May. Today I decided that as Barcelona is so huge I would take the ...

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... another hallway, which was very nice. "Phew!" Then she opened the door to our apartment, which was among 3 in this hall. Our apartment was charming. I loved the beamed ceilings. The kids had their own bedroom with bunkbeds, DH and I had our own bedroom, there was a kitchen/living area, and a bathroom with washer. A long hallway connected all the rooms. Old wood shutters opened up to the street, which was a cool collection of tattoo shops, alternative clothing stores, cafes, and ...

... rainy day and I ducked into shops throughout the quaint little lanes of Barrio Gothic. I purchased 2 really cool leather and "silver" bracelets, but mostly wandered snapping photos and watching. I saw a guy playing what looked like a wok, but sounded like a harp. ??? I saw dogs galore and more art nouveau and Gaudi books and art photos. I can't make out the Klimt presence that I saw here...maybe they just love his art? I'd ...

... to get our bearings. We stuck to the old town. The major street where all the action centres is called 'La Rambla'. It is actually five different streets that run into one another and stretches from the transportation hub in the middle of the city right down to the port and the monument to Columbus. 24 hours a day you can find yourself elbow to elbow with others meandering down La Rambla. Beside the usual cafés, restaurants and usual shops ...

... to see Gaudi´s architectural marvels? No. Did they come to savor the wonderful seafood paella dishes and sangria? No. Did they come for Barcelona´s famous nightlife and club scene? No. They came to Barcelona for an entire week solely to paint. Why Barcelona? It is considered one of the best places in the world for graffiti. There are famous pieces throughout the city that are so well known that while anyone could paint over them, they remain ...

... its too heavy to carry with me... so unhappy... its such a nice book. not that anybody cares about my art adventures... but there you have it... i´ve had a day full of excitement today. there´s an electronic music festival on at the moment in the city. i´m annoyed i didn´t buy tickets. it looks like its going to be great. there´s all these hot trendy young things walking around everywhere waiting to go.

... for the people in the UK and northern EU that they know that the clouds and coldness is their summer and of course my heart goes out to the people in brissy who are now in winter and probably chilling as I type. Anyhew I gotta go and organise my Accom for Pamplona for the running of the bulls fest.