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Snails, Boots and Gaudi
... window shop part, well here was my downfall. Ladies if you think Italian boots are good you should see the Spanish ones. It must have been the smell of the leather, those heady fumes that got me as 2 more pairs were purchased, with much encouragement from Stuart. Then it was back on the site seeing trail through the old city to Sagrada Familia, the great unfinished work of Gaudi. Although this neo-Gothic style cathedral is grand, it is disappointing that ...
Barcelona, Part 2
... I've seen here.
After Montjuic, we passed the Port of Barcelona. We were hoping to catch a glimpse of our ship but I don't think it had docked yet.
Our tour took us on the western part of Avinguda Diagonal to the University of Barcelona and the Royal Palace. The royal family no longer lives there but the palace is used for state events.
Our next stop was the football stadium (that's soccer to my American ...
Just another day at the beach
We started out onsunday by heading up the funicular (right by our hotel) to Montjuic, one of the hills in Barcelona, and home to the events of the 1992 summer olympics. Now, not one of our students was alive for that (ugh!) but they really enjoyed seeing the stadium. And while in there I happened to overhear some other ...
Our day with hire bikes
... bought some fairy floss for 3 euros which he could believe how much they gave him. I need to ensure he rides his bike fast on the way back to wear of the sugar.
After lunch at the fair we rode halfway back and stopped for coffee on the beach while kids played Soccer with the goals on the beach. Beautiful day however only about ...
A heavy dose of paranoia and a new car
... verify there is no way for a hooligan to break in. We all keep our valuables in front of us and in plain sight while we are walking around. But we will get hit sooner or later; I know that we will have everything, one at a time, stolen throughout this trip. It’s just a part of life on the road.
I have been mugged in Bali, held by knifepoint in a cab in the Philippines, had a very valuable underwater camera stolen from the cargo area of a bus ...