Hesperia Tower 5 Stars Barcelona

... back streets, shops, plazas, and cafes. We stopped to look around the Roman Wall and Defense Towers, the two best surviving stretches of Barcelona&#8217;s Roman walls (the Wall of Barcino from the 4th century, from when the Romans rebuilt their walls after the first attacks by Germanic tribes from the north; and the Royal Chapel of Santa Agata and Royal Palace ruins, from the 14th centuries). <br><br>From Cuitat Vella, we walked on ...

... is hard work and we were planing on going out dancing that night! We danced till 3 am and with blistered feet, we headed home.<br><br>Day 4 was our departure day to to Paris via a night train so we slept in and then wandered around trying to pass the time looking in shops and having lunch. This was our first night train and it turned out pretty good. Its a little weird going to sleep in a cabin with 4 other strangers but with only a ...

We got off the ship this morning and are spending the night in Barcelona. I am sitting on our balcony right now overlooking Las Ramblas. There are a lot of people on the street watching the performers and artists at work. The cruise was fantastic! Our dinner mates were great! We were a little worried having to eat with the same people for 11 nights and hoped that we would get along and that they would speak ...

... down to the Columbus (Colón) monument, and on the way walk along the waterfront. While walking, Barcelona must've taken pity on me and quickly swept away the clouds to reveal one of its trademark clear blue skies! Yaaaay!! At the monument I ummmed and ahhhhed about whether to ascend to the viewing deck, but then decided against it while looking out towards the sea and seeing the cable cars operating. While in the vicinity, I walked around ...

... to look for a dress for her for the end of term formal. We found a beautiful one!! We grabbed a gelato and walked around the Plaza Espana for the afternoon and met Lau at 4:30 when we headed to the airport to head home. We had a great time, but we would have loved to stay more than 2 days! Stay tuned for next week for: Another Theatre Production in London!!! Stonehenge!!! and ....writing papers....boo.... Miss you all and I'll see you in 31 days!

... anything else! We finished our tour of the city at the beach. It was nice to be on the sea and just relax because our feet were pretty sore at that point. Amy and I had been looking forward to getting some fish for dinner, so we found a place to eat at and had a GREAT meal! I love seafood, and hadn ' t had any since I ' ve been in Europe, so it was about time I had some!! Later that night we went out with some of the other ...

... unlike the U.S., you actually don't have to pay for any incoming calls- they're all free! But...you'll still get your ass kicked by the ridiculous rates (it can cost 30 cents a minute to call another person in Spain and you have to pay for receiving and sending text messages). Also, you most likely will only be able to use your cell in the country you bought it in.

... but nothing we had was spectacular. Actually, I think the best food we had was at an Italian restaurant, and I'm even kind of tired of Italian food. I guess it's good that I'm here instead of there, at least. What else? Well, we had an interesting experience at our apartment/hostel thing. The set-up was pretty great, actually...we all shared a 4-bed room that was part of an apartment complete with kitchen and living room. However, the first two nights we shared it with a Dominican/German ...

... trick, and asked the bartender for rubbing alcohol (which she stupidly provided) and he put it in his mouth and lit it on fire. It burned quickly and normally, but I guess it just burned hotter, and then his face was all blistered and he had to go to the hospital. He wasn't even too upset about the whole thing. Aussies are crazy like that, you learn it quickly over here. And of course, the whole thing was taped on his camera so we also got a preview of that ...

... about the clothes being sold in this city in comparison to London was the bright colours and the uniqueness of the outfits. Also managed to see the Arc de Triomphe on the way down to the harbour. Also spent an evening on Tibidabo mountain which gives you a great view over the city. Had a couple of drinks with colleagues as well as some of the Franchisees before heading on home in a taxi. Spent the following ...