Hotel L'Hort De L'Avia
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Gaudy Gaudi
... extra day in Barcelona. We think that sounds good but were unable to communicate quickly with Mandi who is acting as our travel arranger so we haven't actually secured that routing as of yet. The time difference makes communication cumbersome. We decide to put travel concerns aside and enjoy the day, the place and the weather.
At 12:30 we return to the hotel and are given a room with a king size bed. It is minimalist lodging to say ...
Barcelona Bound
... all very impressed. After that, we went to Parc Guell which was equally as impressive. It's a beautiful, huge park on a hill that we hiked up to the top of and got a great view of the city of Barcelona. There were tons of mosaic structures and cavern type structures that gave the park a lot of character. I highly recommend visiting these two attractions if any of you ever travel to Barcelona!
And of course we had to go to the ...
Guilt and fireworks
... that James and CC had been sounded out by one of the castellers at the training session earlier in the week to see if we would be available to help.
Perhaps it's in the nature of sports of this type, but a number of large men in Castellers de Barcelona costumes came into the bar during the match. They had to pass our table and to a man they came over and shook my hand and congratulated me. JD pointed out that they thought that I actually was one of the Tarragona ...
Pedals, pillars and the presence of the church
... What was interesting about Maria is that is was built on the shoreline in 1324 and was in the heart of its maritime and trading district. Thus always central to everyday life of the local Catalans. Outside many tourists, beggars and the occasional live statues; tho usually on la Rambla. Shopping and a pleasant stroll back to Barceloneta for an quiet early night as we continued to recover from the flights and now the heat.
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First Full Day
... paid admission and got to look through the museum displays, see the soccer pitch at various heights, and see some of the dressing rooms and press rooms.
Then, we slowly ambled down to the beach, taking our time. I swam in the Mediterranean for a bit, and then headed off to do a little walking tour of my own. I saw Plaça Catalunya, walked through the Barri Gothic, and saw the ...
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