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Arrivederci, Italia - Hola, España!
... to grab something here rather than go out for late night tapas. What they called a "snack bar" included fancy desserts, delicious salads, even wine and beer on tap! We grabbed some choice items and headed into the elaborate dining room, reveling in our unexpected feast. It was well after midnight before we finally passed out in our room, basking in the glory of our wonderful lodging find and ready to embrace a honeymoon at last - with no more hardware or furnishing ...
It was a Gaudi day
... Spain's red-brick version of Paris' famous monument. After a brief stay, we took the metro back to our hostel, enjoying a tasty self-catered lunch of sandwiches and chips. Fueled up, we took the metro to the closest stop to Montjuic, a large hilltop park near the coast, which is the site of Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, National Catalunya Museum, and the Castle of Montjuic. The bus we took to the top was packed with Spaniards, which is generally a good ...
Parcs, buildings, buskers and La Merce
... we were in for a bit of scuttling about between venues with a fair chance of missing something we really wanted to see. After a sampling a short section of The Excitements set on Placa Reail there was Casa Magica, for example. We'd enjoyed it last night but we were too close to the Ajuntament to see it at its best so we squeezed in at the back, right in the doorway of the Generalitat for the second showing of the night. I don't know how long this will last for, but there's ...
Monasterio de Montserrat
... dirty hands but I ate everyone of them. Vennet was his name and spoke only Catalan but between Luis and his mother we were able to communicate. I asked him could I have a hug and a kiss and he said maybe another day. When the family left the mother gave Luis and I both a kiss and I thanked the Mom for sharing her son with me. What more could you ask for? Perfect ending to our first day in Spain. ...
Homage to Catalunya
... lite so you can climb in the late-evening/night escaping the afternoon heat. We had an awesome time climbing around and all the routes (which are permanent) are labeled on their grade.
Today its off to Rodellar, inland, for some more climbing and camping on some hard over-hung limestone. We plan to be back in either Barcelona or Girona on Monday. ...