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Beautiful Barcelona
It was a hell of a train ride (3 different trains, and in transit from 6am to 8pm), but we finally arrived in Barcelona. The train ride was very beautiful from the Languedoc area, in France, and into Spain. So as not to waste the night away, we decided to take a cab to our hotel (a luxury we have only indulged in once before on this trip). As …
Barcelona Part 1 - The Beginning of the End
... Noe likes to use couch-surfing as a way to practise his English, so he doesn’t take anyone who speaks fluent Spanish. There were quite a few times that we needed to use Google Translate to communicate some simple things, but that just added to the fun. Noe and Cecilia are quite involved with their church in Barcelona. They host a small group at their house once a week, help out with young adults, and then see most of the same people on the big Sunday morning services. Jess and ...
Festa Major de Gracia
... their website is here ... http://www.trastmusica.com/ and the photo currently (early September 2012) was taken at the Gracia gig. We're somewhere in that crowd. Their song "Camina" is on Myspace and is quite representative.
The gig went on until after 2 a.m. and we got the chance to see how vodka went with the left-over ice and mint from our mojotos (quite well, as it turned out) before finally limping out of the virtually traffic free streets of Gracia to find a taxi to take us 'home'
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Departing Barcelona
... dining room because they go to the buffet, which is simpler to handle with their child. We’ll see if the Hungarian couple shows up for dinner tomorrow. If not, the dining room chief assured me he would move me to another table so I am not left to dine alone for the entire cruise. I actually have mixed feelings about the dining situation. On the one hand, it would be nice if I were seated with some other interesting people to chat with. But on the other, I don’t mind ...
A Crazy Week In Barcelona
... on to the next line. Employees there use lasers and ultra sound machines to make sure that everything is exact. The port was large and had lots going on but was probably the least exciting professional visit of the day. Our final stop was Codorniu which produces wine and cava. We got to see the museum, grape fields, wine cellars, etc. We even rode around on a mini train inside the creepy wine cellars to see all the bottles they have ...