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Travel Blogs from Barcelona

Barcelona: Great Architecture, Good Looking People

A travel blog entry by suzannandscott

I really wanted to go to Barcelona, home of Gaudi. I love cool architecture and his is among the coolest I have seen. All the travel shows I watched on Barcelona made it look like there is alot to do and see. Plus, Dali's house and museum are just a few hours away via train and that is the real reason I wanted to go. I LOVE Dali's work alot. I …

Beautiful Barcelona

A travel blog entry by travelsofmarty

... They have a plug-in audio point in all langugages so you get to hear about the history and culture as you go. We go up the top of the bus and I haven't been on a double decker since I was a kid, it's fun, but quite cold. This is the coldest weather we have had really since leaving home...it's fifteen degrees today. The bus takes on a big loop of the city and points out various places of interest, a lot of it is Gaudi's architecture and it is so distinctive that ...

St Bernard

A travel blog entry by philjackson

... Snow above us, clear rivers full of trout. 8 inches is the smallest legal one. Lots of fly fishermen on the banks. Houses multileveled in shambolic clusters right to the waters edge. Must be cold! Woke this morning to a racket of tumbling bells. Looked out of the high window and a herd of white cows were being driven down the road swinging bells from their necks. Don't know if it was a festival or a protest or just a cattle drive but it was blinking loud for ...

Mediterranean Living, Welcome to Europe!

A travel blog entry by gmscholz

... new threads and headed for France. We made a brief stopover before the French Border at the Salvador Dali Museum in Figueras, the town where he was born. We have now been in Europe for 2 months and have done many galleries, cathedral’s and museums, but this one was fantastic and well worth effort the get to. We then jumped back onto the train and ...

Breezy Barcelona

A travel blog entry by thehamptons

... wasn't a case of himself being careless - just very adept and clever pickpockets. We carried on with the tour and went and had a lovely lunch overlooking the marina/docks area. A walk back through las Ramblas and a wander round the markets buying some interesting bits and back to the relative calm of Sonia. A short windy walk on the beach and a bottle of Rioja helped sooth the day down. Moving on tomorrow - further south to find some sun we hope.
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