Subur Maritim Sitges

... experiences were new to her… and she vowed on this trip she would come with an open mind and give anything a go. She tried all the tapas including the steamed octopus which shocked Kim but proved Val was true to her word as she is never usually that adventurous. Further to Kim’s surprise she drank the local beer all night and tried the local wine too, both normally no go zones for Val as she is a Southern Comfort girl through and through.

Day two of my holiday in Spain was much better than day one mostly bcoz i did not have to deal with airport staff and also got to sleep well. Started the day of sightseeing with Parc Guell which was designed to be a private housing colony designed by Barcelona's famous architect Antonio Gaudi. The colony is named after one of Barcelona's successful businessmen and a Gaudi patron. The colony was a failure and today boasts of only a hall with coloumns a terrace above with a continous ...

... that we werent ready to go to sleep and so tried to go for a walk and find somewhere to get him a beer at 2am - impossible as only the clubs and the kebab shops were open. so we sat around watching some drunk people in one of the squares for a while, there was this hilarious old guy who was obsessed by a straw filled with a droplet of drink, he would tip it one way the the liquid would wobble down to the lower end of the straw, then he would tip it the other way and it would ...

... The next day we decided to complete our trifecta of fat tyre bicylce tours and headed out with our guide on a very hot barcelona day we cruised around the streets avoiding the crazy drivers that reminded me of a cross between the italians and the french. My favourite sight was a cathederal that is still under construction and is set to be for the next 40 years. It was started by the famous architect Gaudi it is incredible. After the tour we had a few drinks with some ...

... 8230;whoopdeedoo” mode, but this one was really different. Normally Gothic cathedrals have a center nave that is very tall but relatively narrow with lots of side chapels and seating between the main pillars and these chapels but the ceiling in this part is lower than the center, full height. Well, in this cathedral in the Catalan Gothic style the ceiling isn’t lower on the sides! The effect is stunning! The church appears to be about 4 times as ...

... moments. But getting lost and disorientated here is part of the fun and I just turned around and headed back into the maze. I noticed that most people walk around the Gothic Quarter, or Barri Gotic, with either a camara attached to their face or looking upwards as opposed to straight ahead. This seems to be a good test for the senses, as hundreds of people who are not actually looking where they are going manage to avoid bumping into eachother. On one of ...

... Peppie) ****! All of a sudden my shoulders are fine, my cough is gone and in a split second I'm running full tilt towards them. (Weenie) I think this is where I soiled myself in fear. (Ian) Now now let's not jump to conclusions... (Phil) If I'm counting right this is a bad idea. (Peppie) Get em!!! Screaming to them to stop with obviously no reply I finally catch up to them in the escalator and start yelling to give it back and frantically ...

I'm still pretty sure I'm just passing through, but I checked up on some job prospects from last time. Nothing turns up, but it was kinda expected, the end of tourist season here. The afternoon is spent walking aimlessly along the beach and boat docks. I check the flags like the Pirate ...

... how good it would be to rent an apartment here during a winter school holiday for 2 weeks (anyone want to come?). The place has very little foreign tourists... but a lot of Spanish... a very popular strip of beach with lots of fantastic restaurants etc. The bars are ultra-modern and large here... so much better than some of the smoke-ridden hovels I´ve been to in other parts of Europe and Asia, the drinks are fairly priced (5 euro for a mixer and 3 euro for a beer), the ...

... there is NOTHING to-go, carry-away, take-away, doggie-bagged, or boxed. NOTHING-not even leftovers. So, of course, all we wanted was something hot to drink. Starbucks really hit the spot (Caffe Mochas rock my world). We finally decided it was time to hit up La Pedrera. We walked there and this really helped the day improve. The building itself was amazing. There were small models of his architecture in all of Barca. We also found out that he built by suspending string from the ...