Barcelona Apartment

... we will be staying with part of the time have changed our dates without difficulty (THANK YOU). We will be starting out in an apartment for a week to settle into travel gear.Which I need because my feet are still swollen from plane ride from Japan. No ...

... Martin to be gracious and helpful getting us set up in our rented apartment. (The place can be seen at http://lovingbarcelona.com/Barcelona_apartment_2206.html) Our plan is to hit La Rambla for a stroll as the evening winds down, grab some grub, hit ...

... watching people queue for the bus and nobody trying to sell us a wallet the waves of tension started to melt away from us. Our Barcelona apartment was on the third floor - no lift, of course - and no one counts "entremeses" or "principal", so that ...

... " street, Traverso de Gracia, to meet up with the Bus Turistica, a hop-on hop-off bus service with three routes around Barcelona.  Our nearest route was the Red route, which covered the inland parts of the city. Highlights: Funicular trip up Tibidado ...

... out. Took a taxi to the airport. A Bangladeshi helped us by ignoring the extra weight of our luggage. Reaching Barcelona, we took a taxi to the Apartment address. It was actually the office of the company. We took the keys & had to walk another 15 ...

... and cream sauce, including a beer each, for the advertised price.  Much better value than we had found so far on the trip. We slept moderately well, despite our apartment being on the mezzanine floor, so only just above the noise from the busy ...

... do we really find out what accommodation we have booked - or really where it is.  It's a three bedroom apartment a short walk to Barcelona's best known landmark the Sagrada Familiar (check it out on wikipedia).  Three bedrooms is pretty good and ...

Bombes, Bombers and Ballistics in Barcelona Bombes - delicious potato and meat filled balls of yummy tapas goodness. Mat was a total convert to the concept of tapas, which he had somehow never encountered before, and I think we may have tried every ...

... .  My friend Manuel lives about 5 miles from the beach and a few blocks from Sagrada Familia which is a Temple and Barcelona's most emblematic creation.   I landed at the airport on Tuesday at 3pm and I was a bit apprehensive as I walked off the ...

The plane finally flew above Barcelona and the Mediterranean Sea. We landed and entered a very nice airport (BCN), went through customs, and quickly got our bags. We called Maria, the contact at the rental agency for the apartment. We had some problems ...

... metros, getting off on the wrong side of the street with all our luggage then to walk yet another mile to get to our apartment. :) adventure!  We got cleaned up and set out to conquer the sites of Barcelona on the double decker bus, sadly it rained ...

... year career - not only defined his innovative signature style, but also helped shape the identity and artistic heritage of Barcelona. His individualistic style is reminiscent of natural forms and there is a clear love of sculpture and the simplicity of ...

... The whole journey was very smooth and I would have to say it was my best travel experience ever, flight-wise. Once I landed in Barcelona, I was literally speed walking my way around the airport to get to baggage claim. With my speedy desire to exit, I did ...

... Had a much needed coffee and chat to Katie while we waited, then finally - Jem arrived!! Caught the train back to Barcelona and the apartment, settled the girls in... then straight into it! Introduced them to a lovely local tapas meal in a nearby square ...

... traveller's cheques in Europe. Anyway, the bank did cash them, but did charge a fee to do so. Went back to the apartment because DH had to return to the conference center for some meetings. Unfortunately, the Spanish doctors he was going to meet with ...

... in neighborhood called Eixample, near Plaza Espana and Catalunya and la Rambla.  I am just renting out a room in a larger apartment.  My 2 roommates are Julien and Floris and are 20 years old and from Amsterdam.  To get around the city I ...

... square for a lunch of Calamari and pasta, whilst watching local gymnasts perform for busker money. Antoni Gaudi (b. Reus, Spain 1852; d. Barcelona, Spain 1926) The son of a coppersmith, Antoni Gaudi was born in Reus, Spain in 1852. He studied at ...

Hi again this time from Barcelona I spent Wednesday playing tourist in the amazing city of Barcelona. What an amazing place this is!! I arrived from London on Tuesday afternoon safe and well and even had a pleasant experience on the BA flight. The hotel ...