Catalunya Plaza

... o motorista até o hotel sobre a crise na Espanha, as manifestações e sobre futebol. O sentimento de independência da Catalunya era marcante na conversa.... Quando entramos na cidade sentimos a brusca mudança cultural. Nós realmente havíamos chegado ...

... ’d ever had. This place here in Barcelona was pretty close to being as good. Today we did a walk from a main plaza called Catalunya (this is the capital for 7 million Catalunyans- meaning it is the spot for Spanish people from this region in Spain- ...

... every now and then. LOTS of small cars and even more motorcycles and mopeds. When we pulled up to our hotel, the Hotel Catalunya Plaza in Placa Espanya though, I finally felt like we were in the Barcelona I pictured.  ...

... was built for the 1888 Exposition held here. After a couple of obligatory photos here, we carried on moseying along towards Catalunya Plaza, which was heaving with people out and about (think Trafalgar Square). Still seeking the shady side of the street ...

... , Cherie and Sarah Farquhar, turned up just in time for New Years. The clock ticked over as we continued partying it up in the Catalunya plaza. People seemed very intrigued by us, They kept asking where we were from and trying to hug/kiss us. A group of ...

... , tree-lined avenue, with certain buildings displaying hints of Barcelona's famous architecture. At the top of La Rambla was Catalunya Plaza, with the usual monument/fountain/pigeon decoration. We met up with Jordanna and Chelsa for dinner, and after ...

... route get a bus route map, now that we were bus savvy. Once we got back to the metro station we decided to go back via Catalunya Plaza, on the surface, to get a bus map from the information cabin and then go back down to change lines and get back for our ...

... ;A quick cab ride got us from the airport into the city center, up Las Ramblas to the Olivia Plaza Hotel adjacent to the Placa de Catalunya.  Although we were a few hours early for check in, our hotel was kind ...

... Batllo at you left. Do expect long queue to enter the buildings. Catch a train (EUR 5.9 for 1 day unlimited trip) from Plaza Catalunya to Sagrada Familia to see the most famous building in Barcelona. The cathedral is still under construction, only ...

... to put our luggage in secure storage for a few hours.  We thought that we'd take a walk around the Placa de Catalunya and the adjacent streets.  And, just as things turn out, we found a Starbucks when we weren't looking for ...

...  free.  Wow!  I think we'll be back tomorrow?  Perhaps not! By 12:30pm, we were at the Placa de Catalunya to catch a Barcelona Bus Turistic (a sightseeing Hop On Hop Off) tour bus!  For 19 euro's, we felt this was a ...

... buildings that I like to take. So what is the point? (let me know if you have any ideas!) But then we pulled up to the Plaza Catalunya and wow, is it beautiful! So I got excited about being here to shoot for the next 6 days. My hostel is less than a ...