Hotel Claris

... up the language.  I can't wait!  That is something I have wanted to do for years and years. I am staying at the Hotel Claris again, at Pau Claris, 150.  It is overcast today with some intermittent sprinkles.  Since I had such a late ...

... :30 and arrived in Barcelona at about 15:00.  We unloaded our cargo, left the vehicle at the office, and took a taxi to the Hotel Claris.  After we got settled there we went up to the rooftop bar and had a drink.  We sat there quite a while ...

... nbsp; In the Preferente class, they even distribute a meal.  This is by far my favorite way to travel. I walked from the Hotel Claris to the Sagrada Familia church.  One of the famous sons of Barcelona is the architect Gaudi.  He had a very ...

... a good way to describe the neighborhood - only because I'm in London and have heard it said a few times) Needless to say the hotel was amazing and I wish every hotel I book screws up my reservations for the better. Friday night was spent on La Rambla ...

... fast. It only took about two and a half hours to make it to Barcelona.  Once off the train, we took a taxi to our hotel.  After we checked in we took the Metro to the stop nearest the Barcelona Consulate.  It is a beautiful 1920's house ...

... - 11:30, when Michael picked us back: it is a very nice reserve - I took many photoes. At 13:00 we ate lunch with Claris & Leu in a Jewish restaurant, Savion. Then Michael took us to all the nice places around the South-Head. Also-see photoes. We ...

This was my second visit to the capital city of the Czech Republic, the first being a 3-night stay as part of an interrail tour in the summer of 1994. I stayed in a convenient location in Vinohrady, and it was a good base for getting around the sights ...