Hotel Jardi Barcelona

... another which grossed me out! Someone had even tied a mobile phone to he baby pigs ear - weird. On our way to the hotel in Barcelona we couldn't help but spy on all the yummy looking tapas. There are just heaps of them lined up. Anyway I digress,  after ...

... a short break, headed back out, did some window shopping & people watching, found a place for our last dinner in Barcelona, then back to the hotel to pack.  It was now getting dark, and on our way back to the hotel, we saw fireworks going off ...

Daniel here again followers, Today was another day for wandering around Barcelona. Shops were open again which was great and there were plenty of people about. Itīs hard to tell that the economy here is one of the worst in Europe with unemployment ...

... 'a de Catalunya.  We continued north on the Passeig de Grācia to the Block of Discord, which contains several of Barcelona's Modernista mansions.  We stopped to take some photos of the facade of Casa Batllō, one of architect Antoni ...

... must. For dinner we did a tapas tour (thanks Conan!) which meant we got to try a whole heap of tapas around Barcelona. Our favourites are Patates Baravas which are fried potatoes with a special kind of aiolli sauce, meatballs and cuttlefish. I loved ...

... , and take either a train or a bus from there to Barcelona.  In Barcelona we are booked for three nights at the Hotel el Jardi (www.hoteljardi-barcelona.com), which is located in the Barri Gōtic (Gothic Quarter) in the old part of the city.  We ...

... back up Las Ramblas, enjoying the many street performers (and watching our wallets). Before returning to our hotel, we also paid a visit to the Cathedral of Barcelona.  We wanted to visit the Cloisters, but it was getting late and they were closed ...