Le Meridien Barcelona

... weeks of walking in unpadded shoes and carrying about 55lbs on our backs we were so appreciative of the incredible gift.  Le Meridien will always have a special place in my heart. So onto Barcelona.  Our new hotel was ...

... After I checked into my hotel I went out to see the Christmas lights that were in the area of my hotel.  The Le Meridien is located on a street called, La Rambla.  Loosely translated, that means the promenade.  La Rambla seems to constantly ...

... the times I have driven here with my friend Ron.  Those trips are usually six or six and a half hours. Tyler thought the Le Meridien is the best hotel he has ever stayed in.  He thought it was amazing that there was a television and a telephone ...

... and then proceeded to bring us mushrooms instead of mussels.  Lost in translation I guess. Day 13) Our final day in Barcelona was spent exploring the last bits of the city via rented bikes and having a picnic in Park Guell which is designed ...

... .  The bull is omnipresent in all sorts of advertising and tourist gifts throughout Spain. While we were driving toward Barcelona, we overtook a truck carrying horses for the Spanish National Police mounted unit.  A little farther on we passed ...

This was another of my quarterly business trips to check on the Consulate in Barcelona.  However, this time was different,  I was accompanied by my lovely wife. After work, we were able to fit quite a bit into a short time.  We visited Park ...

... English. Since we don't speak a word of Spanish, and were absolutely exhausted, this worked out to both our benefit. We arrived at Le Meridien to a goddess who told us the room was ready, and we had been upgraded to the presidential suite. It's good to ...

... first part planned to the minute because I want a good start (and to impress Rachel). We bus to Placa de Catalunya, check in at Le Meridien (couldn't even see our room we were so early - just a jock shower in the bathrooms and a quick change of clothes), ...

... the blog?  There would have to be some photojournalism activity. After our official state business field trip, we went to the Le Meridien Hotel to check in the last two nights in Barcelona.  This was a much better option for us as my ...

... of Spanish cops right outside of our windows and he was thrilled.     Our last day in Barcelona we decided to rent bikes and ride to Park Guell which is a little farther out from the ...

... you are in the area. The legend says that the angels serrated the mountains with a golden sword. Day 2 Today we toured Barcelona, concentrating mostly on the architecture and genius of Gaudi. We were not disappointed. You either loved his work or hated ...

Slept till 10!!! It's Gaudi Day in Barcelona. Sagrada Familia Casa Battlo' Casa Mila' Saw Mansana de la Discordia Ate lunch on Passeig de Gracia...looking at Casa Battlo' Dinner near Marina (Old Town) in Barcelona...paella and more sangria! Crazy World ...

... flight leaving on Monday. After the ship sailed. NOT! We managed to get a flight out of TPA to JFK and a connection to Barcelona, which left 2 hours earlier. Lucky we were packed! Well, lucky I was packed, as I frantically dropped the kids off at school ...

... que la paella est une cousine pas très lointaine de la bouillabaisse marseillaise.  Semblable au goût, semblable dans le raffinement plutôt "absent" et semblable en attraits visuels: grosses bêtes qui te regardent avec leurs grands yeux ...

... Anyway, I found a place to play basketball from talking to this guy, and I cruised over there after getting home from Le Meridien. Normally, this club, the El-Gizira, is pretty busy with soccer, clay-court tennis, the swimming pool (which inexplicably ...

... ! However, all of the reservations I had about the country seemed to dissipate when we arrived at our hotel, the Le Meridien N'fis in Marrakech. They upgraded us to a wonderful suite overlooking the pool and promptly delivered a complimentary bottle of ...

... , diplomats and even a man who owned a company that made the string for teabags. Meeting people in this way is a life enhancing experience. Le Meridien at Dubai airport is a 3 out of 10 by Dubai standards. I forgot to order a non-smoking room and the ...