Majestic Barcelona

Danny Fantastic's attempt to defy all odds and travel alone through Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand. Could either be an inspirational story that is made into a crappy telemovie or a complete horrific disaster that is plastered all over the nightly ...

... , chickens, turkeys, rats, hamsters, etc. being sold.  I thought this was so strange (and hilarious)!  Only in Barcelona I guess. After walking down Les Rambles we found ourselves right on the water!  It was pretty neat but freezing and ...

... time here in Barcelona. He asserts that any visit would not be complete without witnessing firsthand the gusto with which Barcelona spectates sports (specifically futbol). He is most assuredly correct.~ Even before the first whistle is blown—talk is ...

... the sun would shed its light; instead making me wait in momentary darkness. I felt you were closed entirely to me, Barcelona. Even your shops and markets had no warm welcomes for me this morning....signs seemed to scream in resolved solidarity: ...

... high stiletto heels and skinny jeans, to thigh high boots and barely-there mini skirts; fashion is always a factor here in Barcelona). Other people (such as myself) dressed more for *coughs* ...."comfort." (Yes, I assure you, ...

... , can also be observed in the fact that it is even very difficult to find restaurants of Spain's Latin American colonies. Barcelona however is not Castillian, it is Catalan, and its openness to the world is immediately visible. The city's flair is ...

... days in Barcelona - I'm almost too embarrassed to admit it. Right or wrong, it was an amazing two days. Barcelona's architectural heritage is largely from the 19th Century when Antoni Gaudi and his contemporary Spanish artists Dali and Picasso gained ...

... of chronicling all the details, I'll just summarize the main events for my readers. After a night in majestic and medieval Girona, Grayson and I hopped the bus to Barcelona. We pretty much arrived on a movie set. While Girona had been cloudy and a little ...

... live music, and discos. And the parties start at midnight and go on till the city cleaning crews arrive… Experiencing Barcelona would not be complete without going for Tapas. We went to the emblematic Catalan cuisine restaurant Can Travi Nou. The ...

Three nights in Barcelona - what a beautiful end to our time in Spain.  Barcelona was full of energy and wonderful surprises.  From the heart in my morning caffe to the majestic beauty of Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia. I really loved ...

... across La Catedral in the heart of the Quarter.  Built between 1298 and 1460, this is a humbling place. The Cathedral of Barcelona is the seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona and is the crypt of St. Eulalia.  The cloisters, completed in ...

... . We got here before 2 (11'45) which means we couldn't check in so we dropped our bags and went across the road to hotel majestic and cleaned up a bit in their lovely bathrooms until 12'30 when we met cat's (mums friend) mum. She was really nice and could ...

I arrived! I'm here! Everything is so beautiful especially since it's night time. I am staying at Hotel Majestic Barcelona and it's awesome! I spent $384.00 to book this hotel. I feel very comfortable here because many great things are being offered. ...

... to the cathedral…filled with lots of rococo side alters, found 4 huge pillars from the Roman ruins of very ancient Barcelona….again, some magnificent buildings, but a lot of the smeared with graffiti.  Too bad.  The main market was ...

... ends at the tall statue of Christopher Columbus that is near the harbor. If we’d been starting our adventures in Barcelona instead of dragging ourselves off the ship like overweight beached whales, we would have kept going and explored the harbor ...

... This morning, however, was different. I woke up feeling...nothing. The eager anticipation of demolishing my "To See" list here in Barcelona, coupled with my darned diligence and frightening efficiency and go get 'em mentality, had seen to it that I had no ...

... to the sea! We know that we should have set out again to see something else that  “can’t be missed” in Barcelona, but it’s been a long vacation and we have to be ready for our pickup at 3:45 AM. So we’ve spent some time ...

... nbsp;disheveled mess. We found the train station internet cafe, looked up hotels.com. Mike booked a room at the Majestic since he had a girlfriend flying into Barcelona that night to meet him.  I caught at tax with him to the majestic. I planned to ...

... van der Rohe. Of course! We had seen this so many times in university, how could I forget this masterpiece was in Barcelona? I rushed over, while Ed lagged behind not understanding my gasp and my consequent dash in the Pavilion's direction. The basic ...