Ronda Hotel Barcelona

... things to see and do. A couple of relaxing days to myself was just what I needed before heading home.  On October 28th, exactly 365 days after leaving the US, I boarded a flight from Barcelona to Newark, New Jersey, homeward bound...  ...

... the only ones there. The beds were comfy enough so we decided to stay an extra night. We have a fixed flight from Malaga to Barcelona on June 19th so we just need to allocate the nights in between. 6/12 Lee decided he wanted to see the famous Pileta ...

... y se veía a lo lejos el faro de Sant Sebastià encendido), partida al Risk al volver al hotel. Al día siguiente hicimos el camí de ronda desde Tamariu hasta cala Pedrosa y comimos en la misma cala en un restaurante familiar. Mientras comíamos vino ...

... up for me to realize...forces us out the door after a quick nap in our small european style hotel room to experience the seemingly beautiful city of Barcelona. Our stomachs I think are driving to a tapas bar somewhere...I think we will start in Las ...

... out the all the pictures in the "slide show" feature in the window above. We then took a subway ride down to the barcelona beaches and rented a motor scooter to get around in. Pretty damned dangerous at first, probably not a good means of ...

... That was the day we were to head over to Plaça Catalunya and take a risk, I mean stroll down Las Ramblas.  Barcelona's pedestrian through way is a major tourist attraction but also a haven for pick pockets, muggers, scam artists, rapists, molesters, ...

... and not abayats or burqas. After we tired of beachgoing and biking for the day, we caught the train back to Barcelona and walked the Ronda de Catalonya...which was pretty cool. Lots of shops (more upscale than Las Romblas maybe) and lots of tapa ...

... close this season, we knew that we had to make it work.  They had flown into Madrid and were making their way to Barcelona by way of Cordoba, Seville, Marbella, Granada and Valencia.  We had stopped in Cadiz and did a side trip to Seville last ...

... del Mar promenade. We bag a parking space and walk along the beach, noting that gossos (dogs) are not allowed. In contrast to Barcelona, there are few people on the beach in spite of the glorious sunny day. Miryam tests the water, which is frigid. The ...

... been there before though did visit Barcelona a few years ago and loved it. Am sure Madrid will as good as wonderful Barcelona, where I had a ball. Itineray will be Madrid for 4, then onward to Segovia, Salamanca, Ponferaddo, Santiago de Compostela ..... ...

... a kilogram.  If something that falls off a tree even qualifies as cuisine. The votes are in, and the group has chosen Barcelona as the number one destination we visited in Spain, followed (in order) by Granada, Madrid, Sevilla, Segovia, Bilbao, ...

... Tunidores,2 Mercat Central - Don't miss this market! Absolutely lovely! Buy Valencia oranges and Marcona almonds. Pl. del Mercat Barcelona - Lodging: We stayed in an apartment. The Plaza Cataluña Studio D for ~90€ a night, booked ...