Hotel Gallo Negro
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R & R
We were now nearing Barcelona, where there is heaps to see, so we decided to have a little break by the beach. It was beautiful weather, though no-one was swimming yet. It may be 24 degrees but in the shade it is still cool.
So, a couple of days with no driving, catching up on naming photos etc. A constant job as ...
Nice France: Where We Had the Luck of the Irish
Alright so we got to Nice and were amazed at the incredible quality of the women there. The girls were not only gorgeous but were walking around the streets wearing next to nothing. That was on the streets. When we made it to the beaches many girls and women (some you didn't want to look at) were topless. Also most people there spoke English which was a big plus. Based on this information we realized that this might be a place where ...
Gaudi and Gay
... downloaded some pictures from websites and photographed some postcards, so you at least get something. As most people would know the most well-known Barcelonian (is there such a word?) is Antoni Gaudi, and his works are studded throughout the city. His most famous work, the Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia (to give it its full name) was undergoing extensive construction, but even so you could only marvel at the imagination of this man. On my last day I went up ...
Barcelona: Boulevards, Balconies, Beaches
... the culture in Spain and FCB having been World Cup Champions a couple of years ago, this was a must see spot for Stephen. The stadium is the largest of it's kind in Europe and it seems the team store must also share a similar status. Great souvenir shopping. Had a game been scheduled during our stay, we would have been there, however, no such luck.
Of all the cities we were to visit in EuroLee 2007, Barcelona is the only ...
Barcelona
... and the main Calle Gracia. Then we went to dinner until about 23:30 and got back to the hotel exhausted. Woke up this morning and walked to the opera house Palau de la Musica for a 10:00 tour. Beautiful opera house in the old district of town . After the tour we visited the Gothic center and walked around Las Ramblas, did some shopping, and more walking. Then we grabbed lunch at about 14:30 at a place by Las Ramblas called Los Caracoles (the snails) Louis got ...