Blogs from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe - page 208

Hola from Barcelona! Greetings from sunny and warm Barcelona. We just saw Sagrada Familia, the church designed by Antoni Gaudi, an amazing and "gaudy" building. Our adventures have entailed non-stop action-packed adventure...thus far we have been to Madrid and Bilbao. Bilboa and Gehry´s Guggenheim were amazing!! (Despite some problematic aspects (and sleep deprivation).) At a later time I shall describe it all in detail with photos. So, I fear, this entry will be far from lackluster.... Tomorrow we leave Spain, onward to France. Wishing you all a happy 4th! With love, Wendy (and Val) P.S. Congrats to Steffi & Thorsten!! Go Deutschland (Germany)!! P.P.S. Lawrence, thanks for your recommendations but I was unable to find them. P.P.P.S. Nicki, we just saw flamenco dancers and musicians...I tried to take many photos for you, but alas, my camera ... read more

Fire Walking in Barcelona Sorry guys that it has been awhile since the last time I had written. In this episode of how the stomach churns (sometimes)….Christine finds herself scared to death with large booms and pops from all over the city. Are we being invaded? Are the Barceloneans crazed pyromaniacs? The birds flew so did my pen each time a firecracker went off. Intrigued? Read on….Do I have your attention yet? O.K. I landed in Barcelona, which is mega huge compared to Valencia, right smack in the middle of Festival. The Celebrations of San Sebastian and San Joan. I was told that the fireworks are to frighten off the evil spirits. If anyone wants to add their two cents in to why the fireworks besides scaring me and the birds you are welcomed to join ... read more

Unfortunately for the French, our World Cup luck took a bit of a slide. After a lazy Sunday at Christina and Nicola´s, including a trip to the market for the girls, a great outdoor brunch, some ice cream cones, and an awesome seabass dinner cooked by Christina, we went out to watch the second half of the match against South Korea, but could only manage a tie for them. Part of it may have been the French crowd, which was the tamest of the four countries we´ve witnessed so far. The decibel level only rose after Korea tied it up late, and victory no longer seemed probable. The next morning, we headed out to the Brazil embassy. Christina told us the night before of her inability to cross the Brazil border from Argentina (her - "You ... read more

hello again, it is 3.44am at home and 7.44pm here. this time from barcelona. and to say we hadnt got lost before! we certainly made up for it here. not long off the plane and we had totally gone out the wrong exit! we are waiting at the baggage claim for ages, couldnt see anyone from our plane! we cant even see our flight number on any of the screens! we just think oh well it might take some time! and everyone else must be duty free shopping! finally we bump into a 13 year old boy from our flight from america and he cant find his bag either! after about 30mins he finds out that we are in the wrong terminal! we have to go out and walk about 1km back to terminal B. meanwhile ... read more

The smell of two-stroke and the sound of engines was too much to resist and a detour was needed to the MotoGP in Catalunya. In between the hotdogs and beer I saw lots of crashes, a very exciting race and even managed to fit in a day of sightseeing.... read more