Blogs from Calella, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Heathrow was better to be leaving than arriving. We picked up some duty free grog – Klaire had been converted to Pimms while in London, and I was running low on Havana Club. The flight was one of the shortest we'd had, then we landed in Barcelona. We had to wait a couple of hours for the next group of older travellers. My parents had their turn at travelling with us, now it was time for Klaire's to have a go. The airport was interesting as these sort of hub airports often are. People from all over the place were moving around, many many different languages being spoken. I was glad that I could still understand Spanish after a 3 week hiatus, although the accent was a bit strange. We also watched with disappointment as groups ... read more

Our Holiday to The Costa Brava in July 2008 - Calella de la costa We stayed at the 4* H-Top Amaika hotel which has the Titanic theme throughout the hotel.... read more