Blogs from Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

28 mayıs 2022 Cumartesi G05 Bugün biraz dinlenelim dedik biraz da denizi aşerdik galiba ..erkenden uyanıp Catalunya metrosunda Badalona trenini bekliyoruz … Gelen filan yok ..sorduk karşı perona geçmek gerekiyor ve bizim beklemediğimiz isimde bir tren bizi Badalona ya taşıdı.. Badalona benim diğer seyahatlerimde saptamış olduğum ve tren yolunun plaja teğet geçtiği bir yer…Ben yürümekten nefret etiğim için tam benim aradığım tembellik düzeyinde bir yer … Gerçekten de plaj tren istasyonuna teğet…Hemen bir cafeye doğru seyirttim ve kendime gölgeli püfürdek bir yer ayarladım ..Kalabalık çok ama ben biraz kuytuda kaldığım için biraz daha rahatım .. Sveta bermutat sulara dalıp çıkıyor..arkadan güneşlenmeler falan ..Bende denedim ama denizi tatsız ...iyisimi yine bira patatese devam …müzik te var ..vallaha keyfim yerinde .. A... read more

Sagrida Familia. (Sacred Family) This masterpiece of Antonio Gaudi began in his lifetime and may be completed in 2026. When asked, Gaudi acknowledged that it would not be finished in his lifetime but in God’s own time. The Basilica covers an entire city block and those working on it today are still following Gaudi’s vision. Every tower, every pillar, every statue and embellishment has meaning. I spent about four hours here and still had not seen all there was to see. My only disappointment was being turned away from going to the top of the Nativity Tower, I had brought my cane, just in case, and that was enough for them to turn me back. Though you can take an elevator to the top, you have to navigate a spiral staircase to get down. I understand ... read more

Alright. I had just typed up a whole big blog and then the internet shut down for no reason. So frustrating! Letś try this again... We are currently in Badalona, Barcelona, a somewhat smaller fishing town just outside of the city. We have spent about 4 or 5 days here in Barcelona so far - the days are all blending together so I apologize. Our first night we stayed in a hostel off of the main street in the city, La Ramblas. We were desperate for a place to stay, so we just picked this place because it was the cheapest and it got quite a lot of good reviews. Well, our experience there was not so great. After waiting ages to check in, we went up to our room only to be greeted by a ... read more