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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona May 11th 2023

While other cities have art interwoven throughout them, Barcelona is truly in a class of its own with artistic elements to be found throughout nearly every street you find. This morning started with a lovely local breakfast of mushrooms, avocado, eggs, and chorizo. It was likely the best omelette I have ever had. Then on to getting a small tattoo souvenir before visiting Gaudi’s Park Guell. Originally designed as a housing complex, the park has become a municipal garden and tourist Mecca. The viaducts throughout are visually interesting and you’ll see in my pictures the lovely lizard at the entrance! You could spend a couple hours at the park - definitely get your tickets beforehand. Heading back, I ran into a large farmer‘s market that appeared to only consist of various honeys, teas, and herbs. After ... read more
Sagrada Familia Souvenir tattoo
Park Guell entrance
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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona May 10th 2023

I love Barcelona! I had a smooth trip from El Dorado, Arkansas all the way to the doorstep of my hotel at my hotel near La Rambla, a tree-lined pedestrian friendly street that is well-known in the city. Vendors are set up along the way and you can walk along just enjoying the ambiance of the city. This morning I made my way over to La Sagrada Familia, an incredibly beautiful basilica designed by architect Antoni Gaudi. 135 years after it started, it is still under construction and should be completed before the end of the decade. Through the various photos I’ve shared you can see the various scenes from the Bible as as well as the natural elements incorporated throughout. After spending a few hours at the basilica I spent most of the day walking ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona July 7th 2022

Today we left for our final destination – Barcelona. It’s another long bus day, there’s really no way around it, it’s a long way from Costa Del Sol to Barcelona, and the last couple of days have been spent on the bus with a couple of one night stants in Granada and Velencia, but tonight we check in for two nights in Barcelona. This time we made a couple of interesting stops along the way. Our first comfort stop was in a little beachfront town of about 8000 people, with the unfortunate name of Peniscola. At first I thought it was the same name as the Florida city Pensacola, but then I looked closer and realized it was actually spelled like Penis-Cola. Fortunately, the Spanish pronunciation is more like Peh-NIS-co-la, and we’ll leave it at that. ... read more
Views of Peniscola
Views of Castellroig
IViews of Park Guell

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona June 18th 2022

Piecing together the remnants of my original 2020 European trip (amalgamation of the travel vouchers that were issued when cash refunds were refused) proved more problematic than construction of the original trip, and numerous “Plan Bs” evolved. Such was the case with my journey from Spain to the Netherlands/Denmark area of Europe. Originally, my only time in France was a couple of days offered on an accompanied tour of several European countries, but Plan B found me with a 16-day tour of France and a 7-day interval between Madrid and Paris. This silver lining gave me an opportunity to spend some time in a city I have always found appealing, Barcelona, Spain. THU, 16 JUN 2022: Europamundo services came to an end when the Great Iberian Tour returned to Madrid towards the end of the day. ... read more
On the road in Northern Spain and Southern France
On the road in Northern Spain and Southern France
On the road in Northern Spain and Southern France

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona May 27th 2022

27 Mayıs 2022 Cuma G04 Sabah gözümü açar açmaz topal ayakla Ramblas ı arşınladım ..Bir ara moralim bozuldu tüm çiçekçiler kapalı ..Bir tanesi açıkmış ,üzerinde 8 gül olan bir sepeti kaptım ..Koskoca bir seyahati bir çiçek için katledecek halimiz yok …Çiçeği teslim ettim ..derhal bir tanesini ayırdı. Efendim Ukrayna inancına göre çift çiçek ölüye, tek çiçek sevgiliye verilirmiş..Ben Avrupalıların böyle bir kaidesi olmadığını ispatlamak amacıyla ona özellikle 8 tane getirdim .Zaten bukette öyle yapılmış ..Derhal bir gülü elimine etti..Sonra yola çıktık .. Önce plaza Espanol a vardık oradan da otobüsümüzü bulduk…Bugün programda "Pueblo Espanol" var ..Burası çok ilginç bir müzedir ..Zira İspanyollar 5 coğrafi bölgenin tüm mimari özelliklerini temsil eden evlerin replikasını yapmışlar ..Çok değişik ve keyifli bir müze ..içinde ayrıca İspanyol ustalarının sergilendiği ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona May 25th 2022

25 mayıs 2022 Çarşamba G02 Heyecanla uyandık bugün kısmetimize bulutlar da azalmış ... Tam Barcelona yı keşfetme zamanı..Kahvemizi içtikten sonra Catalunya yı takiben Passeig de Gracia ya daldık ..Bugün Sveta için Gaudi ile tanışma günü .. İlk durak Casa Battlo bir opera gecesini andıran evi gördükten sonra ev kavramları değişiyor elbette …Sveta az ilerde Tapie enstitüsünün damındaki iskemleye pek mana veremedi .. Bilahare La Pedrera’ya aktık ..sırası çok diye ziyaretten vazgeçtik ..Tabi bir kadın için bu kadar ünlü markanın bir bulvarda buluşması ayrı bir hayranlık unsuru… Öğlene doğru bir şeyler atıştırmak için tekrar Boqueria çarşısına döndük ve yine bir lokantaya oturduk ..Çakal bir turist olarak 6 adet istiridye resminin altında 6.90 E fiyatı görünce hemen atladım …Yemek sonunda hazin sonucu öğrendim ..İspanyol çakalları bizden ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona May 24th 2022

24 Mayıs 2022 Salı G01 Olacak galiba … uçaktayız ve saatinde kalktı ..Bu uçuş için yerimi geniş olarak ayarlamıştım çok iyi oldu .3.5 saat bir cendere içinde uçmak pek keyifli değil … Barcelona'nın El -Prat hava alanına vaktinde indik..bagajımız hazır kuvvet 8 kilo altı uçuyoruz …Hemen çıktık ve Mavi Aerobus' umuzu aramaya başladık .Bu otobüs bizi 6 E kişi başı Placa Catalunya ya taşıdı… Dersimi çalışmışım yürüyerek Carrer Taller e ulaştım..Ben evi ,La Rambla ya yakın sanıyorum... meğerse epiyi yürümemiz varmış .. Evi buldum zili çaldım zebella gibi bir herif kapıyı açtı .Bu arkadaşın adı Rab..Rabbim hiçbir şey esirgememiş çocukta ..Odamızı gösterdi ..Göstermelik bir penceresi var ..Gelmeden önce sormuştum..Bu gibi yerlerde penceresiz odalarda bunalıp durabilirsiniz …başımdan geçti ..bilirim ...aman sorun aksi halde bunalırsınız ... ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona March 8th 2022

So, Spain did not pan out quite the way we had hoped. Her second day there, Maggie and four of her friends went to a restaurant to grab dinner. One of them stayed at the table with all their things while the others went up to order food. A Spanish man came to the table, speaking broken English, and yelled at Maggie's friend to hurry up and go up and get her food. Startled and confused, her friend came to join the group. By the time they got back to the table, everyone's things were gone. Clearly, it had been a scam. Thankfully, Maggie had her wallet and phone with her, but her passport (as well as 2 other girls') had been in her bag. They called the police and filed a report at the scene, ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona December 27th 2021

First 2 days of cruise are in Barcelona. Flew DFW - JFK - Madrid - Barcelona on April 19 and 20, 2013. Arrived Barcelona late on the 20th. Boarded Carnival Legend on April 22, 2013 in room 8202.... read more
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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » Barcelona November 16th 2020

NOVEMBER 3, 2019 All good things must come to an end. It was finally time to say “goodbye Barcelona”. Goodbye to everything Gaudi, the Barri Gotic, Sobremeso (sit and relax, order some Pipas (sunflower seeds) with a nice glass of Rioja and watch the world go by). Farewell to my favorite Boquerones (White Anchovies cured in OVO & vinegar), and the amazing Crema Catalonia. Muchas Gracias! It was wonderful to walk in the footsteps of Fermin and Daniel (from The Shadow of the Wind) in the historic areas, including the wonderful Cathedral of the Sea, and to revisit this city, now transformed from its smokey and dirty caterpillar stage into the beautiful butterfly it is today, competing with Paris for Europe’s best city. Port Vell, with its harbor full of yachts and tourists, has become a ... read more
Dave climbing the stairs at the Palau de Musica
Porter's Lodge and entrance to Park Guell
Barri Gotic, Cathedral of the Sea




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