Blogs from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe - page 2

I didn’t realize how much I had to research. I went to Barcelona every year between 2009 and 2011. Back then, I was giving suggestions and knew exactly where to go and what to do. Fast forward to 2023, and I had forgotten all the details 😳 Plus, there have been many changes. The biggest one is that Park Guell is no longer free. Also, the Magic Fountain was shut off due to drought, Tranvía Blau wasn’t running due to renovations, and some places closed during Covid. With new knowledge, here we go, Barcelona version 2.0, a family edition! Fri: Bienvenido! The trip was so smooth we even discovered that we don’t have to take the monorail from Bart station if flying out of the international terminal, haha. The flight was quick sleeping for the most ... read more

Today is the last day of our trip, we fly back tomorrow morning. After last night’s wonderful experience with Gaudi’s Park Guell, we were really looking forward to seeing Gaudi’s masterpiece church this afternoon, but first we have a brief excursion just outside of Barcelona to Catalonia to visit Montserrat. Monserrat, the ”Serrated Mountain” is the name of a series of 3 peaks of the Catalan mountain range. It’s highest peak is about 4000 ft. The rock formations are beautiful, and there are three ways to get to the top. There is a cable car, a cog railway, and a couple of roads. Since we have a bus, we naturally took the road. Once at the top, there is a funicular that takes you to the actual peak, but there isn’t really anything at the peak, ... read more

Barcelona. Sometimes I feel that perhaps I’m the only person in the world who hasn’t been there, so at last the chance to set this right. As we’re only going to be in the city for less than 2 full days we do some research and plan how to spend our time. We agree that there are 2 “sights” we want to see (Picasso museum and La Sagrada Familia) so book tickets in advance for both. We will then try to see some of the architecture and spend time in the old town area but that shouldn’t be hard as both of our top sights are reasonably central. We also suss out travel. As we’re driving, we don’t want to waste time negotiating traffic into the centre so we find a hotel on the city outskirts ... read more

TOUR 2 – Great Iberian Tour – FRI, 10 JUN 2022 – Day 11: Barcelona city tour. “Spanish Village” visit and evening transfer to Las Ramblas district. Today we will explore Barcelona, an impressive city right on the Medi­terranean Sea. Starting by an informative city tour with a local expert (note: If the group has fewer than fifteen people, explanations can be given by our guide.) We will also visit the city’s historic central area with its Gothic neighbourhood dating back to the Middle Ages. We will visit the area where the Olympic Games took place. We will also get the chance to see La Sagrada Fa­milia Basilica, the masterpiece designed by the architect Gaudí. Following this, we include the entry ticket to visit ‘Poble Espanyol’ (meaning ‘Spanish Village’). This open-air architectural museum is situated in ... read more

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