Blogs from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe - page 211

We are finally back to the hotel! What a day! With an early rise, we had a quick breakfast, then are on the bus for a city tour. We saw Sagrada Familia (the never-ending building church), the Cathedral (can't remember the name), Gaudi buildings, etc. The tour ends at La Ramblas. La Ramblas is the main shopping / eating street of Barcelona. I launch straight into shopping. I bought a jacket and top in the first 2 shops. We take a break for lunch at Pan & Company (I think that's what it's called). We ordered 2 Funburgers! They are yummy! I guess it's Spain's version of Maccas. Next we souvenir shop down La Ramblas. Souvenirs are heaps cheaper here than anywhere else we've been in Europe. Actually most things are! We then walked to the ... read more

We're in Spain! YAY!!! For those who don't know...Spain was the place I wanted to visit the most! I wouldn't even look at a tour unless it included Spain. I was expecting Spain to be like Rome. Crowded, hot, and not so clean. It isn't like that at all! We arrived about 3pm in the afternoon. It's not crowded, sunny with a cool breeze, and CLEAN! There are guys sweeping the streets! We are staying on Amrey Diagonal. It's a modern hotel. The most modern we've stayed at. Also...FREE INTERNET! That's right baby!!!! It's been costing us about 10-15 Euros for 2 hours wireless access from some hotels. Free is excellent! After updating my blog, checking email, etc...Todd and I get ready for our optional tour - dinner and show. We had dinner at a Spanish ... read more

Whew...it certainly has been a while since I´ve visited dear old blog, which means either we´ve been spending too much time sight-seeing or too much time partying. The truth lies in some hazy mess in between, but in the end all that really matters is that I am back. Soooooo...from Madrid we travelled south and west, and landed ourselves in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. The journey was our first night train of the trip, and let me tell you, not enjoyable. We did have our own private cabin including 4 beds and a wash basin, but glamorous train travel is not. The combination of radically changing air conditioning, shaking beds, and general noise of the train kept us tossing and turning all night, and upon our arrival at 9am we were looking a little less ... read more

Hey guys! Sorry its been a while since Ive updated. Traveling around with 3 other people, especially this group keeps me soooo busy! I pass out hard every night! Matt and his sister got in to Madrid on Sat morning. We immediately went to Avila which was a lot of fun to show them around. Avila was a good place to start out because there´s not much to do and we were all extremely tired, especially Matt and Beth because of the time change. It was fun to climb the walls and see the Four Posts at night though because I hadn´t done either of those. Sunday thru Monday night we were in Toledo. It was a nice city, not s great as I thought it´d be but still really pretty and fun. Matt and I ... read more

Hey yall!!! Sorry it has been a while, weve been way too busy drinking sangria!! Spain is soo beautiful , its wayyy nicer than we thought it was going to be like. we thought it would be like mexico but its not at allll!! we might extend a few more nights, if the hostel has room, but if not, then were going to madrid in two days!!! the beaches here are sooo amazing, and the shopping here is sooo cheap!! i bought a pair of jeans a shirt and a dress already. all for like 70 euro. im totally over my cold, but unfortunately brittany picked up one too. its hard when theres a few people sick staying in a 15 person dorm!! your pretty much bound to get sick! I get another nephew!! that is ... read more