Blogs from Catalonia, Spain, Europe - page 10

Took our time getting up and having breakfast, because we weren't rushing for any particular bus into Barcelona, and anyway didn't know hlong the "10 minute walk to the bus stop" REALLY was. In the event it was only about 13, and we didn't have long to wait for the bus, which took about 25 minutes, and got us into the Plaza Catalunya about midday. First plan was to call in the TIO which was supposed to be in that square, to pick up a tourist map. Unfortunately the website seems to be out of date, as there's no sign of it, even standing on the precise spot it's supposed to be! If in doubt, grab a coffee. Then, after one more look for the phantom TIO, looked on a street newsstand for a map. 5€ ... read more

Very peaceful night, until the first college classes started at 8.00. From then on, our empty car park just kept filling up - with students, college staff, school staf, parents dropping off small humans, etc. So we got up, showered, breakfasted, and set off - only to find an Eroski supermarket round the corner, where we topped up our supplies and had a coffee. Nice lady at the bar was happy to speak English to us! Then, at last, on the road for an hour and a half, towards La Pineda. The first P4N spot we tried was full of builders' vans and cars, as there was major work going on, but the second was brilliant - facing the beach, with no crowds but a friendly bar/restaurant nearby. In fact, the people there were so friendly, ... read more

Talk about zero dark thirty – my flights out of McCarran started at 12:35am to make connections in Minneapolis and New York – things were going well until my first connection at MSP – everyone had boarded for JFK and we are ready for takeoff, when our captain tells us that a snow storm, ice pellets and a blizzard just hit the New York City area and we are delayed. So we sat at the gate in Minnesota for over an hour (I promptly went to sleep), and finally we leave. Arriving at Kennedy some 90 minutes late, the place is virtually a “whiteout” – snowing like crazy, bitterly cold and flights delayed and/or cancelled in every direction – the place was a zoo! I made my way to the Delta Sky Lounge in terminal 4 ... read more

The next breath The nights are getting longer, the mornings that little bit darker and honestly my motivation has taken a bit of a dive these past few weeks. I started my new job in September and always pushing myself I have thrown myself into becoming the best version of myself at work. Now it’s time to work on the balance of work and all the wonderful things I do in my life that bring me joy. I was reminded today as I took some time away from everything and had a life admin day that every element of myself sometimes needs space. Seventh on my list and one very obvious goal is to finally do some kind of yoga teacher training, the day I added this I got an email from one of my favourite ... read more

Many of the places we are visiting we have been to before. In light of this, we are going to try to do something different at each place. This holiday looks to be like none other we have had before. It is going to be a cracker. Not too earlier morning start this today, we were up and out the house by 8.00am and at the airport by 8.30am. Check-in was not open when we got there, so we joined the queue. We did not realise that the empty line next to the queue was also in use for our flight. Could have been first in that queue if we had been more awake. Unusual for us. This is the first real holiday away for eighteen months. By the time we got through check in, our ... read more