Its our third day in Barcelona and we were up early as usual. Today's plans include visiting the Sagrada Familia. After coffee in the apartment, I went across the street to the coffee shop for an americano and ham and cheese croissant. It was incredibly flaky and both … [Read more...] about Barcelona: La Sagrada Familia
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Barcelona: Cava Winery
It was a scenic hour drive from Monserrat to the cava winery tour and tasting. Cava is Spain's version of champagne; a sparkling wine. When we arrived at Artcava, Peter introduced us to Ramon, one of the owners and our host for today before leaving. We had just a few … [Read more...] about Barcelona: Cava Winery
Barcelona: Montserrat
After a good night's sleep we all were looking forward to our full day tour to Montserrat and a Cava winery. Sister M organized a private tour for us from Barcelona Day Tours. First order of business was figuring out the coffee machine in the apartment (a de longhi) so we … [Read more...] about Barcelona: Montserrat
Barcelona: We’ve Arrived!
After a successful landing in Barcelona, all the passengers were looking forward to deplaning. It was disappointing to find we had to carry our roller bags down old-fashioned stairs. There were several buses waiting once we got off to take us to passport control. That line … [Read more...] about Barcelona: We’ve Arrived!
Traveling to Barcelona
After a year of planning it was time for my Spain vacation. It's a siblings cruise (four of us) with three nights pre-cruise in Barcelona. I'll be referring to my siblings as Sister T, Sister M and Brother. As usual, I didn't get a full night's sleep due to the … [Read more...] about Traveling to Barcelona