Barcelona
Barcelona
i recently returned from a week in Barcelona, one of my favourite European Cities. I'm in the process of blogging the experience here if anyone is interested. It includes a trip to Montserrat Monastery and the extraordinary mountains there.
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Great pictures there Grouser. Re: Sagrada Familia we took a tour there a couple of years ago and were told that the church would not be finished in our lifetime (expecting to live a few decades folks ) I would recommend a tour JAWG - it is fascinating. My husband thought the amount of money (donations) spent on the church would have been better spent helping the poor though. Got a bit scared/dizzy climbing up the towers - how high are they
Also we liked Parc Guell (probably spelt that wrong) but I would highly recommend that be put on your list of places to visit.
Also we liked Parc Guell (probably spelt that wrong) but I would highly recommend that be put on your list of places to visit.
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Nice blog, grouser: I raced in the "24-Horas de Montjuich" - a motorcycle endurance race with 2 riders - round the wonderful roads round the palace of Montjuich and the fountain, in 1970. It was my first ever foreign trip, and Barcelona felt....so foreign! I still remember the impression of heat as I came out of the Iberia jet, even though it was late at night. At one point during the race, a stray dog ran onto the circuit - just what you don't need at 100mph at night! - and a Guardia Civil guy, complete with funny hat, unslung his rifle and shot the creature! One evening several groups drove down the twisty and dangerous coast road in Thames vans and the like, to Sitges, then a tiny fishing village with not a gay in sight, and ate a fish banquet for what I remember as less than a £1 each......happy days!
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Lovely pics of Monserrat, Grouser. Unfortunately never made it there on the two trips we made to the area the other year. I loved all the Gaudi stuff in the city. We stayed in Sitges, an easy train journey from Barça, and we had lovely fish menu del dias with wine for 10.95€ - a bit more than a pound but still really good value.
Jade, the towers are quite safe. Not too much exposure and its interesting as you traverse from one tower to another as you climb up. The museum is good too. It shows how Gaudi developed his structural ideas with the leaning columns. It was all done upside down with string attached to a board, with a layout of the floor plan on it. the string was then kotted together and weighted down with bags of sand at the ends, so he could see the shape it would generate.
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Grouser ,
After reading about your exploits in Barcelona, and enjoying looking at your great pictures, we have decided that we must make the effort to visit this great city....I have visited or 'passed through ' the city many times over the years, but never really had the time to see all of the sights....Because I am usually driving, I've found it difficult to find somewhere safe to leave my vehicle , it's always 'loaded to the gunnels', so I think we will fly in and do it properly..like a tourist.
So can you or anyone else recommend a good reasonably priced hotel near the centre , where we can be based for a week ?..Any info. would be gratefully received...
After reading about your exploits in Barcelona, and enjoying looking at your great pictures, we have decided that we must make the effort to visit this great city....I have visited or 'passed through ' the city many times over the years, but never really had the time to see all of the sights....Because I am usually driving, I've found it difficult to find somewhere safe to leave my vehicle , it's always 'loaded to the gunnels', so I think we will fly in and do it properly..like a tourist.
So can you or anyone else recommend a good reasonably priced hotel near the centre , where we can be based for a week ?..Any info. would be gratefully received...
Hola Benidorm, we will be in Barca for a week and renting two separate apartments as there are six of us.
It is right in town, five minutes walking distance to Plaza Catalunya.
Our mode of transporation will be walking or via the tourismo bus.
We prefer apartments as it is more spacious with all amenities.
We stock up upon arrival, stuff for brekkie and wines for the evening
or when resting our weary feet in the night
It is right in town, five minutes walking distance to Plaza Catalunya.
Our mode of transporation will be walking or via the tourismo bus.
We prefer apartments as it is more spacious with all amenities.
We stock up upon arrival, stuff for brekkie and wines for the evening
or when resting our weary feet in the night
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