I would like to thank my friend "J" for our conversation about Prague this morning. It reminded me that I have a neglected blog! I am hereby making a December resolution to update at least bi-monthly in the coming year. I enjoy writing and need to be doing more of it. It's also great for the brain, right? Who doesn't need brain food?
I never came back to write about our summer travels and I apologise. We had a lovely trip to Barcelona back in May. We were hoping for some warmer temperatures (which promptly arrived the day after we left), but it was still a very nice holiday. We were able to see some of the Gaudi sights. The man designed some amazing buildings and parks. Sagrada Farmilia is absolutely stunning. If you get to Barcelona, go there. Parc Guell is also an amazing place for walking and running off energy with the kids. The city itself was friendly and easy to navigate. Take a walk down the Ramblas and take in the shops and the atmosphere. We stayed outside the city center and used the metro a lot. The beach was walking distance.
It was our hope that we could spend a day at the beach. It was the first time the kids and the husband would see the Mediterranean. It was very windy and only in the mid-60's, but we did it anyway. Sadly, on our first attempt we didn't realize we were about 100 yards and one bend in the coastline away from a very nice beach. The part of the coastline we ended up on had trash along the shore and was quite disappointing. Thankfully, we found a better beach the next day and were able to at least see what we missed out on. ;-)
We spent one afternoon just wandering and had such a nice time. We ended up winding through Citutadella Park and finding Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona. A pleasant surprise. We also took a long stroll down the promenade and enjoyed the sea views. We stopped to eat pizza and ice cream in the sunshine. It was really lovely.
Barcelona has so much to offer and we only saw a fraction. If you ever have the opportunity to go, grab it. Sorry the blog sight isn't allowing me to add pictures. I'll try again later. :( Update: Able to add a few pics.
I never came back to write about our summer travels and I apologise. We had a lovely trip to Barcelona back in May. We were hoping for some warmer temperatures (which promptly arrived the day after we left), but it was still a very nice holiday. We were able to see some of the Gaudi sights. The man designed some amazing buildings and parks. Sagrada Farmilia is absolutely stunning. If you get to Barcelona, go there. Parc Guell is also an amazing place for walking and running off energy with the kids. The city itself was friendly and easy to navigate. Take a walk down the Ramblas and take in the shops and the atmosphere. We stayed outside the city center and used the metro a lot. The beach was walking distance.
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It was our hope that we could spend a day at the beach. It was the first time the kids and the husband would see the Mediterranean. It was very windy and only in the mid-60's, but we did it anyway. Sadly, on our first attempt we didn't realize we were about 100 yards and one bend in the coastline away from a very nice beach. The part of the coastline we ended up on had trash along the shore and was quite disappointing. Thankfully, we found a better beach the next day and were able to at least see what we missed out on. ;-)
We spent one afternoon just wandering and had such a nice time. We ended up winding through Citutadella Park and finding Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona. A pleasant surprise. We also took a long stroll down the promenade and enjoyed the sea views. We stopped to eat pizza and ice cream in the sunshine. It was really lovely.
Barcelona has so much to offer and we only saw a fraction. If you ever have the opportunity to go, grab it. Sorry the blog sight isn't allowing me to add pictures. I'll try again later. :( Update: Able to add a few pics.
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