

Leaving on August 17th
I was in Barcelona in 1999; ordinarily I don’t go back to the same place that I have already been. This city has stayed on my bucket...


LAST POST FROM SPAIN
Something we no longer see – a cigarette vending machine. After you PRESS KEY TO SEE PRICE it will probably be $5.62 USD per pack. Bicing...


JUST ARCHITECTURE
REFLECTIONS The Torre Agbar is a 38-story skyscraper / tower located between Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Badajoz, near Plaça de les...


HERE'S THE MAN
This is an all-Gaudi day. If you want to know more about him and his awesome architecture, Google him. I am not sure if he was a genius...


NATIONAL DAY OF CATALONIA
Friday Claudia did the on/off bus on the blue line (northern area of the city) and I did my wandering. Today (9/11) is a national...


STILL THURSDAY
Thursday (9/10) after the Bad Day in Barcelona, the rains stopped in the late afternoon and we went down to the marina area; Claudia took...


BAD DAY IN BARCELONA
If Claudia had any jet lag, it was not fast enough to catch up with her. She has hit the ground running and is covering the sights. ...


MORE SIGHTS
We did the on/off bus and utilized some of its stops. The Arc de Triomf rises up majestically at the top of the Passeig LluÃs Companys....


SISTER HAS ARRIVED
My sister, Claudia, arrived yesterday afternoon and after getting her gear stashed in one of the bedrooms we hit the metro and went to...


AM AND PM
I forgot how much I enjoy foreign travel. Traveling keeps us alert about our differences and prevents us from taking the easy...