21 November 2008

Spain: Part 1: Barcelona


What a way to begin the trip- First Class! A delicious and very long meal of cheeses, fruits, chicken satay, veal dinner, dessert, free wine, etc. We all received a small travel bag full of small products and a hot towel upon boarding and within the last hour of our flight (as we were waking up). A bit spoiled, yes, but I am already considering flying first class for my future Australia adventure!


While in Barcelona we went to several of Antoni Gaudi's architectural marvels;
Batllo House, La Pedrera, Guell Palace, Parc Guell, and the famous El Temple De La Sagrada Familia- a church that has been undergoing construction since 1882.

Numerous walks around the city took us to Church of Santa Maria del Mar, a view of old roman walls and defense towers, Palau de la Musica Catalana, La Boqueria (a street market), Picasso Museum, and more!

At night we enjoyed walking Las Ramblas- an elongated series of streets that offer many stores/restaurants and plenty of street performers. 


4 comments:

  1. Awesome blog AnnMarie! I can't wait to read/see more in the coming months.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Spain? Australia? Columbia? What kind of genetic mutation in the family line produced you?

    Hope you're having fun with your travels, and good luck on your blog! You're gonna have to keep me in the loop on this Australia thing, I'm very interested in that.

    btw, this is your cousin Dan. Not Bob.

    ReplyDelete
  3. as per the comment above Mr. Dan, the Country in South America that was misspelled "colOmbia". its a common mistake I wont hold it against seen that your related to the BEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD ;)

    ReplyDelete
  4. where in the world is Fairy?

    ReplyDelete