Big adventure on the agenda! Thanks to our friend, Shannon of Grapehops Tours fame, we booked train tickets to Girona to see the Castellers. These human towers of Catalan are part of the Intangible World Heritage by UNESCO. We took … Continue reading →
We really took our time in the morning and finally decided to go to the MACBA/The Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona. We’ve been wanting to learn how to use the metro system here, so we headed to our metro stop. … Continue reading →
We took our time this morning, did the laundry and hung it out on our large terrace. Our travel stamina is waning. We are having trouble trying to prioritize all this city has to offer and squaring it with our … Continue reading →
I had bought tickets online and we had a 10:30 date with The Sagrada Familia (Gaudi’s church), the most visited place in Barcelona. It was a shock to me, coming around the corner, how immense and other worldly the whole … Continue reading →
We are definitely not in Kansas anymore. I am still thinking in Italian, but it doesn’t work here. The people here mostly speak Catalan and, of course, Spanish. It’s a little bit freeing–I am not straining to understand and constantly … Continue reading →
We got up to see the sunrise from our wonderful windows: Elisa faithfully met us to walk the few steps to the Alilaguna boat. We disembarked and made the long walk from the docks to the airport. All of a … Continue reading →
I had a lump in my throat the whole day. It is so hard to leave this place that we both are so fond of, where we are so comfortable, where life is a carnival. But leave we must. First … Continue reading →
We spent the morning relaxing and looking out the window. I love watching the light on the lagoon, the gulls swooping around, and the drivers getting their boats ready for the day. We mostly just sat around talking about potential … Continue reading →
Even though it was drizzling, the intrepid, passionate art enthusiasts that we are, hit the calles (streets). There were a few more artists Donna was interested in seeing. Palazzo Grimani, near Santa Maria Formosa, was our first stop. Here is … Continue reading →
We woke up to rain–not hard but steady. I cancelled our meeting with Jill because of the weather, but we had a nice talk on the phone and rescheduled. So, we took our time and finally got our rain gear … Continue reading →