A girl's getaway! Feb 26-28, 2007
February 26, 2007
Columbus Monument
A good friend of mine and I went on a trip to Barcelona. We spent three days there and it was awesome! No kids, no husbands, just the girls getting away from it all!
After checking in to our hotel, we walked around a little getting familiar with what was around our hotel. After lunch we headed to the famous La Rambla street. This street is lined with shops and street performers. Before we knew it we made the complete walk to the Colom, which is located near the coastline. We walked around the harbor and took some time to sit and enjoy the fresh air of the Mediterranean Sea. We went back to the hotel to freshen up and then headed to dinner and for Sangria!
The second day is when we did all our major sightseeing. We took a double-decker bus around and we hopped on and off all day.
Park Guell - a must see!
We did some exploring by foot as well. This is the day I went up in the sky lift!! Chanel was a great support through this! If it wasn't for her, I surely would have chickened out! The reward was the beach at the end! It was so peaceful! It was pretty funny when I unintentionally distracted Chanel just before the waves overtook her feet! This was quite entertaining for all those around us! LOL That evening is kind of a blur! I do know we had a lot of fun though!
The last day we walked along part of the La Rambla again. Then we headed to the bus terminal and left our bags there. From there we headed to the Arc De Triomp. Not nearly as impressive as the one in Paris but it was still pretty neat. From there we headed to a huge park (Parc de la Ciurtadella). We spent the rest of the day lounging around this park, soaking up the sun and the warm weather before we had to make our journey back home. After a stop at a bakery/ice cream shop, we headed back to the bus terminal. We found a small park there and decided to stay a little longer before heading to the airport.
I came home with a lot of cool treasures and discovered things I never knew about Spain! I fell in love with the mosaics that are a vast part of Barcelona's architecture! It adds a certain charm to an already breathtaking city. I look forward to exploring more of Spain someday!
Columbus Monument
Park Guell - a must see!
Park Guell
Park Guell
Park Guell
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Park Guell
I just love the architecture! Lo
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More architecture
More architecture
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Sagrada Familia - photos don’t
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Mediterranean Sea
The Park Guell is an amazing display of mosaics. A definite must-see for anyone that enjoys looking at beautiful architecture!
This is a more expensive way to travel around Barcelona than the metro but it's definitely more exciting. You get to see a lot of the city you would miss if you took the metro everywhere. Anytime we go to a major city like this we take a double-decker bus so we can hop on and off where we chose and still see a lot more than we would on the metro.
La Ramblas is a long stretch of street that is lined with vendors and souvenir shops as well as street performers. There is a great market called Mercat de la Boqueria where you can buy all sorts of goodies. Lots to see on this street!
One of the many stands inside Me
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Street performers
Walking along La Ramblas
We stayed at the Plaza Hostal just a few minutes walk from La Ramblas and the Catalunya metro stop. The staff was very friendly and spoke good english. The furniture in the room was old but very well kept. The room was clean and wasn't too small. We had enough space to function. Our room had a private toilet and shower as well as a balcony. It cost us around 25€ per person/per night. There was free access to a computer with Internet in the common area. The location is great. There is plenty of places to eat and a big shopping center nearby where you can pick up some snacks or drinks. We bought bakery goods and water for our breakfast in order to save money. If we stood on our balcony and looked the the left, we could see Catalunya Square and La Ramblas (where they meet). I would definitely stay here again!
