FUN-travel: Barcelona, Spain – Day 3
September 21, 2012 by Susan Clarke
Trip Day 53 – Saturday, September 1 – Barcelona, Spain
What I LIKE
- bright sunshine – cool breeze
- Starbuck’s isn’t open
- coffee is better across the street from hotel
- 9:30 – hop on, hop off bus (take the one with the most # of buses so don’t have to wait long)
- Barcelona Sightseeing is run by Grayline – has 2 routes & covers large area too big to walk
- 2 day senior pass only $22 Euro!
- 12:00 – 1st stop – Parc Güell – 30 acre garden designed to be a 60-residence gated community
- 2 gingerbread gate houses flank entrance
- ceramic dragon fountain on steps up
- 100 columns – each different, decorated with colorful ceramic, broken bottles & bric-a-brac
- snack break – cappuccino & tomato, onion, feta tapas
- 2nd stop – Block of Discord – several colorful Modernista facades compete for attention on
- Passeig de Gràcia – all built by well-known 19th century architects
- Casa Batlló – Gaudi design with shell-like balconies & soft-ice-cream-cone turret roof
- celebrating our anniversaries (1st date was 8-31 – got married on 9-6)
- 2:00 – lunch @ 5 J – greek salad, fried egg with ham & broad beans – nice light, crisp white wine
- siesta
- wonderful Sylvia @ front desk recommends Bembi Indian Restaurant – have her call to find out what time they open – reservations full but will take us @ 8:30 when they open
- 20 min, nice walk – lovely atmosphere & service – scallops in light cream sauce, rice , garlic nan, dal & chicken vindaloo – the best so far!
- 10:00 walk back to hotel
- Gallery Hotel area – has all of the high end designer stores on both sides of the streets for several blocks
What I DIDN”T LIKE
- Don’t remember a thing!
FF (FUN-fact) – All over Spain you will pay extra to sit at an outside table.
Comments
2 Responses to “FUN-travel: Barcelona, Spain – Day 3”
Hi to both of you and thanks for sharing remarkable trip. Don’t think I will be running with the bulls anytime soon.
I got in a week of fishing in Alaska this year, 3 days ocean and 3 days fly fishing so had great summer. Caught over 1,200 lbs of fish in our group and personally shipped back 125 lbs of wonderful halibut and salmon. Got to see a grizzly up close and fortunately did not have to unholster my 44 mag.
Hope you have a wonderful Fall and look forward to seeing you again.
Ted
What FUN! We’re coming for dinner! We had some of the best halibut in Alaska. Let us know when you’re coming to SD. XXOO Susan