Ok.... so we're sitting at the airport waiting to board which means that we are at the end of this leg and the end of the whole epic trip. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the people following along, all the people who commented on the blog and on Facebook - knowing... Continue Reading →
Today - our last full day in Barcelona, and indeed our whole trip, we went in a different direction. I like to take the backstreets. It gets you away from the crowded tourist spots and you always find hidden treasures... and today was no exception. We went out in search for shoes. Spain produces some... Continue Reading →
Yesterday we hit the town to look at one of the major things that Barcelona is famous for - Mr Antoni Gaudi. In most of our hotels our room as been miles away from the lift, or through a couple of miles worth of tunnels.... but in this one - we we're good to go... Continue Reading →
Today is Me Jenny's birthday..... we're going to see if we can find her some Spanish shoes and then we have a special tapas dinner for a special lady at a special tapas restaurant that has a Michelin Star!!! Me Jenny should have her own Michelin Star just for being so fabulous.
Three hour train journey from Valencia to Barcelona - all was normal. We noticed a few stops out of Barcelona that there were police at one of the stops and a crowd of what looked like students, but didn't think anything of it. When we got to the the Barcelona train station, we hopped off... Continue Reading →
Fliss’ nephew, Angus and his girlfriend, Rachel have been travelling in Europe for about 6 weeks and they were going to be in Barcelona on the same night we were there, so we joined up with them for drinks and a spot of tapas. It was so lovely to see these two lovely young peeps... Continue Reading →
It's time to go. So long, farewell. We've had a fabulous whirlwind 7 days onboard the Celebrity Constellation, but if we're honest, we're ready to be stepping into the next adventure - Barcelona! So because when you finish the cruise, they kick you off at the crack of the last day which meant that once... Continue Reading →