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| Jamon shopping |
40 degrees, blazing sun…again
I didn’t used to value hotel-included breakfasts much until
this trip. Having it in Munich, then not having it in Seville and now having it
again in Barcelona makes me realize it’s one less thing to think about. Finding
something to eat doesn’t sound like it is a lot to think about, but to me it
seems to be. Also, because they are always at least partly buffet, we get to
eat something nutritious once a day.
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| cool stuff like this EVERYWHERE! |
Breakfast at the H10 Art Gallery (our
current hotel) is buffet and menu – posh! And it included sparking wine, so
double posh!
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random street plaques
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We lounged a bit on our room’s balcony (not as glorious as
the courtyard outside our room at the last hotel, but nice) until early
afternoon and then we set out for another free walking tour.
It was another hot one today, so we dodged the sun and
strategized where to walk to be in as much shade as possible. We wandered
around our hotel neighborhood a bit looking at buildings etc. We had a bit of
time to kill before the tour, so we found a place for a couple of beers. €2.90
(4.40 CAD) not crazy.
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Barcelona cathedral
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Once we made it to the meeting area for the tour (Plaça
de Catalunya) we felt like we were on the face of the
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| Plaça Real |
sun. Holy crap was it
hot! Today’s tour took us through the Gothic Quarter of the town – the old part
of town including Roman ruins and medieval parts.
We stopped part way through the tour for a comfort stop and
drink break…my first cava in Barcelona. I didn’t have time to linger over the drink,
this and the comfort stop were 10 minutes.
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| cava break |
On the walk back to the hotel after the tour we found our selves
at
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| stuff like this around every corner |
the Barcelona soccer shop…after buying a shirt, we were on the go again.
Back to the hotel by early evening it was siesta time.
Dinner was a pizza down the street. Although it was crazy hot today, this
evening was not at all
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| Chris and our guide |
uncomfortable to sit outside.
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| cerveza |
3 comments:
My kind of breakfast!
Its good to see you are keeping hydrated
I totally get the breakie thing at hotel (or ship). it IS a lot to think about 3 meals a day, who wants to think that hard on vacation ;)
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