Friday, 21 July 2023

July 21 - Barcelona, Spain

Arc de Triomf
Place Riel
Weather - Warm and humid, but not hot. 25 degrees in the evening. Great temp for sitting with my first sangria in a square.

steps - 15,000

After a quicker than Google maps trip to the Ibis
Styles hotel thanks to our cab driver whose name I didn’t get this time – only one trip from point A to point B this time!! This cab driver meant business…we were weaving in and out of traffic, using the bus/cab lanes to their fullest. I never seem to worry about safety in cabs (of course I wear a seatbelt)…these drivers are pro…right? I’m frequently shocked that we’ve only been in 2 vacation fender benders. 


Gaudi's Casa Mila
SANGRIA!!!

The best thing to hear when checking into a hotel is “your room is ready”…this is what we hear! The Ibis Styles hotel is basic and perfect… including a welcome drink! Travel experts will advise not to take a nap when arriving after a long flight, but these travel experts don’t know my everyday nap routine. I figure it’s the afternoon in Barcelona, so a nap is in order…if I want to get on a normal sleep routine, it’s gotta include a nap. A couple hours later I’m up, have a little time for blogging and we hit the town.

On our plane were 2 guys Chris used to work with! What are the odds?? One was connecting on, and one was spending the night in Barcelona. We met him, his wife and 3 kids for a couple of drinks and dinner. Fun!! More sangria and a pizza later and t
hat is dinner. Brian even picked up dinner and I forgot to thank him. If you’re reading this…Gracias, Brian!!

Casa Mila

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