Planned Itinerary
20 октября 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Here's the plan for our trip. I hope to add more news as we travel:
Sun Oct 23 Leave San Francisco
Mon Oct 24 arrive Zurich
Thurs Oct 27 Zurich to Barcelona
Mon Oct 31 Barcelona to Évora
Thurs Nov 3Читать далее
waiting to board our plane
23 октября 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Plenty of time to get some last minute work done!
Training in Zurich
24 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Flight was fine, but neither of us slept much. Heading to our hotel now
first meal in Zurich
25 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
We both were too tired and not hungry enough to go out last night. We didn't sleep that well, so we weren't up and out till noon. Russell went in to work (they will feed him there) and so I wanderedЧитать далее
Dinner at our favorite Zurich restaurant
25 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
All the staff remembered us and we had another great dinner with great wine.
All I have done so far on this trip is nap and eat. I'd call it a successful trip so far!
wandering around Zurich
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Found an old warehouse that has been converted to a shopping mall. Very cool!
FYI: the one type of shop I have seen the most of, by FAR is hair salons - either unisex or for men only. I guess SwissЧитать далее
smart asses the world around!
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
more eclectic shopping
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
This group of shops and bars is made of old shipping containers.
Dining al fresco
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Even in cold weather, people want to eat outdoors so the cafes all put these sheepskins on the chairs.
double decker bike racks
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
They take their biking seriously. Not as seriously as the Dutch, but still it is impressive.
hot roasted chestnuts
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
It was so picturesque seeing these for sale I almost bought some. Fortunately I remembered I hate roasted chestnuts before I did.
never see this in California
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Fountains with potable water continuously flowing. These are all over the city. Some are very old and large and elaborate and some are very simple but they are all "wasting" water and it freaks meЧитать далее
touristing is thirsty work
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
a store that sells nothing but meusli
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
I.e., cold cereal (similar to granola).
What will they think of next???
Christmas creep is not just in America
26 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
It is late October and already a lot of stores are selling Christmas stuff.
and so we leave Zurich
27 октября 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌫 45 °F
welcome to Barcelona!
27 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
It has been a bit of a stressful adventure today but we now have beer and food so things can only get better.
Donna BielakWhat is that luscious thing that looks like it has melty cheese on top?
Sarah McCabeIt was melted goat cheese on roasted peppers and eggplant. It actually looked better than it tasted, but there were other dishes that were really tasty that came later.
we are all here and have beers
27 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Life is greatl!
stopped at an open air market
28 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Cherrymoya and padron peppers
wandering around the Gothic Quarter
28 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Barcelona magic fountain show
28 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We had a very slow day today. Slept the whole morning away and finally got up and went wandering around. Had a very late lunch/early dinner and now we are going to see a fountain show.
biking in barcelona
29 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We rented bikes and biked down to the waterfront. Saw this odd floating statue with this mountain in the distance.
and more biking in Barcelona
29 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We eventually made our way all the way up that mountain. Saw a great view of the harbor where we started.
don't park the wrong way in Barcelona
29 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We biked by the Olympic stadium and found the parking enforcers were out today.
magic fountains by day
29 октября 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We biked by the magic fountains. Not nearly as exciting by day, but still pretty.