Barcelona, Spain Travel Journals & Blogs

Europe 2019
Day5
The Gothic Quarter
September 21, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
We visited the gothic quarter this morning and it really is very beautiful. Narrow streets with tall buildings make for a very imposing feel but the residents have planted everywhere they can and some of the facades are exquisitely painted.Read more
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Sep 21, 2019, 10:00am · 🌧 22 °C · Altitude: 28 m · 41°22'55" N 2°10'41" E
Spain Barcelona Gothic Quarter Ideas and Inventions Museum
Europe 2019
Day4
The meaning of private
September 20, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We arrived to our accommodation in Barcelona to discover that private room has a slightly different meaning here. What is meant by private is "not a dormitory", so you get a door o your room but no lock. Be caèful booking self catering in Barcelona and unless the listing specifically mentions door locks the room probably doesn't have any. A quick search on Booking.com and a much better place was found and booked just 9 mins away and although it is a hotel it will do for our stopover in Barcelona.Read more
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Sep 20, 2019, 4:00pm · ⛅ 25 °C · Altitude: 25 m · 41°23'4" N 2°9'50" E
Spain Barcelona Eixample Universitat de Barcelona
Europe 2019
Day5
Eerie but beautiful
September 21, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
We travelled from the funicular railway through the abandoned Olympic village to the Montjuic Cemetary.
This is unusual as they bury the dead above ground. The cemetery is open to the public to wander through and the whole place has a quiet, respectful nature about it.
Interned here are over 1,000,000 people in over 150,000 graves and you needed to have purchase your plot at least 30 years ago to be buried here.
The cemetery does however have 1 commonwealth war grave of British Army Private Charles Hill of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders who died during WW2 in 1941.
Each grave is an entire family and whilst a bit morbid we were completely fascinated.
Definitely worth a visit.Read more
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Sep 21, 2019, 2:00pm · 🌧 21 °C · Altitude: 102 m · 41°21'28" N 2°9'25" E
Spain Barcelona Montjuïc Botanical Garden
Europe 2019
Day5
Spooky trains
September 21, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
We got onto a subway train today at Foc station and the doors closed with only us on it. No driver, no othe passengers we left the station and walked from one end of the train to the other before returning to the station and picking up more passengers. A truly odd experienceRead more
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Sep 21, 2019, 2:30pm · 🌧 21 °C · Altitude: 10 m · 41°21'22" N 2°8'37" E
Spain Sants-Montjuïc la Marina de Port
Europe 2020
Day7
Sagrada Familia
March 2 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
This is by far the most mind blowing building i have ever seen and probably ever will. Construction started over 100 years ago and is still not finished. Google it for sure. One man had the vision and skill to design and make it happen. Gaudi.Read more
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Chris Hanly
AMAZING!!
3/2/20Reply
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Mar 2, 2020, 6:14pm · 🌬 17 °C · Altitude: 47 m · 41°24'13" N 2°10'28" E
Spain Barcelona Sagrada Família Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
Caitlin Lewis Europe 2019
Day34
Beach day
July 20, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Had a big sleep in because everyone crawled home in the early hours of the morning. We then headed to the beach for a swim. Then we went back home, Megs Scott and I got ready for a Flamenco show. The show was amazing! We then went to dinner and had tapas and it was very yummy.Read more
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Jul 20, 2019, 4:39pm · ☀️ 29 °C · Altitude: Sealevel · 41°23'24" N 2°12'6" E
Spain Barcelona El Poble Nou Platja de la Nova Icària
Europe 2019
Day6
Today is Gaudi day!
September 22, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We started our day with a 4 km walk through the heart of Barcelona to see 5 of the houses that Gaudi designed. Apart from it being a wonderful walk through parks and down wide avenues, the architecture at each stop was just incredible. The walk took about 90 mins and if you start at Casa Vicens then the entire walk is down hill. We visited Casa Vicens, Casa Batlo, Casa Calvet, Casa Mila and Guell Palace. All stunning and well worth a visit.Read more
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Amanda Henley
Amazing architecture x
9/22/19Reply
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Sep 22, 2019, 9:30am · ⛅ 21 °C · Altitude: 83 m · 41°24'13" N 2°9'2" E
Spain Barcelona Gràcia Tostadero Estudis
Daniela Michael Vom Mittelmeer in die Karibik
Day47
Karibikfigur ade!
September 21, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
HILFE! Man will mich mästen! Es ging heute wieder auf kulinarische Entdeckungstour. Diesmal jedoch in Barcelona. Ich kenne nun gefühlt jede Tapasbar von Innen! OMG war das lecker. Los ging es mit einem typisch spanischen Frühstück bestehend aus dickflüssiger, heißer Schokosoße und süßem, spanischen Spritzgebäck namens "Churos con Chocolate". Bereits danach war der Kalorienbedarf des gesamten Tages vollends gedeckt. Doch um auch wirklich jedem einen richtigen Zuckerschock zu verpassen, ging es anschließend in eine Bonbonmanufaktur und wir haben Mandeln geröstet, karamelisiert und mit Schoki überzogen. Es folgten auf insgesamt 8 km Fußweg durch Barcelona ungelogen 10 Stops mit Verköstigung. Strike! So wird das jedoch nichts mit der Karibikfigur... 😉Read more
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Guten Morgen, wir genießen deine tollen Reiseberichterstattung.Tolle Fotos.Augen zu und mit genießen.Wir wünschen dir eine schöne Zeit.Julia und Karl.LG🤗👍🤗
9/24/19Reply
Daniela Michael
Das freut mich sehr zu hören, dass ihr so viel Spaß am Lesen habt. 🙂 Das motiviert natürlich ungemein, es nicht einschlafen zu lassen. 🙂 Ganz liebe Grüße
9/24/19Reply
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Sep 21, 2019, 10:30am · 🌧 22 °C · Altitude: 33 m · 41°23'35" N 2°10'30" E
Spain Barcelona Fort Pienc
Europa 2019
Day21
Primer dia en Barcelona
February 28, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
El jueves a la mañana hicimos un walking tour por el casco historico de Barcelona. Recorrimos el barrio gotico, la catedral, la iglesia de santa maria del mar (que tiene escondido un escudo del FCB), el barrio del Born y terminamos en el parque de la ciudadela.
En todo el recorrido escuchamos historia de la ciudad, pero tambien de Antoni Gaudi.

Como el dia estaba de primavera nos fuimos a almorzar a la playa. Caminamos bastante, fuimos al puerto y pasamos la tarde en el acuario de Barcelona.Read more
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Mavi Serantes
Jajajaja me encanta esta foto! 😂
3/1/19Reply
Susana Mennella
Que buen clima les tocó.
3/1/19Reply
Susana Mennella
Que dentadura!!!mamita.
3/1/19Reply
Milu Zubiria
Que playa tan linda!!!!!
3/1/19Reply
Milu Zubiria
Pasaron por todos los climas. Nieve que se te veían solo los ojos y ahora remerita!!!!
3/1/19Reply
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Feb 28, 2019, 3:04pm · ☀️ 17 °C · Altitude: Sealevel · 41°22'48" N 2°11'36" E
Spain Barcelona la Barceloneta Barceloneta Beach
Europa 2019
Day22
Sagrada Familia
March 1, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
El viernes a la mañana nos tocaba recorrer la Sagrada Familia. Estabamos todos esperando este dia!

Al llegar recorrimos y despues entramos por la fachada del nacimiento, que esta tan llena de detalles que es imposible verlos todos. Una vez adentro las formas, las luces, los colores y la altura de las columnas nos deslumbraron a los cuatro.

Recorrimos la cripta, y de ahi derecho a subir a las torres de la fachada de la pasion. Las vistas desde arriba son increibles.

Bajamos caminando por una escalera caracol interminable... y nos despedimos recorriendo el museo de la construccion.

Dificil escribir la sensacion que genera estar dentro. Imperdible visita!!!Read more
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Susana Mennella
Y pensar que murió en la miseria . Y no encontraban quien o quienes podían seguir su obra. Loca pero sensacional al fin.
3/1/19Reply
Mavi Serantes
La carucha de Mati dedicada a la tía Mavi 😉
3/1/19Reply
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Mar 1, 2019, 9:35am · ☀️ 11 °C · Altitude: 37 m · 41°24'12" N 2°10'24" E
Spain Barcelona Sagrada Família Plaça de la Sagrada Família