A Travel Blog
The day we left Barcelona ended up comprising an expected and an unexpected adventure! Read on, if you are interested. The expected adventure Many months ago when we first planned this trip, Sue contacted her Internet Bookgroup friend Dvora whom she’s known for many years now and who lives in Figueres, just out of Barcelona. … Read more
There were two places in Barcelona that Sue really wanted to see – La Sagrada Familia and Park Güell. Today was Park Güell day. Park Güell We decided to enter from the top of the park (built 1900-1914) rather than via the popular tourist entrance, though to get there we discovered involved a steep climb … Read more
Today started our Modernism adventure proper, with two pre-booked guided tours of two rather different examples of Modernism or Modernisme. This is the style – primarily architectural but also involving other arts such as painting, sculpture, poetry, design and decorative arts – which occurred around the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. It roughly equates with similar movements … Read more
We decided that we’d try to make this a quiet day, and we managed, sorta! First though, despite having said goodbyes the previous night, some group members met Cyra for breakfast before she headed back to Madrid and her next tour. After that, we dispersed – Cyra to the railway station, most of the others … Read more
Most of this day was taken up with another long train trip, during which Sue managed to catch up on post writing, though not much reading. We left our hotel at 8am and reached our Barcelona hotel around 3pm. After the usual 30 minutes to freshen up, it was off for our last orientation walk … Read more