Tag: Barcelona

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  May 31, 2011

  Barcelona-Ibiza, Spain-Europe Day 4

  My first real day of Backpacking Europe. Kiana and I woke up, showered and packed our bags to be out of the room by 11am, a checkout time we later learned is nearly universal. Our first stop of the day was back downstairs to the hotel where our parents were staying to continue using their…
• May 30, 2011

  Barcelona, Spain-Europe Trip Day 3

  Today we woke at the hotel as usual, the 5 of us crammed into a little room, had a nice breakfast downstairs and began our day.  Since this was Mom and Ali’s last day in Barcelona we fit in as many paying attractions as possible :p Our first two stops were at two houses Gaudi…

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  May 29, 2011

  Barcelona, Spain-Europe Trip Day 2

  Last night seemed like a faint memory walking down the nearly vacant Las Ramblas. Aside from an occasional streamer, all indications of last nights mayhem were gone. We spent the day exploring Gaudi’s park at the top of Barcelona. The park was absolutely beautiful. Gaudi had originally designed it to be a private neighborhood, but…

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  May 28, 2011

  Barcelona, Spain-Europe Trip Day 1

  My first day in Barcelona off the cruise ship was exhausting to say the least. We woke up on the ship at 6, ate breakfast at 6:30, and disembarked at 7. As early as all this was keep in mind I also went to bed at 4am the night before. Stepping onto land and leaving…