devarae
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I'm going to try to journal some of our trip as we go.
Wednesday Jan 18- Thursday Jan 19
We flew Lufthansa from Boston and it was great! I have never travelled in the extreme off season and wow it was different. No line to check bags, no line for security. Our plane was so empty both Bob and I had entire four-person rows where we could lay down and try to sleep. It was too early so I couldn't take full advantage of it, but it was nice. The food was also decent and fresh-tasting. The tea, alas, was horrible! We transferred in Frankfurt and that was fine. Oh, and in Boston they used a self-scanning device to board us where you walk up and it checks your face against the CBP records (it says the photos are deleted within 24 hours for US citizens, but still a bit unnerving)
Barcelona airport was very cool-- all mint green and enormous inside, with a lot of sunlight streaming in through the giant glass walls and a ton of stores and food shops, like a mall. I wish I could have gotten a photo that captured it.
The taxi to our apartment in Eixample district took about 40 min. It was very sunny and in the low fifties (Fahrenheit) but super windy so we were glad we had our winter coats on.
There is more foliage than I was expecting-- not just the palm trees, but a fair number of other trees and succulents. We saw green parrots swooping around as well! So far I really love the feel of the streets, which remind me a bit of my favorite city, Paris!
I picked up some groceries and the prices seemed decent, especially compared to rising costs near us. Just some breakfast things and stuff for a meal at home for the first night.
We went out to walk around a bit with no specific destination except "towards the Gothic Quarter." Ultimately we only made it to the edge of that part of town, but we saw the Arc de Triomf, visited a cute washi tape store, walked along the lovely Passeig de Born, and listened to a street musician in front of the Cathedral. We ate several different empanadas for a very late lunch (it was around 3 by then) and I managed to score an amazing dessert from a patisserie I wanted to visit for later. Eventually we ambled back to our place, and cooked a simple meal at home, watched the first two episodes of Our Flag Means Death, then went to bed early. It was a nice first day!
Photos of a representative street, and the amazing apple-white chocolate dessert from Patisserie Haussman.
Wednesday Jan 18- Thursday Jan 19
We flew Lufthansa from Boston and it was great! I have never travelled in the extreme off season and wow it was different. No line to check bags, no line for security. Our plane was so empty both Bob and I had entire four-person rows where we could lay down and try to sleep. It was too early so I couldn't take full advantage of it, but it was nice. The food was also decent and fresh-tasting. The tea, alas, was horrible! We transferred in Frankfurt and that was fine. Oh, and in Boston they used a self-scanning device to board us where you walk up and it checks your face against the CBP records (it says the photos are deleted within 24 hours for US citizens, but still a bit unnerving)
Barcelona airport was very cool-- all mint green and enormous inside, with a lot of sunlight streaming in through the giant glass walls and a ton of stores and food shops, like a mall. I wish I could have gotten a photo that captured it.
The taxi to our apartment in Eixample district took about 40 min. It was very sunny and in the low fifties (Fahrenheit) but super windy so we were glad we had our winter coats on.
There is more foliage than I was expecting-- not just the palm trees, but a fair number of other trees and succulents. We saw green parrots swooping around as well! So far I really love the feel of the streets, which remind me a bit of my favorite city, Paris!
I picked up some groceries and the prices seemed decent, especially compared to rising costs near us. Just some breakfast things and stuff for a meal at home for the first night.
We went out to walk around a bit with no specific destination except "towards the Gothic Quarter." Ultimately we only made it to the edge of that part of town, but we saw the Arc de Triomf, visited a cute washi tape store, walked along the lovely Passeig de Born, and listened to a street musician in front of the Cathedral. We ate several different empanadas for a very late lunch (it was around 3 by then) and I managed to score an amazing dessert from a patisserie I wanted to visit for later. Eventually we ambled back to our place, and cooked a simple meal at home, watched the first two episodes of Our Flag Means Death, then went to bed early. It was a nice first day!
Photos of a representative street, and the amazing apple-white chocolate dessert from Patisserie Haussman.