K & L's Travel Blog

Feb. 3 2019 Quite Sunday at home.  The wind is really blowing.  The. weather promises to break soon and give us  65 to 70 degree temps (did we pack shorts?- no) but for now the wind  is fierce.  Lorena is excited and gets up before light to go and take pictures.  (“It’s the best time… Continue reading Windy Sunday

February 2 2019 I wake up craving kale of all things. This inspires our first true outing here to the Central Market.It’s Saturday and the crowds are out. As described, our apartment is off the beaten track on a quiet street, yet major sights are close by. I’m surprised how close things are–much more so… Continue reading Bella Valencia

Feb 1 2019 Usually I am the late one all unconcerned about time.  I am so anxious about getting on the train that I get Lorena to the train station two hours early.  We watch the people thread through the entry port for several prior trains till we start offering advice to other frantic English-speaking… Continue reading Travel to Valencia

1/31/2019We have fallen behind in our blogging in our attempt to squeeze every last bit of joy out of our final day here. It’s odd to finish what has been our standard travel cycle of two weeks, and still have two weeks to look forward to in a new place. That helps to mitigate the… Continue reading Last Day in BCN

It’s a beautiful day, though it’s cool when the breeze blows and you’re in the shade. We head down Grácia and walk through Catalunya square and down the pedestrian street, Ave. del Portal de l’Àngel.  We realize we’ve never been able to enjoy this area  before because of the crowds.  There are still lots of… Continue reading Another Beautiful Day

Today we hit a couple of new places. I’ve been working on getting into the university for years, but typically we are here during the holidays when the central campus building, and it’s beautiful gardens, are closed. This morning I was able to walk right in and wander about and take photos. University of BCN… Continue reading University of Barcelona, Rambla de Poblenou

C. Còrsega I’m thought of entitling today’s post “false starts” because our planned itinerary fell short twice. This morning I had intended to go take photos in the University gardens, but when I stepped out the gusty wind changed that plan. It’s too hard to take photos in a garden when the wind is up… Continue reading Walking Eixample

I’ve been wanting to get down to the Gothic area early in the early morning while the light is still soft. The alleys are so narrow and winding it’s hard to shoot midday, but it remains one of the most beautiful places in the city. The trick is avoiding the crowds as this is the… Continue reading El Call and Barri Gótic, La Gormanda

The day promises to be warm and sunny.  We decide to train it up to a small beach town north of Barcelona call San Pol der Mar.  Lorena made us sandwiches for a picnic and we headed out to the train station.  We are getting more savvy with purchasing train tickets and knowing where to… Continue reading San Pol de Mar

Barcelona is full of lovely gardens and some of the best are on Montjuïc. I had seen photos of a cactus garden on the side of the mountain. It’s named for a Catalan poet, Miquel Costa i Llobera. We took the bus down to Paral-lel and then walked about 1/2 hour up the steep mountainside. … Continue reading Mossen Costs i Llobera Gardens, Poble Sec