It was drizzling in the morning when we walked back to the train station. The train to Aix Les Bains was delayed for about an hour, but the station was at least a large one where we could wait inside. By the time we arrived, it was pouring rain. Fortunately, our rooms were very close …
We awoke around 8:00 and headed with Tina’s family as a group to the train station. They caught a train west into Barcelona, and a few minutes later we caught one east toward the border of France. It was a commuter train with mostly standing room only, but fortunately was only about an hour. At …
We slept in late, while Tina’s family left very early to head back to the US. I had to go into Barcelona to make train reservations to leave the next day, and we were trying to decide whether I would go alone or whether we would all go for the day when Tina knocked on …
Slow day. We spent most of the day at the beach. At one point I stopped at a small beachside diner for a “hamburger,” but it was disgusting. Otherwise, we watched the kids swim. They had inner tubes that they used to kind of “surf” in the waves.
Travel day. We left the apartment and walked with our bags to the train station, where we caught a train along the coast to a small Spanish beach town called Calella. There, we found our rooms and checked in, and then took the kids to the beach for a swim.
We did not sleep in, but with so many people and little kids, we weren’t actually ready to leave the room until late morning. Then we were further delayed because I left the key in the door when we left, meaning that the other set of keys did not work. After trying to climb in …
We took the morning train into Barcelona, and met up with Tina and her family at a metro stop and then proceeded together to our rooms, which consisted of a large apartment not far from the Arc de Triumph. After getting settled, we decided to walk down to the beach, stopping along the way for …
A very slow day. Everything was closed for Sunday, and the town, though pleasant, did not have that much to offer. There was a Salvadore Dali museum, but none of us were interested. We did look inside the local cathedral, and found dinner at another outside cafe, and swam again.
We awoke early to catch the only bus to the train station. There, we paused first at the McDonalds to access the internet to check hotel info, and then boarded the train for the short trip to Figueres, Spain. The station was located on the outskirts of town, but was quite close to our hotel, …
We woke and went straight into the old town for breakfast at a shop. We then took the tour through the actual castle, which sits inside the walls of the city. We had an audio guide, which the girls liked. The castle was very impressive, as it had been preserved almost in full and we …