It rained almost the entire day. I was sick and so slept in until noon, and we mostly spent the day inside. It eventually cleared up sone in the late afternoon, and Phyllis and I went to the post office to buy a box, and then we all walked down to the lake and through …
We took the morning train for a day trip to Geneva, just an hour away by train. After leaving the station, we stopped for breakfast at a Starbucks. Despite barely getting anything, we were stunned to discover that the bill came to $40, confirming what I had read that Geneva was an extremely expensive city. …
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.