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 …
Travel day. We awoke fairly early, walked to the tram stop, and then rode the tram to the train station. I watched the bags while the others grabbed some food for the train, and then we took the train to Carcassone, about a two hour trip. At Carcassone, we decided to walk to our hotel. …
We awoke, walked to the tram station, and rode into town, back to Place de la Comedie. There, we had lunch at a pasta place, and then wandered the old town for a couple of hours. We saw St. Peters, with it’s giant porch, but it was closed inside. We also walked through the Jardin …