Daniel and I spent a little less than two weeks in Spain, and most of that time was in Barcelona. Since it rained on and off and was a little cold, we didn’t visit the beach and instead we spent most of our time in other parts of the city. Here are some of our…
Daniel and I took the train from Barcelona to Valencia where we spent two days, arriving early the first day and leaving late the next evening. Valencia is a little less than three hours south of Barcelona by high speed rail, and like Barcelona, is on the Mediterranean coast. The weather was much warmer in…
We did very little research into Barcelona before visiting. The decision to travel here was based on two things: we found really cheap flights out of San Francisco as part of a Black Friday sale, and we knew it wouldn’t be cold. There was no itinerary beyond booking flights and a place to stay—we were…
Daniel and I wanted to get out of Barcelona for a little bit, so we decided to take a day trip to Girona. Girona is a much smaller city (100k residents) about 60 miles north-east of Barcelona and is a popular tourist destination due to its historical architecture. By high-speed train, the trip was only…
We landed in Barcelona after an eleven hour red-eye flight to the most severe rain storm I have ever experienced. There were strong winds, thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. It sounded like the world was ending. The landing was very bumpy, and all of the passengers had to disembark from the plane down a set of steps,…