Tuesday was spent perusing the old town and traversing La Rambla in an attempt to find a pair of reasonably priced sunglasses for my friend (who had managed to leave the pair he purchased on our epic bike ride (see earlier entry) on his kitchen table). Barcelona cathedral was looking somewhat less than impressive due to renovations which had the ( Read more... )

I'm returned from Spain and here for your entertainment is the first part of my musings on Barcelona (although most of it appears to be about getting there...)

In an uncharacteristically lucky streak I have just managed to chain my bike up as my bus was approaching and so I'm now en route to London. This gives me time to wax lyrical about my ( Read more... )

I spent most of today "about to pack". I lazed around for a while this morning, eventually showered, and then cycled into town. I was headed for home when I bumped into a friend who convinced me to go join him in the park for a few hours. This led on to planning a barbecue and I attempted to pack in between the two. I got about half way. We then ( Read more... )

I'm going to Barcelona :D. I spent aeons today looking for short city breaks on the continent and eventually found one that works so I'm headed for Spain on Sunday :). The only downside is the flight time. It's a little after nine from Gatwick... but that's a two and a half hour journey away... and then there's check in time to figure in... so I ( Read more... )