Photo Trip Review - Reflection TA

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History of Cartegena in ceramic tile.

 

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Ship docked in Cartegena

 

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View from our balcony as the ship was being refueled in port. I think this was the next morning in Barcelona but not sure.

 

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Barcelona!

 

I had bought a "hood" for my camera but not crazy as I kept getting the corners of my photos cut off, however the viewfinder doesn't show that so it was annoying and I don't think I'll use this one again.

 

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We had an overnight here - so this was the beginning of 2 days. We had been here a few times and planned a trip to Montserrat on our own. But after the last two ports and all the walking, we were very tired. We opted for a cab ride to the Gothic Quarter.

 

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We didn't wait for the port bus or buy tickets - we just went for the cab and the Gothic Quarter. This was our first time in this part of Barcelona.

 

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Again, glad I don't have to drive these narrow roads.

 

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At first glance, I thought this said Snake Bar

 

 

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I just loved the way the sunlight peeked in these small and narrow alleys.

 

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We walked around and I don't remember having lunch but we must have (guess it wasn't memorable). We did find a barber and get Terry's haircut. No English but we managed. There was a yarn shop I wanted to visit but they were closed for siesta. We did make it back there where Terry was very patient while I went into a complete yarn frenzy.

 

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My amazing husband - waiting so patiently. Eventually he had to help me choose colors - he's much more artistic than I am. I can follow directions but he has the "vision" to see potential even though he is color blind.

 

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Thinking about it now, we might have skipped lunch altogether becuase we did have an early dinner. We found this place (yes, Italian again) back in an alley and decided to try it out.

 

This is the second half of the Sangria incident. Sitting at our table, we decided to get Sangria - I said that last time we had 1/2 a pitcher and it went quickly so I think we can handle a whole pitcher.... famous last words.

 

Note to self: pitchers are NOT the same from place to place and Sangria varies greatly in strength.

 

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The restaurant

 

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They had a bolognese pizza so we thought we would try something new but it was not something I'd get again. Lesson learned, while in Spain, eat Spanish Food.

 

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So, the Sangria starts taking effect and I am a very "Happy Camper". I decided while we were waiting for dessert I'd take a photo of my yarn - yes at the dinner table. The local yarns were died using the local Roja wine along with other items for color variation - I was careful to pick local or regional yarns, not something I could buy back home.

 

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And I have no more photos of this evening because I barely remember getting back to the ship. thankfully my husband loves me enough to make sure I'm safe when I think we can drink a whole pitcher of Sangria.

 

We overnight-ed in Barcelona so the next day we had tickets to Sagrada Familla I had purchased online before we left.

 

We took a cab to the church but we were early so we walked around the neighborhood a bit. My mom and I had rented an apartment just around the corner 4 1/2 years ago so it was familiar.

 

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