TayanaLorna Posted April 30, 2022 #1201 Share Posted April 30, 2022 15 hours ago, GKTV32162 said: World Cruise Day 127/152 - Barcelona, Spain - Gaudi, Waffles, and Diana https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/04/world-cruise-day-127152-barcelona-spain.html What a different included tour you had then ours last Fall on a Viking extension. I did enjoy it and fortunately knew in advance the sights we would visit so our private sightseeing would exclude them. Great photos of LSF outside. Too bad you did not go inside. That Gaudi house looks like Casa Mila. Our guide told us that is his favorite inside tour of all the Gaudi properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted April 30, 2022 #1202 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 minute ago, TayanaLorna said: What a different included tour you had then ours last Fall on a Viking extension. I did enjoy it and fortunately knew in advance the sights we would visit so our private sightseeing would exclude them. Great photos of LSF outside. Too bad you did not go inside. That Gaudi house looks like Casa Mila. Our guide told us that is his favorite inside tour of all the Gaudi properties. I agree with your guide and so do my DMIL!😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LindaS272 Posted April 30, 2022 #1203 Share Posted April 30, 2022 After SGF, Casa Batlo gets our vote for best Gaudi interior. We did those two.(2nd time for SGF), Park Guell & Casa Mila earlier this month after our TA. Park Guell was in a freezing rain, though, so didn’t make the rankings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted April 30, 2022 #1204 Share Posted April 30, 2022 17 hours ago, GKTV32162 said: World Cruise Day 127/152 - Barcelona, Spain - Gaudi, Waffles, and Diana https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/04/world-cruise-day-127152-barcelona-spain.html Antoni Gaudi: More is more. 😄 Viking River offers “relaxed” tours for those with mobility issues. Seems like a no-brainer to offer them on Ocean, too. I wonder why they don’t. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJD117 Posted April 30, 2022 #1205 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Here’s a picture I took inside the Sagrada: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJD117 Posted April 30, 2022 #1206 Share Posted April 30, 2022 And another shot: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted April 30, 2022 #1207 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Twitchly said: Antoni Gaudi: More is more. 😄 Viking River offers “relaxed” tours for those with mobility issues. Seems like a no-brainer to offer them on Ocean, too. I wonder why they don’t. I wonder why also. There are more people aboard and I would guess more with mobility issues than River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPapaMarshall Posted April 30, 2022 #1208 Share Posted April 30, 2022 5 hours ago, TayanaLorna said: What a different included tour you had then ours last Fall on a Viking extension. I did enjoy it and fortunately knew in advance the sights we would visit so our private sightseeing would exclude them. Great photos of LSF outside. Too bad you did not go inside. That Gaudi house looks like Casa Mila. Our guide told us that is his favorite inside tour of all the Gaudi properties. Except for the LSF your guide was right. We really enjoyed a tour of the house - and especially the roof-scape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPapaMarshall Posted April 30, 2022 #1209 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, RPapaMarshall said: Here's an interior shot of the LSF. If the columns look like trees branching, that's very intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKTV32162 Posted April 30, 2022 #1210 Share Posted April 30, 2022 World Cruise Day 128/152 - Barcelona, Spain Day 2 - Rambla-n on https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/04/world-cruise-day-128152-barcelona-spain.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted April 30, 2022 #1211 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, RPapaMarshall said: Except for the LSF your guide was right. We really enjoyed a tour of the house - and especially the roof-scape. I think another Barcelona visit is on order. In our limited time there we chose LSF inside and out, Parc Guell and the Abbey at Montserrat. I love the Modernist movement in architecture and would tour Casas Mila and Batlo and the Palau de Musica. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FetaCheese Posted May 1, 2022 #1212 Share Posted May 1, 2022 When traveling, I really enjoy the local markets. You really get a feel for the place. That market surely looked interesting. Mouth was watering seeing those Iberico hams, pastries, etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted May 1, 2022 #1213 Share Posted May 1, 2022 We have eaten at that market a couple of times. You can find very interesting things there including sheep head. We stuck to the less exotic. No stories of pick pockets? We had a BIL pick pocketed there on a train. He knew it the moment it happened but couldn’t catch or stop the person as they quickly passed the wallet off to another. We carry everything of value in a pac safe bag so never had any trouble. This was a few years ago so maybe it’s better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKTV32162 Posted May 1, 2022 #1214 Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, cruiselvr04 said: We have eaten at that market a couple of times. You can find very interesting things there including sheep head. We stuck to the less exotic. No stories of pick pockets? We had a BIL pick pocketed there on a train. He knew it the moment it happened but couldn’t catch or stop the person as they quickly passed the wallet off to another. We carry everything of value in a pac safe bag so never had any trouble. This was a few years ago so maybe it’s better? They warned us extensively about pickpocketing. I didn't hear of any instances so I assume everyone heeded the warnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarside Posted May 1, 2022 #1215 Share Posted May 1, 2022 6 hours ago, GKTV32162 said: They warned us extensively about pickpocketing. I didn't hear of any instances so I assume everyone heeded the warnings. Sitting on the balcony of our holiday apartment on Las Ramblas we saw examples of pickpockets at work down below.Also saw police accosting some of them. One climbed a tree to try and avoid them but had to admit defeat and surrender 😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanityx4 Posted May 1, 2022 #1216 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) We stayed at the Royal Ramblas overlooking Las Ramblas and also saw the pickpockets at work and running from police. We loved that same marketplace and it is especially fun (and crowded) at night. We ordered our first beer ever at a fast food restaurant at the Burger King on the Ramblas. I ordered a salad and it came with a small bottle of olive oil and a small bottle of vinegar. Didn't expect that. Barcelona is by far one of our favorite cities to visit. Edited May 1, 2022 by Insanityx4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted May 1, 2022 #1217 Share Posted May 1, 2022 21 hours ago, GKTV32162 said: World Cruise Day 128/152 - Barcelona, Spain Day 2 - Rambla-n on https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/04/world-cruise-day-128152-barcelona-spain.html Can’t believe you didn’t buy a cagner for your nativity set. Ours graces our set each Christmas since we learned about him during our 2018 Barcelona visit. 😂 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKTV32162 Posted May 1, 2022 #1218 Share Posted May 1, 2022 World Cruise Day 129/152 - Cartagena, Spain - Mayday-Mayday, COVID facts, and mothers https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/05/world-cruise-day-129152-cartagena-spain.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKTV32162 Posted May 2, 2022 #1219 Share Posted May 2, 2022 World Cruise Day 130/152 - Sea Day - The Rock, tomahawks, lobster, rainbows https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/05/world-cruise-day-130152-sea-day-rock.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted May 2, 2022 #1220 Share Posted May 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, GKTV32162 said: World Cruise Day 130/152 - Sea Day - The Rock, tomahawks, lobster, rainbows https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/05/world-cruise-day-130152-sea-day-rock.html That photo of the two of you with the rainbow behind is a keeper. That one deserves a place on the mantle. Not that you’ll ever be home to see it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKTV32162 Posted May 2, 2022 #1221 Share Posted May 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, Twitchly said: That photo of the two of you with the rainbow behind is a keeper. That one deserves a place on the mantle. Not that you’ll ever be home to see it! May 25 is coming soon and we'll be jetting back to Florida - the home of many of us former Michiganders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted May 3, 2022 #1222 Share Posted May 3, 2022 5 hours ago, GKTV32162 said: May 25 is coming soon and we'll be jetting back to Florida - the home of many of us former Michiganders! Isn’t that the truth. I think half the state either has a second home in Florida or has moved there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchcruz Posted May 3, 2022 #1223 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I so enjoy reading your blog every day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted May 3, 2022 #1224 Share Posted May 3, 2022 @stretchcruz Me too! I'd love to be on a cruise with Garry and Arlona! ~Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKTV32162 Posted May 3, 2022 #1225 Share Posted May 3, 2022 26 minutes ago, oakridger said: @stretchcruz Me too! I'd love to be on a cruise with Garry and Arlona! ~Nancy *blushing* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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