What Ana Does

Want some hints on what to do while in Barcelona? Here are some details from our trip. You can read more about the trip here. We stayed at the Eric Vokel Gran Via SuitesGran Via . I like the apartment-style hotels if we're staying somewhere for more than a few days. There's extra room, in this case the girls got their own bedroom, and we can buy breakfast groceries so we're not starving (read: hangry) every morning. Thursday It was a quick trip from Paris (less than two hours). We checked into the hotel and they recommended some local restaurants and were to see a family-friendly Flamenco show.  We ate lunch at The Juice House , just a quick walk from the hotel.  Then walked over to the Place d'Espanya to pickup the Hop On Hop Off tour bus , so we could get fully-acquainted with the city. Well worth the money to drive around and see the big sights with the audioguide.  We did the full 'red line' circuit and ended back at the Place d' Espanya a...

Barcelona has it all, we discovered this long weekend. The ocean, a thriving city, ancient streets and modern areas. Plus, really good food everywhere you go. And that was just our impression after four days! Sure, touristy tapas restaurants and brightly lit bodegas were a plenty, but you can avoid them and easily find good restaurants and plenty to do. Before we left, we were constantly warned about the plentiful pickpockets and it was hard not to constantly worry about them as were were walking around the very crowded areas - it was a holiday weekend here in Europe; Toussaint in France, Los Santos in Spain or All Saints. We were lucky and didn’t have any experience with them. I kept my purse close to my body and zipped at all times, and David left his wallet in the safe and only carried cash and some cards in his front pocket. It worked for us. That's not the only thing we got lucky with ... We had perfect weather for our trip, despite my father’s repeated warnings about ...