We have arrived!!
Flights went smoothly and we even arrived early into Barcelona! And all our luggage made it too – that makes
for happy travelers! We met up with
Fran, our Tour Director, as well as the other groups and off to the hotel we
went. Surprisingly, our rooms were ready, so we dumped bags, changed clothes
and headed into town. Our hotel is a bit
outside of center city, so the kids got to experience all sorts of public
transportation. We took the tram into
the city, then took the metro into Plaza Catalunya, the main square at the top
of Las Ramblas. Las Ramblas is the big
pedestrian area with all sorts of sites: artists, flowers, street artists,
pickpocketers, etc… Mrs. Ward & the kids headed to lunch and some shopping
& wandering while Fran & I headed back to the airport to pick up
Angela. She had different flights than the rest of us as she’s staying behind
to visit her brother in London. Successfully snagged Angela and took a cab back
to the hotel, then grabbed the bus back to Plaza Catalunya. Told you it was a day full of public
transport…which the kid noted, wishing we had more public transport back home.
They were all pretty exhausted when we headed back to the hotel for
dinner. Most of the kids headed up to
their rooms after dinner for a shower and sleep (which they didn’t get much of
on the plane), while the boys & I went for a ‘digestive walk,’ which
entailed us finding delicious Magnum ice cream bars, a Burger King bathroom,
and a pick-up game of basketball with the locals due to a lost wager.
All in all, a successful first day in Spain! The kids say it’s Spain 1, Bettendorf 0…and
they haven’t really seen anything yet.
Tomorrow is our city tour of Barcelona, so they’ll be gawking over all
the Gaudi stuff.
I’ll let you know what the score is after tomorrow J
Buenas noches!
~steph J
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| My 'digest walk' buddies enjoying Magnum ice cream bars...yummmm!!! |
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| Jack (in yellow) and Rob (in brown) playing in a pick-up game with the locals. |
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What a great experience!
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