This weekend I re-uploaded all of my pictures from the trip. For some reason on the first upload, many turned sideways and wouldn't turn upright through my gallery's software. I also removed a few crappy or unnecessary photos. Here are my favorites p… more »

I think this post will finally cover all my Barcelona experiences. I'll have one more to wrap up tomorrow. We attended 2 musical events in Barcelona. The first musical event was a night of Catalonian classical music at Gran Teatre del Liceu. The oper… more »

If you love modern, abstract and surreal art, Catalonia must be your next destination. Some of the strangest but also smartest artists produced their best work in the region. Antoni Gaudi - is responsible for the architectural highlights of Barcelona… more »

We rented a car for a couple of days and got out of Barcelona. We took two excursions. The first was inland towards the wine country and Montserrat. The second was down the Costa Brava away from France from Figueres to Barcelona. Inland Catalonia- We… more »

Ole, Ole, Ole! La Plaza De Toros - I got to see my first bullfight and I thought it was fantastic. I'd definitely be a regular at these events if I lived in Spain. However, I was a little confused at first. Before going to Barcelona, I read that bullf… more »

Soccer soccer soccer. Camp Nou - We visited the five star soccer stadium which is home to FC Barcelona. Soccer was in the off-season during my visit, but there are self-guided stadium tours, a massive store, and a huge museum to lure thousands of fan… more »

Wow, I can't believe someone from Spain was mad enough to leave a comment on my first post about Catalonia. I can't believe someone from Spain actually found my blog in a timely manner and read it and commented. Whatever the person said in Spanish seems… more »

Before heading over to Catalonia, my family knew we'd have to adjust to a different eating and lifestyle. We yanks like to have an early morning breakfast, a lunch, then barrel on through to the end of our work day before going home for dinner at 7:00 or… more »