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Carcassonne We left Barcelona and headed towards France. We drove through Girona, Figueres and thru the Pyrénées. On our drive we saw many small villages, castles, rest stops and many windmills. After driving for 3 hours we arrived in Carcassonne. We stopped at our Airbnb. Carcassonne looked pretty desserted at first. We were able to …
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Breakfast, Market, Flea Market, Laundry and Dinner The next day we had breakfast across from Mercat del Clot. Our breakfast was very inexpensive and really good. Since we were across the Mercat del Clot we went in to see what they have to offer. The great thing about being in Barcelona is that you are …
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Mexican Food, Street Art and La Sagrada Familia After the movie we walked to the plaza to Cantina Machito, a little Mexican restaurant we had seen on our way to the cinema. Cantina Machito is located on Carrer de Torrijos, 47B, 08012 Barcelona, Spain just two minutes walking from the Cine Verdi in the heart …
Claras and Watching Almodovar’s movie in Spain We arrived in Barcelona and took the Metro to our hotel for the next two nights; we stayed at Catalonia Atenas Hotel at the Avenida Meridiana close to El Clot. Nice hotel, offers breakfast, pool on the roof, big rooms and close to most everything. We decided to …
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What I learned and what I would change My days at Italy came to an end and as we drive to the airport in Naples to fly back to Barcelona I reflect on what we did and what I would do differently. I would change the first destination. We flew into Milan and made our …
Pompeii and Amalfi Coast We woke up early and headed towards Pompeii. We decided to pay the extra money for the guided tour. This tour allowed us to skip the line and we had a guide for two hours. She gave us a tour and explained to us (in English) the history of Pompeii. In …
Naples and Castellammare di Stabia We left Rome and headed towards Naples (the trip is about 2 hours and 33 minutes). We went into the center of Naples and just as we enter we exited. The part that we saw was hectic, dirty and busy. The drivers here were the worst of all places we …
Rome – Tour Bus, Colosseum, Vatican and of course, food! On our second day in Rome we decided the best way to tour Rome was to take the tour bus (Hop On, Hop Off). This bus takes you around and has multiple locations where you can Hop Off and when ready Hop back on. We …
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San Gimignano and Rome and of course Alfredo Sauce!!! On our way to Rome from Florence we stopped at San Gimignano. A quaint little town with a famous piazza called Piazza della Cisterna and is surrounded on all sides by houses and towers from the Medieval Era. Here we went into a Lavender shop and …
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Statues, Argentinian Restaurant and a Play in the Park and the recipe for Bread Pudding We went to Piazza della Signoria in Florence to see the famous statues. There we saw Michaelangelo’s David. It is a masterpiece of Renaissance and is known to be the “perfect man”. He was recognized as a symbol of strength …
Gallivanting to Photograph 