{"id":93,"date":"2011-05-07T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-07T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/07\/holiday-in-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2017-03-16T09:11:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T09:11:23","slug":"holiday-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/07\/holiday-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As I begin this entry, I realize that the last entry I made was a holiday. To those who don’t know us very well, it may appear that we just jet around and take holidays in various beautiful places. I so wish that was the case… I will admit that we are so lucky to enjoy these experiences. We are all healthy, happy, and fortunate to travel as we are and experience such a different life than we were used to in the US.\"\"<\/p>\n

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Mom and KC made a trip over to visit us all, although their biggest desire was to see the kids. The day after their arrival, we all left for a seven day vacation in Barcelona.<\/div>\n
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Barcelona is an amazing, busy, historic, giant city. We stayed in a fabulous 4 bedroom apartment a block off of Las Ramblas. The crowds, people and street performers were in full effect throughout the day and night.<\/div>\n
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Since we were all so busy prior to leaving on the trip, it was one trip that we essentially did not prepare for at all in terms of “what to do’s”. So we basically started walking around. It didn’t matter where we went, we came upon a historic site or a something amazing to see. Some of the favorites were the cable cars overlooking the city and leading up to Castle Montjuic<\/a>, the Olympic Stadium, Picasso Museum, and generally the beautiful architecture and buildings everywhere. We all loved seeing the GIANT farmers market <\/a>
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Unbelievable and amazing, and there is nothing I can say to fully describe the mammoth size of this structure (Segrada Familia), or the beauty in every detail and every corner. Just as amazing is that it was started under construction in 1882 and is still under construction. I simply cannot imagine how big it will be when it is finally completed. (If you look in the pic below, you will see to the back the Segrada Familia from the far outskirts of town on the hill where the Castle is located.)<\/div>\n
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Overall the trip was a successful trip for site-seeing, eating, sleeping, and drinking. We all spent some great time together. For anyone considering a holiday in Barcelona, I think that 5 days is a good amount of time to spend there. Seven was a bit long, unless you feel good about hanging close to the house and relaxing for a day or two without feeling guilty about “squandering” your vacation.<\/div>\n

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Below – Mom and KC as we walk down the stairs from the top of the Segrada Familia.
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\"\"<\/a>Below: Caden and Keali where Keali actually looks taller than Caden (he still has about 2 inches on her…)
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\"\"<\/a>Below: Caden at Segrada Familia
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\"\"<\/a>Below: Scott and I outside the Picasso Museum.
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As I begin this entry, I realize that the last entry I made was a holiday. To those who don’t know us very well, it may appear that we just jet around and take holidays in various beautiful places. I so wish that was the case… I will admit that we are so lucky to…<\/p>\n

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