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December 12, 2007

Wheeeeeeeeee........

Barcelona was fantastic. It was so relaxing. I love that city. It is so cultured and stylish, there is everything you could possibly want all in one city:

Art galleries - in abundance. Check.
Beach. Check.
Good food. At reasonable prices. Check.
Parks and green spaces to walk. Check.
Marina and lots of boats. Check.
Well priced places to stay. Check.
Music. Lots of it and really interesting. Check.
Fantastic unusual shopping. Check.
Amazing architecture. Check.
Easy to use public transport system. CHECK
Interesting street life and cafe culture. Check
Agreeable climate. Check
Weird traditions that make you go - eh? CHECK! (More in a forthcoming post)

I want to go back. Again.

Many thanks must go to the Zoros for putting up with us on board Avalon, and for feeding us so healthily. They were great company and made for a delightful stay in Port Vell.

The Fundacio Joan Miro was a place I had not visited in previous sojourns, but it was an amazing place to go to, and well worth the entrance fee - easy to get to and hours of intrigue there. Mind you I was a Miro fan before, but I am even more of one now.

The Sagrada Familia is always worth the money to see - it is staggeringly beautiful. This time we paid for a guided tour - and it was worth every cent. I have been there four times now, and it never ceases to amaze me. There is something new every time. The progress is quite quick these days and I defy anyone not to enjoy their visit there.

And, for the yarnoholics amongst you, you will, I am sure, be dying to hear if we purchased any yarn. Well, yes we did. From a lovely lady at La Barcelana in the Born area, Brosoli 1 to be precise, nearest Metro Jaume 1. The yarns were gorgeous. Sold by weight and in the most delicious colours. I ended up with two skeins of chunky, lofty, uneven gorgeousness which will be a soft warm very green scarf, and two skeins of unbelievable soy silk in the oiliest, darkest, shiniest, slatiest blue grey you can possibly imagine. Pictures soon - as soon I can do them justice. In the meantime, I ended up with over half a kilo of yarn, for about 26 Euros. Great value. And the lady spoke enough English to make the visit easy. And they weave the most lovely things in this tiny little shop. A friend found this shop for me last time I was there, and unfortunately I was not able to purchase then. But I made up for it this time. And I will go back next time. Marvelous! There are more yarn shops in Barcelona, and you can find out where they are, as well as catch up with a knitting group there over at Barcelona Knits! Unfortunately their regular meeting did not coincide with our visit, but next time I will try to catch up with them. And the other yarn purveyors!

Posted by glittrgirl at December 12, 2007 07:47 AM