Beautiful Barcelona

This city is simply stunning! Our first stop, Barcelona, was just amazing. We stayed in Barcelonetta in a   renovated apartment down a typical narrow, noisy street with cafes either end. We loved this location just a few minutes to the beach. The city centre was a short ten minute stroll away. SO convenient!

Only five days in the U.K.

So many places to see but so little time. Hmmmm.... We need two nights in London MINIMUM! So...do we go to Scotland? Wales? Devon? More research required for sure! We want to hire a care and loop through the countryside. We can pick the car up quite early the day we fly in to Heathrow, so that will give us a pretty full day to travel and sightsee. The last two nights will be London before going by train to Paris. Not far I know!

We went to The Cotswolds and stayed three nights at Upper Slaughter. This is our village.

Street View

I looked up "street view" to walk through the Swiss village of Grindelwald in the Alps. This is amazing and you can really picture where you might want to stay. Found a lovely studio with the view of the Eiger I was looking for!

Staying fit

Must stay fit while we are travelling...ought to pack my joggers. Have to remember to look the other way when crossing those roads! Except for the UK of course. After all, the fitter I can be, the more of those wonderful foods I can sample....yummmm

Barcelona Sights

Suggestions have been Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's beautiful cathedral under construction, his house and Parc Guell and the Joan Miro museum. A must for me is Museu Picasso which is housed in a medieval palace complex and charts Picasso's rise to fame. La Pedrera with its curving facade and peculiar rooftop looks fascinating and will be a wonderful photo opportunity! Must visit the beach in Barconoletta to cool off after all this sightseeing.

First stop Barcelona

Need to research this wonderful city. We have four days to explore which will be fab! Any suggestions for the "Must Do in Barcelona" list?

Practising hiking!

Alex and I started preparing for hiking near Grindelwald in the Swiss Alps by exploring the Snowy Mountains last January. This is the Dead Horse Gap walk...easy by Swiss standards I'm sure..but hey..it's a start!