Ten to fifteen minutes walk uphill brought us to the another Gaudí extravaganza—the large and elaborate Park Guel. A ticket error meant we went twice, once to the free and beautiful natural exterior portion of the park and once to the restricted portion. Ryan and I have a picture of the two of us on …
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Barcelona baby
Made it to BCN and went straight to meet my parents at the Airbnb in the Gracia-Park Guel area of the city. They got to Barcelona a couple of days prior and had been staying at a hotel and exploring cava wine country. Our host recommended a wonderful local restaurant where we all had a …
It’s not a journey unless
…you are at some point making a mad dash to a train too early in the morning, luggage wheels clamoring over cobblestone streets… no slowing these kids down!
Bilbao, Gazteleugatxe, Gernika
Our last day based in San Sebastián, we rented a car and drove to Bilbao. Site of the iconic Guggenheim museum. We saw some exhibits… In addition to the museum, I was reallly impressed by the city of Bilbao. One of the first things we came across was a playground adjacent to the museum, with …
San Sebastián, or how I went to one of the world’s best places to eat and ended up hungry in a burger joint
Our time in San Sebastián did end up being defined by food, though not in the way we anticipated. We arrived late afternoon and, after checking in to our apartment, wandered towards the packed jumble of stone streets and alleys that is old town. I’ve come to think of this stretch of afternoon as no …
Au revoir, Paris
As I write this we are traveling at 311km/hour (193mph) through the French countryside on the second story of a TGV train. We left Paris Montparnasse just before 10am and around 2:30pm should arrive at the Spanish border, where we will transfer to a local train to San Sebastián. Friday we booked a family tour …
Hola bonjour hello
My family and I are off on an adventure this summer, and I’ve decided to keep a blog as a digital journal—a way to remember our trip and also to keep writing while on the go. Some entries will be more travel log, others more reflective. I hope as our pace of travel slows down …