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Tag: Barcelona

Posted on May 19, 2017October 9, 2025

Barcelona 2017 – The Pictures

A selection of photos from our recent trip to Barcelona. I’ve spared you all the ones from the Grand Prix šŸ˜‰

Posted on May 16, 2017May 16, 2017

Barcelona 2017 – Day Four – Where is Espanyol?

It is always difficult to fill the time before a flight but we were determined not to waste the time that we did have, especially hearing that it was raining in the UK and the sun was out in Barcelona. The hotel where we were staying was very well located close to the Gothic Quarter …

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Posted on May 15, 2017

Barcelona 2017 – Day Three – Grand Prix

The whole point of this weekend away was so that we could go to the Spanish Grand Prix, everything else was really built around that. The circuit is only half an hour out of the city and so is an ideal venue to visit, although it can be a fairly pedestrian race but live sport …

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Posted on May 14, 2017

Barcelona 2017 – Day Two – Going ToplessĀ 

We are a family of different sleeping patterns and so today to accommodate that we had a more leisurely start to the day. While one of the boys caught up on his beauty sleep Helen and I found a local coffee shop to have some breakfast consisting of a chocolate croissant and foul tasting cup …

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Posted on May 13, 2017May 13, 2017

Barcelona 2017 – Day One – Nou Camp

Since the boys left home a couple of years ago our holidays have been strictly child free (not that they are children now of course). Today, however, we set off for a weekend away with all four of us in attendance for the first time in a while. Destination Barcelona. This meant a 5am start …

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Posted on July 20, 2012

Spain 2012 – Day 2 – Barcelona

For logistical reasons we decided to go to Barcelona today rather than wait for the weekend rush. So we went off to the train station in search of, well , a train. Arriving at the first counter I explained to the woman behind the glass in my best English that I wish to purchase to …

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Posted on July 19, 2012

Spain 2012 – Day 1 – Girona

We went off on our summer holidays today as groupies for BYGO with whom our son plays. Actually it’s not as bad as it sounds as we are staying in a different town and will only see him once, briefly, for a concert on Friday night, which will be the last ever opportunity we get …

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