Monthly Archives: August 2019
A Ride In the Dark
Last night we took the Barcelona Night Tour. No words. Just pictures. Enjoy!
A Walk In The Sun
Today we went for a walk. Here is what we did: Went to the local market Ate lunch at Creps Barcelona – a chain restaurant that does gluten free galettes, savoury and sweet. Mmm Bought me a pink sun hat Strolled through the Gothic Quarter, and decided it would be an excellent place for a […]
It’s All About The Light
Yesterday I officially fell in love with Antoni Gaudi. He was a genius. Up until now I’ve enjoyed his quirky, playful colourful style, but after seeing the interior of the Sagrada, my admiration reached new heights. He understood light. Simple as that. He stripped out all the extraneous decoration from the inside, and put it […]
Montjuic Meander
I swear there is a small herd of elephants living in the apartment upstairs. I can’t figure out how they can stomp so much in such a small space. But I digress … We took advantage of our two day bus ticket to return to Montjuic, the hill that overlooks Barcelona’s port. There is plenty […]
The Many Faces of Barcelona
Hop On Hop Off (or HoHo) bus tours. Some people love them, others hate them. We find them a good introduction to a new city, and a way to see some landmarks that are further afield than we would otherwise get to. Today’s was our third of this trip, and easily the best. The buses […]
Getting To Grips With Gaudi
Barcelona is of course synonymous with Gaudi, the architect famous for his fantastic (in the proper sense of the word) designs. He is the main reason most people come here – the Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, and his numerous Casas are all huge drawcards. After reading horror stories of 2 hour queues, we planned ahead […]
From the Main to the Med
It was one of those days that sounds simple when you plan it months in advance. Catch a bus to the airport, catch a plane to Barcelona, catch a train to the city. Job done. We woke before 6am, packed quickly, took our last Darmstadt tram, and transferred to the Airliner bus to Frankfurt Airport. […]
Rhein Main City Race Part 2
Another early start to the day; this time the event centre was at Kapellplatz, within walking distance. We arrived well before 9am, and met Philly and Stephen for our last day of orienteering. From here, we are off to Barcelona, while they will be hiking in the Bavarian Alps. Today was the headline event of […]
Rhein Main City Race, Part 1
We began our second weekend of orienteering last night. Proceedings kicked off with a prologue, with choose your own start times from 6pm. The courses had been altered at the last minute due to a big soccer match, so we missed out on the campus section, and just used a park and adjacent residential streets. […]
Fun In Frankfurt
Like many people, we’ve passed through Frankfurt Airport a few times, on the way to somewhere else. We’ve never taken the opportunity to have a look at one of Germany’s largest cities, as it is less on the tourism radar than Munich, Berlin or Hamburg. Seeing we were staying 20 minutes down the railway line, […]
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