This post has been far too long in the making! I'm breaking up the Honeymoon / R&R trip in sections by locations... we met in Barcelona, Spain so that's where today's adventure begins!
Luke and I had the good fortune (blessing!) to meet at the BCN airport within an hour of each other! It was so good to see his handsome face again. It was even better that he hurried over to give me a BIG hug! It is so nice to feel loved and wanted isn't it?? We were too early to check in our hotel so we wandered the city. We were close to Sagrada Familia the church designed by Gaudi:
Look at the detail:
This is our first picture together in 6 months!!! Not bad for two people who had been up for two days straight! I think it has a lot to do with genuinely liking each other.
The first day we walked a little and then slept... for almost 20 hours. Which was pure bliss in and of itself. It was so strange, in a wonderful way, to be able to talk to him whenever I wanted!! And it is always fun to share adventures with your best friend.
The second day we wandered the city and ate a lot (since we slept most of this day away it was short - ha!)
Day three proved much more productive as we walked the length of the entire city up to Gaudi's park. Amazing architectural elements in one central location. If you ever get the chance to go - do it! We also ate lunch here and had the best time watching the panhandlers scatter when the police would show up. It was so entertaining to us! Also their methods for carrying their merchandise. We had both seen the rugs full of stuff that can be rolled up easily in other countries but these people took a step further... several had jewelry pinned to umbrellas... when it was open you could "shop" all the items easily but it could be quickly closed to conceal the items from the police. Ingenious!
So, this is the entrance to the park:
On our trek from one of the city to the other we passed Gaudi's apartment (admittedly by mistake):
This is also another cool building Gaudi designed. Once again, a serendipitous discovery on our way for even more food and shopping at La Rambla. With that said it should be noted that in the entire two weeks we were in Europe we didn't purchase a single item. I didn't realize it until I got home. We were just SO happy to be together!!
On the fourth day we checked out of our hotel and onto our cruise!! We were upgraded to a balcony room - blessings abound! This is the view of the harbor in Barcelona. I'll post more on the cruise in Part 2!
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