Octogenarians in Barcelona

Beginning 6-March-2019

Cava Tour!

Today, with the best weather of our trip, we ventured out to the Pénedes wine region. Another auspicious start to the day as we came across MORE CLOSED ROADS - this time thanks to the Barcelona marathon. After getting over my disappointment…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Crafty

We learned today that our fathers had never had craft cocktails. Never. That's part of Kate and I's food triangle. This was something we obviously needed to remedy. Luckily, we have a favorite cocktail bar in Barcelona, the Collage Cocktail…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Unexpected

It turns out My dad is a big Dali fan. We started with a tour of Girona, where some cool Game of Thrones scenes were filmed. Dad had to climb a bunch of stairs, but he Lanisterred his way to the top. We then set out to Figures to the…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Epic meal. Again.

It’s no surprise that Barcelona is a culinary delight, but the dinner David and I had last night at Niño Viejo was further proof. Owned by the same chef as Bodega 1900 (remember our 14 courses from two nights ago?) and no less amazing. The…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Sidetracked.

Quick note: on our way to our paella cooking class our taxi couldn't get through because of the march for International Women’s Day...so he dropped us and told us to hoof it the rest of the way. What made this challenging was the thousands…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

A bit of everything

We saw and did a little bit of everything on Friday. Kate and I started with some wandering around El Born, recreating a photo from just over a year ago. My dad was feeling a bit under the weather, so he stayed back while Denny, Kate &…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Quality Familia Time!

Today was a FULL day to say the least. We took a lovely walking tour of our neighborhood thanks to travel writer Rick Steves. I narrated and led the crew through churches, markets, alleyways, and finished at a quaint lunch spot where…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Who’s up for some team building?

Kate always finds us hidden gems. We just watched castellers practice. Denny & Lou watched from above with a beer & brandy and Kate & I hung out by the practice floor. There were over 100 people supporting this design. Amazing! Side…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Meat cone

Where can you get a cone of ice cream? Anywhere. Where can you get a cone of fries? Anywhere. Where an you get a cone of meat? Barcelona. That's where.

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Tapas!

After a long but relatively straightforward day of travel we found our apartments in the middle of town. After a quick freshening up we hit the streets in search of our first local flavor. El Born (our neighborhood) did not disappoint. Since…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Troublemaker

So while boarding in Munich on our way to Barcelona, my dad was pulled aside by a very rule oriented, strict, authoritative (aka German) Lufthansa employee to weigh his bag. Apparently, it was ONE kilo over the limit. Who would have guessed…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

We’re off!

Octogenarians in Barcelona

MileagePlus

This post is just a little side story that gave me a good chuckle. My Dad wanted to make sure his United number is attached to the flight. (This is one of the things we talked about during our aforementioned meeting.) He didn't have the…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Oscar and Felix

My dad arrived for our pre-trip meeting (scheduled at his request) loaded with questions. We began with updates--hearing about what he's packing, the apps he's downloaded, the nuances of Lufthansa's overhead rules (1" smaller than Delta it turns…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Barcelona with a Change of Plans

OK. Here’s where our story begins. I find an amazing price for a flight to Barcelona (one of our favorite cities) that David and I just can’t pass up. So we book the trip. A day later I have an epiphany…. what if we asked…

Octogenarians in Barcelona

Cava Tour!

Crafty

Unexpected

Epic meal. Again.

Sidetracked.

A bit of everything

Quality Familia Time!

Who’s up for some team building?

Meat cone

Tapas!

Troublemaker

We’re off!

MileagePlus

Oscar and Felix

Barcelona with a Change of Plans

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