Tag: travel

  • Barcelona and Andorra

  • Montserrat

    Montserrat

    While in Barcelona I had a day trip out to Montserrat. It is just over an hour out of Barcelona by coach. I got a couple of trains through the subway to the tour centre, before jumping on the tour coach.

  • The Magic Fountains

    The Magic Fountains

    A very popular attraction in Barcelona is the Magic Fountain. They are outside the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya – National Art Museum of Catalonia in the avenue running down to the Arenas and the Torres Venecianes. They generally have a performance 3-4 times a week, depending on the season, and were first shown during the Great Universal…

  • Barcelona Museums

    Barcelona Museums

    There are a lot of museums in Barcelona, far more than we could see in a few days, but there were two we did plan to visit. The first was the Picasso Museum, and the second was the Barcelona City History Museum.

  • Barcelona by foot and subway

    Barcelona by foot and subway

    On our first full day in Barcelona we set off fairly early for the local subway station, before it got too hot.