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    Four Days in Barcelona
    Four Days in Barcelona
    Four Days in Barcelona
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    Four Days in Barcelona

    By Graham Kingston

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    In this 20 page article I discuss our four day trip to Barcelona. The article presents a day-by-day account of the tours taken; fast facts about notable aspects of the trip; the itinerary; planning notes; and resources used. Selected photos from our trip are also included.
    The tours included: Afternoon Tapas Tour (Walking); Gourmet Tour (Walking); The Gaudi Tour (Bus); Montjuic & Panarama Tour (Bus); Picasso Tour (Walking); Trixi Tour (Pedicab); La Ramblas; and the Hop-on/Hop-off tourism bus.
    Fast facts regarding Barcelona, La Ramblas, Gaudi, Tapas, Tour costs and Our accommodation are dispersed throughout the article.
    The Trixi Tour (Pedicab), Gaudi Tour (Bus), Picasso Museum (Walking), and Tapas Tour (Walking) were the highlights of the trip. The Gourmet Food Tour and the Montjuic and Panoramic Tour were disappointments. The article also discusses lessons learned from this type of trip.
    Icons visited during the trip included: La Ramblas, La Boqueria Market, Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, Picasso Museum, Poble Espanyol, Placa de Catalunya, Gothic Quarter, La Ribera, Placa Sant Felip Neri, La Placa del Rei, Placa Reial, and Placa Sant Jaume.
    (Article: 7,400 Words)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGraham Kingston
    Release dateNov 16, 2011
    ISBN9781465912862
    Four Days in Barcelona
    Author

    Graham Kingston

    IntroductionOS Wayfarer is not a business or an enterprise but a passion!At its core, OS Wayfarer is about self-publishing eBooks, especially our travel eBooks. So far, we have self-published eight travel eBooks.OS Wayfarer is sustained through the partnership of Graham and Katherine Kingston. It is our passion for travel, and my (Graham’s) passion (some might say obsession) for personal computing, photography, and project management, that has resulted in OS Wayfarer. Fortunately, Katherine knows her history, provides great editing, calms Graham’s exuberance, anchors the outfit in some reality, and ensures a measure of class.We endeavour, for less than the price of a cup of coffee, to share our travel experiences with you. We hope you enjoy our eBooks.Our approachFour key principles underpin our approach:•We love to take a “Do it Yourself” approach as much as is feasible: in respect of our travel, eBooks.•A cost-effective approach is always front of mind.•A commitment to maintaining standards is important to us.•A desire to share our knowledge and expertise thereby helping others to enhance their travel experiences.We strive to be professional; and to adopt practical, affordable, achievable, and effective approaches to the development and publishing of our eBooks.Our backgroundsTravelWe are retired baby boomers and we have been at this caper, in one form or another since about 2009.We travelled as a part of our professional working lives but to less developed countries. We lived and worked in Bandung, Indonesia (four years), Kitwe, Zambia (four years) and Kuching, Sarawak (two years). These wonderful opportunities provided a rich experience for our family and instilled a desire to travel (perhaps it was always there).We have travelled quite a bit since retiring and intend to continue. To date we have visited various parts of the world: for example, Athens, Prague, Isle of Skye, along the Queensland Coast, Istanbul, Bucharest, Budapest, and Barcelona (it just so happens that all these visits resulted in an eBook!).Earlier we travelled to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, as well as Italy on two Insight Tours.ProfessionalI (Graham) started out as a Radio Technician before becoming a technical teacher, and technical teacher trainer. This foundation led to a very enjoyable career as an adviser, program/project tenderer and manager, and independent consultant in international development assistance.Katherine commenced her career as a primary school teacher before becoming an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) teacher, Self-Access Centre manager, and IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) Centre manager.

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      Four Days in Barcelona - Graham Kingston

      Four Days in Barcelona

      By Graham Kingston

      Copyright 2011 OS Wayfarer

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Day 1 - Placa de Catalunya, Tapas Walking Tour

      Day 2 - Gourmet Walking Tour, Gaudi Tour

      Day 3 - La Rambla, Montjuïc and Panoramic Tour, Picasso Walking Tour

      Day 4 - Hop-on/Hop-off Tourism Bus, Trixi Tour

      Conclusion: Highlights, Disappointments and Lessons Learned

      Fast Facts: Barcelona

      Fast Facts: La Ramblas

      Fast Facts: Tapas

      Fast Facts: Gaudi

      Fast Facts: Our Accommodation

      Fast Facts: Tour Costs

      Appendix A: Planning

      Appendix B: Itinerary

      Appendix C: Resources

      Introduction

      To think Barcelona is to think Olympics (that Archer!), Gaudi architecture, Picasso, Wine and Food (especially sangria, tapas and paella) and people watching on La Ramblas. The challenge is to try and absorb all these highlights in just four days. This article presents the story of our four-day trip and discusses the variety of tours we took in Barcelona: guided bus, walking, pedicab and hop-on/hop-off bus tour. It also discusses the highlights, disappointments and lessons learned.

      The tours included: Afternoon Tapas Tour (Walking); Gourmet Tour (Walking); The Gaudi Tour (Bus); Montjuic & Panarama Tour (Bus); Picasso Tour (Walking); Trixi Tour (Pedicab); La Ramblas; and the Hop-on/Hop-off tourism bus.

      Fast facts regarding Barcelona, La Ramblas, Gaudi, Tapas, Tour costs and Our Accommodation are dispersed throughout the article.

      The planning, itinerary, and resources used to organise our trip are provided in Appendices.

      Day 1

      Arrival

      The 08:00 flight from London Heathrow arrived on schedule at 10:45 and once the formalities of immigration, customs and baggage collection were completed we joined a short queue for a taxi to the city. These formalities can be tiresome in some countries but we didn’t experience any difficulties with the quick and orderly process,

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