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Hi ladies, we are going to barcelona in January. Any suggestions on places to see and restaurants would be great !!

Thanks!!!!

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Message edited 1/18/2007 12:52:08 PM.

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No suggestions but that sounds awesome! Have fun and bring back details!!

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We went to Barcelona about 2 years ago and it was just lots of fun! Stay away from restaurants on Las Ramblas, they are overpriced tourist traps. I would suggest that you get ticket for the open top bus tour and ride that all around the city, it stops everywhere and you get on and off. The food is great, the tapas are great, the sangria is great. Its such a great city! We had such a great time there! My friends band was playing there the weekend we went and we had a total rock star weekend.

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I was in Barcelona in October with my MBA class and it was nice. It was a very laid back, relaxed city. We went to Parc Guell (it has all of the famous Gaudi architecture) I loved it, it was so unlike anything I had ever seen. For me the architecture alone was worth the trip, it was so different than what I had seen before. We also took a half day trip to the Montserrat Monestary. We took a cable car to get up there and the views were fantastic. Of course there was lots of sangria and tapas while we were there as well

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Parc Montjuic -- amazing views of the city, beautiful gardens - and they just had a pitstop there on Amazing Race!

I love Las Ramblas to sit at a cafe and just watch the people go by. Lots of animals and plants for sale. The cathedral is very impressive, and a must must must is Sagrada Familia cathedral - it is still under construction but it is truly a work of art.

The Picasso Museum was wonderful, and the Parque Zoologico was very impressive too. Now there is a whole new waterfront area (I say new, but it's probably since the '92 Olympics!!) where there are lots of restaurants, bars and clubs. Don't miss the Gothic Quarter with it's narrow, rambling streets.

Diagonal and Paral-el are two main roads in the newer part of the city where you will find all the modern, hip shops.

I've been to some wonderful restaurants but can't remember the names. I will see if I can find them for you.

Have fun, it is a wonderful city...

Message edited 12/5/2006 10:42:56 PM.

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I went in 1999 so I can't help much, but I LOVE Barcelona. Watch your belongings and watch out for common robbery tricks. There are a lot of pedllers and gypsies who will try to sell you something, shove it in your face with one and and with the other steal your wallet, so be careful. We almost got mugged on the metro there. Just keep your wits about you.

I don't remeber any of the restaraunts we ate at. Give yourself a day or tweo just to enjoy las ramblas.

Also, bring a skirt and long sleeves to wear to sagrada familia. We couldn't go in because we were in pants and t shirts.

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thank you for the tips kara and jenn
good thing to know about the skirt in the cathedral!

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sagrada familia - and all the gaudi buildings are gorgeous! (I can't think of the name - where columbus came back to Isabella)

picasso museum is amazing!

fat tire bike tour Do this the first day and you can really get a great idea of where you want to go back to and ask the guide for great recs!

for great tapas - if you go in the opposite direction of las ramblas just before El Cort Inglais (there is a fountain in the center of the intersection). Best tapas I have ever had!

enjoy!!!

Message edited 12/6/2006 4:10:27 PM.

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I think tomorrow on the Travel Channel on the 8:30 p.m. Passport to Europe show they are featuring Barcelona, Spain!

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Make sure that you visit Park Guell which was created by Gaudi. It's perched above the city and the views are spectacular! You can see a lot of his work right in the park.

Park Guell

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The Olympic Seaport has great seafood restaurants!

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We went this summer as part of our cruise (only there a day) but we did the hop on/hop off bus & saw so much. Definitely hit the Picasso museum. We found it the cleanest city we've seen in Europe, everywhere you look they are sweeping, cleaning. Have fun!

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thank you girls!!!
picasso and the park guell are th first on our list

so glad to hear its a clean city!

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I loved it threre..

the people are great- definitely a very clean city!

i feel like evrytime we walked down a narrow road, we would stumble upon a fascinating place by total accident


we stayed at the h10 universitat which is at the top of Ramblas. It was very nice and modern but next time we will stay in the El Born area where we loved.

we did

dali museum
parc montejuic/military museum
picasso museum
sagrada familia
barceloneta and hotel arts
arc de triumph


check out my pics in my album

http://www.lifamilies.com/community/album/?ID=1222

recommended restaurants:

7 puertes
tragaluz
taller de tapas
bubo
cheese me
sagardis


We really enjoyed our short jaunt to Spain and will definitely be returning. We missed out on a few things but I am hoping to retunduring the summer to enjoy the Olympic area with the tons of bars and clubs and also the beach.

If anyone is planning a trip there pleaser feel free to fm me for an advice or suggestions. I passed by many many hotels so I can tell you how they looked from the outside and also location-wise.

Thnaks for all those that made suggestions on this thread!! Excellent advice!!

Message edited 1/17/2007 6:31:37 PM.

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Wow - it looks like a great trip!!

You and your hubby are such a cute couple!

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great pictures -- I would love to go there

You remind me exactly of one of my good friends with the pictures

she goes aways all the time and takes the best pictures of everything.

It is like playing where in the world is gina this weekend when she sends them to us. LOL

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Welcome home! Sounds like a great trip! What wonderful pictures too!!!

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Great pictures! It looks like you had a fantastic time.

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You guys look great!!! I was drooling over your tapas and wine.

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Great pics!!! Glad you had a nice trip!!

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Great pics...I loved Barcelona...and we ate at 7 Puertas too...It was the first time I had paella ever in my life and it was so good!!

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Great pictures!!

Looks like you had a GREAT time!!

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