Archive for the ‘Western Med’ Category
Gaudi to Century Departing Barcelona
The morning wake up call was bitterly early this morning. Laura had wanted to set it because she wanted to walk to Las Ramblas to see the open market. Her intention was to see the restaunteurs and chefs negotiate with the purveyors. We missed that part after an early breakfast.
Walking down towards the harbor we saw the various street performers setting up for the day. All of the people who would appear later posing in costume looked like you and I. I felt a bit like I seen Mickey Mouse without his head on in the back stage areas of Disney. Most would turn their back when photographed.
An American in Barcelona Day Two
The highlight of the day was a visit to La Sagrada Familia, the still under construction cathedral designed originally by Gaudi. I wanted to share pictuers of what we witnessed today. Our next update is planned to occur from Celebrity Century.
Imagine what we have done and shared so far and know that we have a seven night cruise and convention yet to experience. Wish you could be with us. Happy Sailing!
From Madrid to Barcelona
Greetings from Barcelona, Spain. It is just before 1am here and I am quiet tired. I thought I would just share some of the highlights of the day in picture form. Just so you would know what you are looking at, I can tell you we left our home for the past two days in Madrid and traveled to Toledo.
We visited the Cathedral high above the current city and it was beautiful. I found it interesting that Jewish, Muslim and Christians all occupied various parts of the city all in peace for centuries. You can see the evidence of this with a Star of David in the Rose Window, there is also a plaque noting the Jewish section of the old city.
An American in Madrid – Botin
Laura and I joined four other people for dinner at the oldest restaurant in the world. Botin off the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. We thought you would enjoy some pictures. Dinner was wonderful.
Enjoy!
Chuck and Laura own The Flagg Agency in Canton, GA. They are currently touring Spain, France and Italy on a Royal Caribbean/Celebrity CruiseTour and Celebrity Century. We return on October 18th and will host our next post travel conference call on Thursday October 22nd 7pm EDT. If you want to ask questions or listen in on the call please email us (flaggmedcruise /at/ cruiseholidays.com) and we’ll send you info on how you can join the call.
An American in Madrid Day 2
It is approaching 6pm in this Spanish city, and after a short nap it is time to take you along with our journey for the day. Let me insert my keycard into the slot just to the right as you walk into your room which enables the power to come on. (I can’t tell you the number of light switches we tried to flip on and off before doing that.)
