September 25,2005 Crystal Symphony in Barcelona We woke, enjoyed a last breakfast at Seventy hotel and left for the cruise ship terminal at 10:30. Twenty minutes later we spied Symphony. Dropping off our bags was seamless and we chilled out in the terminal until 11:40 when boarding began…again seamless. That’s Tim from the front office...
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September 21,2025 Happy to be traveling back to a favorite city. Our first visit to Barcelona was in 2015. We spent three days before a cruise and loved the city so much, we returned the following year on a land vacation. Since then we’ve been back five times. I decided not to return to a...
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On our third day in Barcelona we set out on a mission to repair a gold chain that my mom gave me many years ago. Timmy had “pinned” a half dozen jewelry stores on google maps. We began with a stroll along La Rambla,the pedestrian walkway. Here’s a closeup of the wavy...
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Our friend and guide, Francisco Miro, fetched us at 10:30 a.m. If we can help it, we never want to be off the ship before 10:00 a.m. Leaving the city at that hour was easy peasy. Arriving in Garraf, a cool seaside resort town, we came upon some surfers who had...
Continue readingWe slept in again – No judging please.  This will be the first of three days here in Barcelona. It’s one of our favorite cities.  We enjoyed breakfast in our room with the slider open to a bustling port. Folks leaving the ship and supplies being loaded. This is a tower for the funicular...
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