Barcelona Tumbles Down to Its Port

We’re halfway done with this September at sea! My western Mediterranean cruise returned to Barcelona after visiting ports in Italy. From Barcelona, I flew to Rome to begin Part 2 of this salty slice of Europe. So, stay tunedin the next couple of weeks, we’ll travel from Barcelona to Rome, and then on to Istanbul and the Greek Isles.

Cruise ships tie up in Barcelona just a ten-minute shuttle bus ride from the base of the Ramblas, a people-packed pedestrian boulevard always full of action. Human statues await your coins, shell-game teams await your cash, and pickpockets lay their traps. The latest scam: a drunken, overjoyed soccer fan puts his arm around you, wanting to celebrate his team's latest victory and dance...and meanwhile his fast fingers are working their way around to your wallet or purse.

A highlight of any Barcelona visit is its vibrant market, La Boqueria. Each year I visit and spy on Juan, who tirelessly poses for my readers as instructed in my Spain book. And each year, I take a photo of Juan posing with the photo of him posing in my guidebook.
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  1. We really enjoyed Barcelona, we stayed four extra days after the cruise. Actually four because the airlines cancelled out flight back for a day. And it was an easy city to get around. Your guide book was very good and easy to follow and stayed in your recomended hotel, which for the first time we had a pool in Europe and we really enjoyed it with the heat. The Ramblas was very crowded, but we would just head down to the beach. But if you stood around for a few minutes you could get seats at the beginning of the Ramblas and that was worth its weight in gold to sit back with an icecream and people watch!

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