Barcelona 2006: Do you want to post anything here?
Jan 15th, 2006 | 04:12 PM
#23
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We're booked at the Neri in Apri so I was interested in your comments Dave....!!! It's really pricy for us but looked so good..and the area seemed perfect. If you have any suggestions for eating near the Hotel please let me know...
How was it walking near the hotel at night?.I understand the area is questionable????
How was it walking near the hotel at night?.I understand the area is questionable????
Jan 15th, 2006 | 04:45 PM
#24
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I love Barcelona and plan to go back as part of our 25th anniversary trip, so have been watching this thread with interest.
We stayed at the Continental Hotel also and the only thing I liked about it was the absolutely goregeous Great Pyrenees dog--otherwise, we weren't too happy with it (except the location is good).
While we enjoyed the Picasso Museum here, it's MUCH MUCH in Malaga--it's his private collection there. Did love the Miro museum though, and DD, who was there last May told me the Contemporary Art Museum is fabulous too (we didn't make it last trip, but will this time).
For a great inexpensive dinner out (I assume you mean 15.30 per person) I highly recommend La Dolca Hermina at Magdalenes 27.
We stayed at the Continental Hotel also and the only thing I liked about it was the absolutely goregeous Great Pyrenees dog--otherwise, we weren't too happy with it (except the location is good).
While we enjoyed the Picasso Museum here, it's MUCH MUCH in Malaga--it's his private collection there. Did love the Miro museum though, and DD, who was there last May told me the Contemporary Art Museum is fabulous too (we didn't make it last trip, but will this time).
For a great inexpensive dinner out (I assume you mean 15.30 per person) I highly recommend La Dolca Hermina at Magdalenes 27.
Jan 22nd, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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Consider an apartment in the Born area. We were there for a week and needed public transport only up to Park Guell--Barcelona is very walkable. We did a Gaudi week--taking tours of all accessible homes, apts, the church, with stops along the way. Loved the markets and eating at tiny neighborhood type restaurants--or getting take out and eating home in our apartment as we were tired from walking. Bakeries everywhere and open very late, even on holidays, so grabbing "breakfast" and eating in one of the squares would be easy. Barcelona was the first time we tried apt. renting vs hotel (in our 50's with 3 adult "children" in tow, so it was cheaper), and now thats how we prefer to travel in Europe. We found the apt. through a Catalonia web site. Have fun--I'm jealous.
