One can't visit Barcelona without being completely overwhelmed by the genius of Antoni Gaudi. His design is so otherworldly. It's hard to believe he wasn't taken for insane in his time when you look at his work. It's like nothing else. He's probably the most important figure in the city, aside from Lionel Messi. We are going to enjoy one more night in the city and then we get to pickup our car at the airport - a Peugeout 308 GT - and head off to Alicante, a ...

Hello from beautiful Barcelona! I am finally adjusting to the time difference and felt like staying up to blog. If you bet against us getting on the plane - pay up! We did it! 4 days in and we haven't stopped smiling yet. Reykjavik was interesting to see. It would be a great family vacation, especially for any friends from home since it is now a direct flight from Denver. We just had a few hours there and only did a bit of sight-seeing. I watched a clip on the f...

Like a ship sailing off to the ocean we're getting our sea legs under us after some long flights from home. The calm and coolness of Reykjavik was a nice surprise despite the steep taxi cab fee from the airport in Keflavik to Reykjavik. What's a few kroners when you're traveling? Limiting our potential gelato intake will help us make up for the surprise expense. We got into Barcelona late last night and have a nice apartment just off of Las Ramblas. There's ...

Like a ship sailing off to the ocean we're getting our sea legs under us after some long flights from home. The calm and coolness of Reykjavik was a nice surprise despite the steep taxi cab fee from the airport in Keflavik to Reykjavik. What's a few kroners when you're traveling? Limiting our potential gelato intake will help us make up for the surprise expense. We got into Barcelona late last night and have a nice apartment just off of Las Ramblas. There's ...