MrsJobba1
Dvc owner at BWV & SSR
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2005
Hi all,
Well I thought I would finally get round to writing my trip report. I will try to include as many photos as possible , how ever I had such a good time, there were times when I actually forgot to take photographs.!!!
I will start by saying this trip was amazing and everything I hoped it would be!! After a year and a half of planning - I booked the cruise April 06 (1st day the cruise came out) it was worth the wait.
Cast me - Helen and my DH -Dave (the quiet one )
Can I just add, please feel free to comment or ask any questions you want!
Getting to Barcelona
We live in the North of England (yep aliens) and instead of booking a flight direct to Barcelona, we flew with BA and connected through Heathrow. Now their were several reasons I did this - partly because the cheap carrier that went direct had a tiny luggage allowance and you couldn't add more in advance ( I had 10 pairs of shoes in my cases) and I also thought BA would look after us better. I had heard a few horror stories about being left in Spain etc).
Well the day finally arrived, I said goodbye to the dogs (i have 3) and we got in the taxi to the airport. I said my little mantra (passport, tickets, money) several times and only checked, and double checked my luggage about 10 times! We checked in and went to have a coffee.
We boarded our first plane on time, and then proceeded to wait on the runway half an hour before we took off. I was slightly anxious as we only had an hour to get our connecting flight to Barcelona. However it was another BA flight and I was sure they would be able to get is there somehow.
We finally landed @ Heathrow @ 8:40am and our flight to Barcelona left @ 9.25am. But we had to go through security again However this is the one time I am very glad I have back problems. -For those who dont know I have dengerated discs in my lower spine -. I had told BA of this when I booked the Flights and there was someone waiting for me with a wheelchair when we got off the flight. I am truely grateful to this person as they dashed from one side of Heathrow to the other with me in the wheelchair, - talk about rollercoaster ride. However we made it and were actually the first to board the Barcelona flight!
When we arrived in Barcelona the plan was to get a taxi and go straight to our hotel. It was quite a walk from where we got of the plane to the baggage carosel. I was also very apprehensive about pickpockets - as every guide book and trip report had warned of them. Once at the hotel we were going to put everything in the safe, but of course @ the airport we had everything on us. To help us out I had bought Dave a money belt (the type you wear under your trousers) he put it on when we were still on the plane. Dave assured me he would know if anyone tried to get anything
Because of our tight connection - I really wasn't expecting to see our luggage -but with pixiedust and magic our 3 cases arrived
We then went straight out and got a taxi to the hotel. I had been taking spanish lessons and was chuffed when I managed to speak to the taxi driver and he actually understood me The taxi ride was just under 20 Euros and we pulled up outside our hotel.
The hotel we stayed at was Hotel Cram - It was quite a trendy hotel very near to Placa Catalunya (10 mins walk). It was in the Exiample district and thier were a lot of restaurants near the hotel. When we arrived, we were able to check in and go to our room straight away. We filled our safe and then headed out for a spot of lunch and a wander.
The one thing that was different was we didn't have anyjet lag - as Mickey had decided to come to us this year!!!
Stay tuned for part 2 - Sight seeing Barcelona
Thanks for reading
Well I thought I would finally get round to writing my trip report. I will try to include as many photos as possible , how ever I had such a good time, there were times when I actually forgot to take photographs.!!!
I will start by saying this trip was amazing and everything I hoped it would be!! After a year and a half of planning - I booked the cruise April 06 (1st day the cruise came out) it was worth the wait.
Cast me - Helen and my DH -Dave (the quiet one )
Can I just add, please feel free to comment or ask any questions you want!
Getting to Barcelona
We live in the North of England (yep aliens) and instead of booking a flight direct to Barcelona, we flew with BA and connected through Heathrow. Now their were several reasons I did this - partly because the cheap carrier that went direct had a tiny luggage allowance and you couldn't add more in advance ( I had 10 pairs of shoes in my cases) and I also thought BA would look after us better. I had heard a few horror stories about being left in Spain etc).
Well the day finally arrived, I said goodbye to the dogs (i have 3) and we got in the taxi to the airport. I said my little mantra (passport, tickets, money) several times and only checked, and double checked my luggage about 10 times! We checked in and went to have a coffee.
We boarded our first plane on time, and then proceeded to wait on the runway half an hour before we took off. I was slightly anxious as we only had an hour to get our connecting flight to Barcelona. However it was another BA flight and I was sure they would be able to get is there somehow.
We finally landed @ Heathrow @ 8:40am and our flight to Barcelona left @ 9.25am. But we had to go through security again However this is the one time I am very glad I have back problems. -For those who dont know I have dengerated discs in my lower spine -. I had told BA of this when I booked the Flights and there was someone waiting for me with a wheelchair when we got off the flight. I am truely grateful to this person as they dashed from one side of Heathrow to the other with me in the wheelchair, - talk about rollercoaster ride. However we made it and were actually the first to board the Barcelona flight!
When we arrived in Barcelona the plan was to get a taxi and go straight to our hotel. It was quite a walk from where we got of the plane to the baggage carosel. I was also very apprehensive about pickpockets - as every guide book and trip report had warned of them. Once at the hotel we were going to put everything in the safe, but of course @ the airport we had everything on us. To help us out I had bought Dave a money belt (the type you wear under your trousers) he put it on when we were still on the plane. Dave assured me he would know if anyone tried to get anything
Because of our tight connection - I really wasn't expecting to see our luggage -but with pixiedust and magic our 3 cases arrived
We then went straight out and got a taxi to the hotel. I had been taking spanish lessons and was chuffed when I managed to speak to the taxi driver and he actually understood me The taxi ride was just under 20 Euros and we pulled up outside our hotel.
The hotel we stayed at was Hotel Cram - It was quite a trendy hotel very near to Placa Catalunya (10 mins walk). It was in the Exiample district and thier were a lot of restaurants near the hotel. When we arrived, we were able to check in and go to our room straight away. We filled our safe and then headed out for a spot of lunch and a wander.
The one thing that was different was we didn't have anyjet lag - as Mickey had decided to come to us this year!!!
Stay tuned for part 2 - Sight seeing Barcelona
Thanks for reading