Recently I was in Oslo for a weekend . I was there from Friday to Monday . Had a chance to drop by multiple bars on both Saturday and Sunday ! Some interesting observations about Oslo Bars: On Saturday after 11 pm it was almost next to impossible to get a spot ! Managed to find a spot at the 3 Rd one I dropped by . This was in Gardermoen and nothing special. On Sunday got back to Oslo quite late…
Day Trip to Toledo from Madrid Toledo is the former capital of Spain. It is a medieval town. You can visit Toledo as a day trip from Madrid . Toledo has an interesting history . It is a place where Muslims, Jews and Christians co-existed for a length of time period in history. In the city you see the influence of the three different cultures in the architecture of the city and the buildings ! It is a charming city…
Madrid is the capital of Spain. I found it to be less crowded and peaceful compared to Barcelona . The food was definitely better ( maybe the restaurants we visited turned out to be better ?) . There are less sights to see compared to Barcelona . However, the shopping was incredible in terms of value and choices ! In my travels – Madrid had the best shopping out of all the places I have been to in Europe (…
We had a lot of fun in Barcelona – We did many different type of activities in the city itself – you can find the details here. We had about 5 days to spend in Barcelona – so one day we decided to do a day trip ! After some research we came across Santa Maria De Montserrat Abbey . This monastery was founded in the 10th century and has been in existence for over 1000 years !! It is located…
To me Spain always invoked images of beautiful girls in colorful dresses, bull fights , amazing food and wonderful music . It is a place I always imagined I would love to visit. As such when I had a chance to visit it earlier this year- I was excited ! We visited Barcelona first , Madrid second, and did two day trips to Toledo and Segovia from Madrid . You can read about choosing between Barcelona and Madrid here ….
My favorite part about Barcelona, Spain is Gaudi’s buildings! I personally think this is what makes Barcelona Unique and world famous! Antoni Gaudi was an architect who had a highly original and distinctive style ! To me he was a genius ! In his buildings you can see the amount of thought he had invested in each detail. In addition to building flamboyant buildings, he incorporated functional design in ceramics , stained glass iron work and carpentry ! You could…
Most cities have a building that is used to identify the city or that comes to people’s mind when they think of that city . Paris has the Eifel Tower , Toronto has the CN Tower and Barcelona has the Sagrada Familia . Sagrada Familia is a church that was designed by Gaudi ( Barcelona’s most famous architect ) and he was in the process of building it when he was tragically killed. To this day the construction of the…
I was really looking forward to the food in Spain and specifically in Barcelona! It did not disappoint. Sharing my experiences and review of the various restaurants in Barcelona! The Good Places La Vinateria del Call near Rambla and in the Gothic Quarters Familia Lonja de Tapas near the Picasso Museum in the Gothic Quarters La Casa de les Lletres near the Gothic Quarters Cerveceria Catalana near La Gracia Street The Okay Places Irati near Rambla Maximum Gelaters Des De…
I had this same question just two months ago in June of 2017 . After doing some research I had decided to visit Barcelona and Madrid in Spain . Now that my trips is almost over I recommend both cities. Deciding where you go will depend purely on what you enjoy. Barcelona The good : Architecture- If you are a fan of Gaudi this is the place to be . I really enjoyed the Palace of Guel, Park Guel ,…
I have never reviewed any companies, restaurants etc on my blog as a standalone post . My experience with Priceline was so terrible that I felt it needed a standalone post for review ! I have used their ‘Name your Own’ feature for both Montreal, Canada and Barcelona, Spain with the intention of saving some money. This is the feature where you pick the star level , location and other amenities and provide a price and priceline tries to match…