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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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My wife and I are going to Barcelona next week and the week after. We've never been before.

Any restaurant recommendations?

Any recommendations for must see sights?

Any recommendations for day trips from Barcelona?
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Never been there before, so can't recommend any places to go....But have fun and be safe!!
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by skeeter' post='937805' date='Jul 9 2009, 07:25 PM
Never been there before, so can't recommend any places to go....But have fun and be safe!!
Thanks. We went to Madrid three summers ago and loved it. I have wanted to go to Barcelona for the longest time. I thought we were going this spring but my wife wanted to go to China first so we did.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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I have never been closer than Ibiza, and that is not the place to go with the wife (the locals are touchy-feely and the parties go on forever). Have a great trip though - you do realize we will expect pics, right?
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='937813' date='Jul 9 2009, 07:35 PM
I have never been closer than Ibiza, and that is not the place to go with the wife (the locals are touchy-feely and the parties go on forever). Have a great trip though - you do realize we will expect pics, right?
I'll bring my little Sony DSC camera. I have a ton of pics from our trip to Beijing and Shanghai which I posted to a Shutterfly site.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Barcelona is a great city. I spent a week there. Just watch out for the pick-pocketing scams that take place on Las Ramblas. It's notorious and they have pretty good scams working there. Keep your money/wallet in your crotch!

Personally, I would jump on the train and spend some time in San Sebastian, Spain. Of all the cities I visited in Spain, San Sebastian was my favorite! You'll probably hear that from many others too.

Have a great trip to one of the best European countries!
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='937925' date='Jul 9 2009, 10:06 PM
Barcelona is a great city. I spent a week there. Just watch out for the pick-pocketing scams that take place on Las Ramblas. It's notorious and they have pretty good scams working there. Keep your money/wallet in your crotch!

Personally, I would jump on the train and spend some time in San Sebastian, Spain. Of all the cities I visited in Spain, San Sebastian was my favorite! You'll probably hear that from many others too.

Have a great trip to one of the best European countries!
Thanks C. How far from Barcelona is San Sebastian by train? Close enough for a day trip. We've been warned about pickpockets. We're staying close to Las Ramblas at the Hotel del Artes. We're excited to go.

See you this Saturday!
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Sorry Scott. No travel tips from me. My wife and I planned to go to Spain a few years back, we had plane tickets and hotel reservations. And then the train bombing happened, we cancelled the trip and decided to have 2 kids.

Have a great vacation and let us know how it is.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by theXman' post='938026' date='Jul 9 2009, 11:27 PM
Sorry Scott. No travel tips from me. My wife and I planned to go to Spain a few years back, we had plane tickets and hotel reservations. And then the train bombing happened, we cancelled the trip and decided to have 2 kids.

Have a great vacation and let us know how it is.
Sure thing. We loved Madrid. We went there a year or so after the train bombing. We did not take any trains when we were there. We did do a day trip to Toledo which was really nice (but ultra-hot).
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take plenty of pics!
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