Day 2 in Barcelona is a Sunday and believe it or not, no shops open on Sunday's in Spain! So after 14 hours of much needed sleep, we were ready for action! Due to so much of Barcelona closed, we did the tourist "thing" again and got back on the bus, to see the bits of the city we missed yesterday! Spent quite a bit of time at plaza espagna and the magnificent national museum of art! After this we made our way to Port Vella for a late lunch- tapas, paella and Sang...

Our first full day in Barcelona was terrific! Lots to see but couldn't quite get our bearings, so hopped on a tour bus to do a quick trip around the city. The day is gloomy but still warm and we managed to see most of the sites. Barcelona has great architecture, strongly influenced by the places we've seen in Paris and Nice. Managed to get into a few shops but too tired to do any serious damage to my purse yet! Lunch was tapas,paella and a large jug of Sangria of...

Hi everyone, Changi airport was fabulous given that we had an 8 hour stopover. It was like a city in itself, there are 6 gardens you can visit in the airport including the most beautiful butterfly garden. However, since I love gardens so much that took all of about 5 mins!!! Luckily we travelled almost half way across the world and bumped into friends from Open Access college days,Therese and Peter. They were on their way home from Spain, and we were on our way o...

All packed and ready to go! Too excited to sleep. Thanks to Trish for getting my suitcase down to 17 kg. It wasn't an easy task, but leaves more room for purchases. Unfortunately Grant's suitcase had 20 kg which means he can't buy much! Oh well! First stop - Singapore here we come!

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