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re: Barcelona Spain advice needed.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 9:44 pm to glassman
Posted on 4/30/14 at 9:44 pm to glassman
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Catalan capitol during the World Cup. Always interesting.
Oh yeah, you should definitely find a bar to watch the WC games at. In european cities it's a fantastic experience. It's like superbowl parties on roids... and in the streets.
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Posted on 4/30/14 at 9:52 pm to cwil177
O-T Lounge comes through, as expected! Thanks!
Posted on 4/30/14 at 10:11 pm to TheNolaClap
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Club opium. Get weird
I went there once or twice....
Posted on 4/30/14 at 10:15 pm to Jet12
Headed there in August - can't wait.
We should have a full week there but are considering side trips or potentially just traveling to several spots in Spain. Any suggestions on how to balance time in Barcelona vs time elsewhere in the country if we're there for a week?
We should have a full week there but are considering side trips or potentially just traveling to several spots in Spain. Any suggestions on how to balance time in Barcelona vs time elsewhere in the country if we're there for a week?
Posted on 4/30/14 at 10:22 pm to Tigerbait46
Use the Ave (the high speed train to Madrid). You have a week, spend three days in Barça and four days in and about Madrid. It will be jammed up in August as everyone's on holiday. Expect lines, read up on what you want to do and see and then ask the locals through Fodors or other travel sites their opinions.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 10:31 pm to TigerGyp
I was there during the 2006 champions league final when Barcelona beat Arsenal to win it. The city was electric for 24 hours of non stop crazy.
It's just a great city of beautiful people.
It's just a great city of beautiful people.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 10:47 pm to TigerGyp
I have been twice, and agree with what most everyone has said. Check out the Gaudi park and church, take a walk down Las Ramblas, and take in the view along the beach. Just be warned that some things cannot be unseen.
Also, I highly recommend a day trip to Montserrat. While it isn't necessarily an exciting place to visit, it truly is breathtaking.
Pickpockets were something I never felt like were a problem, but I alway took basic precautions. However, I did sit at a cafe and watch a group of street hustlers rip a bunch of people off.
Also, I highly recommend a day trip to Montserrat. While it isn't necessarily an exciting place to visit, it truly is breathtaking.
Pickpockets were something I never felt like were a problem, but I alway took basic precautions. However, I did sit at a cafe and watch a group of street hustlers rip a bunch of people off.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:02 pm to Jet12
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Just be smart about it. Don't wear fancy jewelry out (or be wary of it), keep your stuff in your front pockets, and for women I suggest pickpocket-proof purses. They have reinforced straps since pickpockets would cut them, grab the purse and run off.
This.
We invested in a purse for her and backpack with for me with steel reinforcement and locks. Had not one problem....suffice to say though if you have to be smart.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:03 pm to Tigerbait46
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We should have a full week there but are considering side trips or potentially just traveling to several spots in Spain. Any suggestions on how to balance time in Barcelona vs time elsewhere in the country if we're there for a week?
Go south towards Gibraltar. The scenery gets better as do the beaches depending on what strikes your fancy.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:05 pm to asurob1
Go do this building at night. We stayed down the street from it and went to a concert on top of it during the night while we were there. The views were pretty kick arse. We did a tour of it well and that was kinda boring but you will enjoy it.
I didn't really enjoy Las Ramblas that much but the marketplace was pretty cool. Walking around the city was probably the best part seeing all the old buildings (there is a wall there built duing roman times) mixed in with the new kinda rocked.
I honestly thought the trip would suck and my wife talked me into it. I'm glad she did.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:08 pm to TigerGyp
1) Free walking tours...google them ahead of time, they're awesome...I had a cute Irish girl as my tour guide
2) Nude beaches aren't always a good thing...I saw some okay titties and some terrible titties
3) Cocaine flows like wine...check out the nightlife, I hate "clubs" but I had a fricking blast at the clubs there
4) There is a frick ton to see and the transit goes everywhere
5) I had no problems with pickpockets but I kept my wallet and passport in my front pockets just in case...
enjoy, it's my second favorite trip ever
2) Nude beaches aren't always a good thing...I saw some okay titties and some terrible titties
3) Cocaine flows like wine...check out the nightlife, I hate "clubs" but I had a fricking blast at the clubs there
4) There is a frick ton to see and the transit goes everywhere
5) I had no problems with pickpockets but I kept my wallet and passport in my front pockets just in case...
enjoy, it's my second favorite trip ever
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:11 pm to beaver
Yeah, I went all over Europe, and it was probably my second favorite place...
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:28 pm to CamdenTiger
Went for a weekend while studying abroad in Italy.
1)Chicks I was with were almost pickpocketed immediately on the subway.
2)Stayed off Las Ramblas and was really nice. Reminded me of the French Quarter with vendors and street performers.
3)Went out at the beach bars at night and it was awesome, just don't waste your money going to the ice bar.
Also, they have hot chicks in bikinis dance at the bars. I would keep your wallet in your front pocket or check it alot.
1)Chicks I was with were almost pickpocketed immediately on the subway.
2)Stayed off Las Ramblas and was really nice. Reminded me of the French Quarter with vendors and street performers.
3)Went out at the beach bars at night and it was awesome, just don't waste your money going to the ice bar.
Also, they have hot chicks in bikinis dance at the bars. I would keep your wallet in your front pocket or check it alot.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:44 pm to Dabdoub1
Place sounds great. I'm going in December over New Years.
Here's hoping it is just as cool then as the summer
Here's hoping it is just as cool then as the summer
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:49 pm to beaver
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Nude beaches aren't always a good thing...I saw some okay titties and some terrible titties
On Formentera (an island off the coast in the Mediterranean), I saw a woman with a single mastectomy, topless. That was interesting, to say the least.
I was in Spain for 2 months though, so after we went to the beach enough times, you got used to it.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 11:59 pm to Dabdoub1
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Went for a weekend while studying abroad in Italy.
1)Chicks I was with were almost pickpocketed immediately on the subway.
2)Stayed off Las Ramblas and was really nice. Reminded me of the French Quarter with vendors and street performers.
3)Went out at the beach bars at night and it was awesome, just don't waste your money going to the ice bar.
Also, they have hot chicks in bikinis dance at the bars. I would keep your wallet in your front pocket or check it alot.
Minus the chicks almost pickpocketed and change Italy to England and this was my experience
I stayed at a hostel off LAs Ramblas
Wish I spent more time there
Posted on 5/1/14 at 1:44 am to beaver
Madrid is also a fun city. Definitely do recommend. That said, I saw some gypsy women try to steal from a girl's booksack on a walking tour. They were literally doing it right next to me and I was on the tour, so I just stared at them up and down and basically gave them a "frick off" look. They didn't take the hint so I pushed the fat one carrying the map to make them look like "tourists" into the one trying to do the pick-pocketing and they sulked off.
Just be aware of your surroundings and your valuables and it's not a problem.
Oh, and Barcelona has one of the most beautiful populations of any city I've been to... probably best except for maybe Reykjavik.
Just be aware of your surroundings and your valuables and it's not a problem.
Oh, and Barcelona has one of the most beautiful populations of any city I've been to... probably best except for maybe Reykjavik.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 1:45 am to TigerGyp
Look into renting an apartment. I got one that was really nice for less than a hotel. Think I found it through trip advisor or vrbo.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:01 am to LifeTimeTiger
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Look into renting an apartment. I got one that was really nice for less than a hotel. Think I found it through trip advisor or vrbo.
We considered this but went with one of the hotels we saw on gotoday . com.
Stayed right in the center of the city and didn't break the bank.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 3:52 am to asurob1
Hostels are usually the cheapedt option.
If you have time to come to Madrid too, you should.
If you have time to come to Madrid too, you should.
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