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| When we arrived in Barcelona - our trip was delayed by car falling from the highway and onto the railroad tracks ahead of us - we did not have a hotel booked. Lulu wanted something better than last night's place in Bordeaux. We got online in the station and she scored the Melia Sky Barcelone - a 4 star - for $101. It is near the Mediterranean Beach - we are on the 8th floor - we just got back from the stainless steel pool on the 6th floor. |
We took the train from the northwest corner of France all the way down the coast - skirted the Pyrenee Mountains - and ended up to Barcelona. We stopped in Nantes - Bordeaux - and Narbonne.
We plan to stay in Barcelona 2 nights - then take a 2 hours train to Valencia - we will visit the FSU campus there - then will finished up in Madrid. We fly home from there on July 11th.
Once we crossed the border into Spain we notice these gigantic new train stations - carved into the mountains underground. They are way over the top compared to anything we saw in France - Netherlands - etc. For how grand they are- they were not that busy. I am guessing it has something to do with the European Union upgrading Spain a little.
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| The hotel is very modern - just like son Keith likes. Note the extra bed in the room. |
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| That is a glass window between the bathroom an bedroom. |
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| A double sink in the bathroom allows you to watch the sunset as the room looks west. It is 9 PM and the sun is close to the mountain horizon. |
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| It has a giant shower with a pocket door. |
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| The old desk is red lacquered. |
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| We stayed in the Melia White House in London one week in 2003. |
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