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Once we moved on from the luggage situation, or lack of luggage situation, we took a taxi to our hotel in the 2nd arrondissement for our last night in Paris. The hotel had an old-time feel and our room looked like it was out of Versailles. Our room also had a kick ass looking bar…
When we planned this trip, we found it more cost efficient to fly roundtrip from one city (rather than into Paris and out from Barcelona, for instance) and so that city was Paris. It also was one of the few where we could find a direct flight. After our stay in Menorca we had to…
For food in Menorca we headed into the various towns on the island for lunch and dinner. The first night we ventured into Mahón and stopped at Can Vermut for tapas which sits on the water. Restaurante Trébol For lunch the next day we went to Es Castell for lunch at Restaurante Trébol which again sits…
In Menorca (Catalan for Minorca) we stayed in the southern part of the island at the Alcaufar Vell Hotel which is situated in the Minorcan countryside on a family farm that dates to the 14th century. The farm is a sprawling plot of land marked throughout by stone walls and gardens. There were a couple of donkeys…
When planning a vacation for the end of our vacation, we were looking for some type of beach/pool situation and Menorca fit the bill. Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea and is a less than an hour flight from Barcelona. Our primary reason for selecting Menorca was the idea of a Mediterranean cave…
On our last day in Barcelona (Wednesday) we slept in a little bit and then headed to Granja M. Viader for a hangover breakfast of a grilled cheese, churros and cokes. I’m not sure how we had this place on our list but it’s one of the oldest places in the city. The grilled cheese hit…