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We left Hotel Marqués de Riscal and drove north through Basque Country to San Sebastián. After thorough research and several recommendations we decided to stay two nights in San Sebastián over our other stops in Basque Country. San Sebastián is a resort town that sits on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, known for…
After landing in Bilbao, which probably had one of the nicest views during a landing, Julie and I picked up the rental car and drove about 90 minutes through Basque Country to Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Elciego, Spain. I found out about this hotel while doing research on Bilbao. Bilbao is home to the the…
The plan was to start in Barcelona since we visited last year and we could ease our way into the trip. Julie and I planned on spending some time at the hotel relaxing and then visiting the places we enjoyed last year as well as what we missed. As you can see in the map…
In our 2018 visit to Barcelona we only saw Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família and so this trip we managed to see more of his works, starting with Park Güell. We booked an early entry time so we’d beat a lot of tourists and it worked. We took the train a few stops and then hopped a shuttle bus…
We enjoy our sporting events and it’s even cooler when we can see international events. As we planned this trip, we made a point to be in Barcelona to catch an FC Barcelona game. This is our second European football game, in 2018 we saw a Bundesliga game in Berlin. To get to the game, Julie…
After strategic planning, we determined starting the trip in Barcelona made the most sense. The plan was that we would rest up at the hotel before hitting the ground running. Hotel Grand Central, where we stayed last year, sits in the middle of the Via Laietana which is just on the border of the Gothic…