Adventures of Nik, Julie & Koval the Dog
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Once we decided that Lufthansa was the airline we wanted to fly to Barcelona, mostly because of their good reviews of flying animals, we decided to treat ourselves to business class seats. For the most part, their flights went through either Frankfurt or Munich, but only Frankfurt flights allow for animals. As we started looking…
We are very lucky that Koval is crate trained and does very well in his crate…all except when traveling. When we’ve taken road trips, he whines initially but then settles down. We hope that was the case as he flew from Chicago to Barcelona via a layover in Frankfurt. Once we decided that we were…
After a year (or so) of researching and planning we finally arrived in Barcelona! Luckily, it was a pretty uneventful trip and Koval the dog was excited when we retrieved him at the BCN airport. (More on the process of flying a dog to come in a later and more detailed post.) After weeks of…
By our last full day in Madrid we had already covered a lot of ground so we chose to sleep in a bit. Well worth it. When we finally started the day, we made our way to Restaurante Botín for lunch. Founded in 1725, it is the oldest restaurant in the world in continuous operation….
On our second to last day in Madrid we started out at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía to see Picasso’s painting Guernica. It is possibly the most famous masterpiece in the museum. (No pictures allowed, so click the link or google to see.) Then we made our way to the El Retiro…
Since we covered a lot of ground on our first day in Madrid, we opted to sleep in and take the train to La Campana for lunch. They are known for their bocadillos de calamares (a roll stuffed with fried calamari) and it did not disappoint! The sandwich was giant so Nik and I shared…