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Barcelona never disappoints. I was entranced by the colours and the contours of Park Guell as a wannabe hippie during a dissolute gap year in the 1970s. Then, older and wiser, my wife Claire and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary there and I was able to enjoy the city's charms in a more steady and rational manner. Both trips were incredibly memorable in their very different ways, a tribute to this very special city's myriad and enduring charms. Thank you Marco for the reminder.

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Thank you Bertie! It’s a city both Sabrina and I hold very dear to our hearts. More memories to share from a winter we spent there over a decade after that first experience.

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I love Figueres, and, indeed, all that area in the shadow of the Pyrenees, to which we travelled many moons ago as a family from Brough in East Yorkshire. Just 2 changes and an overnight couchette. Epic trip! But with two young children we were more in churros and chocolate territory.

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Jan 12, 2023Liked by Marco & Sabrina

A fabulous tour of Barcelona, one which I would like to emulate.

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Such a great city, Robert and never better than at this time of year!

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Definitely need to get back to Catalonia!

I had one night (less than 12 hours) in Barcelona as a layover after a visit to Tenerife . But even that brief visit was enough to fall in love with the elegance and energy of that great city.

Oddly, parts of it reminded me of the Back Bay section in my home town of Boston.

Thanks for sharing!

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That you do! We loved it so much that we passed a winter there after spending more than a decade in LA (stories to come). Fascinated by your comparison with Boston!

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Jan 5, 2023Liked by Marco & Sabrina

Another wonderful description of a lovely place. I feel I am learning loads from your stories xxx

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That's great to hear, Amelia. Thank you!

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We have never left chocolate and churros territory, David!

That trip sounds amazing. Hopefully as overnight train travel makes a comeback, it might be on the cards again.

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