Grand Hyatt Hotel Martinez
This is Jeff’s first visit to Cannes and the French Riviera. I was last here in 1989 for a conference, but it’s as glamorous as ever! Last time here I…
Marseilles
Our rail journey from Barcelona to Cannes took us through Marseilles where we had a quick pit stop – just enough time to make it to the Orange store in…
Leaving Barcelona
We really loved Barcelona! If you haven’t been it’s an easy trip and one I think many people overlook in favor of more famous European destinations. But it’s a really…
Parc Güell
The last Gaudi creation of our trip was Parc Güell. The park was built between 1900 and 1914 and was opened to the public in 1926. The park was built…
Mount Tibidabo
This is one of the highest points in Barcelona and at the top is a church and, oddly, an amusement park that overlooks the city. We wanted to get up…
Palau de la Música Catalana
This is another UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a jewel box of a theatre. It was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded…
Basilica Santa Maria del Mar
This cathedral was built between 1329 and 1383 at the height of Catalonia’s maritime and mercantile preeminence, but a church has been on this site since 998 – over 1,000…
Casa Batllo
Another fine example of Gaudi’s work in an apartment building. Casa Batllo (pronounced “bye-yo”) was built in 1877 but Gaudi redesigned it in 1904 for the family Batllo. As with…
La Sagrada Familia
What an incredible place this is. From the outside it is a construction zone as work began on La Sagrada Familia in 1882 and only reached the midpoint in 2010,…