Our hotel was located on Calle Carme just 200 meters off Las Ramblas. It was the perfect location for us as we only had one day in the city on each end of the cruise.
I haven’t quite found out the answer to whether it is “La Rambla”or “Las Ramblas” ... both spellings are found in everything I’ve read.
This morning, we finally checked out the most famous market in Barcelona “ Boqueria Market”.
What a colourful place. A feast for all five senses!
The sights, smells, sounds, tastes and touch of a great shopping experience to discover a new culture. I was sorry we hadn’t been here longer to be able to fully enjoy all the market had to offer.
Many varieties of fresh peppers in any colour, shape or size!
Anyone want to try the emu eggs?
Food to go not French fries ... a little tapas (dried sausages)! Yummy.
What a hive of activity in this wonderful covered marketplace!
After our morning in the “hood” we caught our cab to the Barcelona Sants train station for the next leg of our adventure.
Caught the fast train to Perpignan, France (a short travel time of under an hour and a half) where we picked up our rental car and drove to Céret, France.
The view from the train window ...
We’ve arrived ... we treated ourselves to a welcome back “verre de vin rose “!
The view from the balcony at Ciel Bleu apartment in Céret, France ...
Stay tuned for many more photos and stories that I will share about of our 2017 adventure ...our two weeks in Céret, day trips where discovered some very special places and our final week spent in the Lot Valley.
