First, a few details of our last dinner. The walk was only 15 minutes - not bad even though it sprinkled on us. First course was tapas: potatoes bravas, fried calamari, fried eggplant sticks, fried shrimp wrapped in wontons, and pita with hummus, and two others. Main course: choice of pork loin, or duck confit. Dessert: Mint chocolate chip ice cream, brownie with ice cream, or flan with citrus sauce. Delicious! It had stopped raining by the time we walked back.
We took a taxi to the Barcelona airport at 10 am. It is a big airport with lots of walking. We flew on a AirBus 380 (double-decker) with over 400 passengers. Cool design, but they forget to tell you how long it takes to load and unload that many disorganized people. Of course, we had ‘chicken or pasta.’ We did sleep a little. Landed at OHare around 7:00 pm. Apparently others did, too. By 8:45 pm, we had gone through customs and had our bags. Caught the 9:40 bus. Nancy picked us up from the bus. Home at ll:30pm. Our own bed felt very good.
Biggest surprise: the amount of walking. Two big takeaways: The impressive architecture of Gaudi and others and gaining confidence in using urban transportation. Enjoyed the wonderful weather—especially when we had to scramble to find coats after we landed in Chicago. Our group of 18 people was very compatible even though we came from many different areas of the country and walks of life. We would go back to Barcelona in a minute. Loved it.
We took a taxi to the Barcelona airport at 10 am. It is a big airport with lots of walking. We flew on a AirBus 380 (double-decker) with over 400 passengers. Cool design, but they forget to tell you how long it takes to load and unload that many disorganized people. Of course, we had ‘chicken or pasta.’ We did sleep a little. Landed at OHare around 7:00 pm. Apparently others did, too. By 8:45 pm, we had gone through customs and had our bags. Caught the 9:40 bus. Nancy picked us up from the bus. Home at ll:30pm. Our own bed felt very good.
Biggest surprise: the amount of walking. Two big takeaways: The impressive architecture of Gaudi and others and gaining confidence in using urban transportation. Enjoyed the wonderful weather—especially when we had to scramble to find coats after we landed in Chicago. Our group of 18 people was very compatible even though we came from many different areas of the country and walks of life. We would go back to Barcelona in a minute. Loved it.
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