Plaza Hotel – Barcelona, Day 11

Our hotel in Barcelona was Catalonia Plaza Hotel. It was a very nice hotel with comfortable rooms and a great breakfast. Yes I even loved the fake flowers in the lobby! Pretty rooms ... The view just so-so, the apartments next-door were protesting the building of more hotels. I wonder if they got the measures … Continue reading Plaza Hotel – Barcelona, Day 11

Madrid & Toledo, Spain – Part 1, Day 10

On Day 10 of our Gate 1 Travel tour we had a free day and an optional tour toToledo. We had a beautiful day. Tons of walking, lots of history and even new street art. The following is just a few photos of the buildings we saw on our walk thru Toledo. Beautiful old world … Continue reading Madrid & Toledo, Spain – Part 1, Day 10

What do Aliens, flowers and chalk have in common?

My weekend! This past weekend I was lucky enough to be able to attend AlienCon in Pasadena, California. This past January my husband saw a commercial about AlienCon when we were watching Ancient Aliens and he mentioned that it looked interesting. Well since traveling is not his favorite thing I jumped at it and bought … Continue reading What do Aliens, flowers and chalk have in common?