Barcelona Journals

3 Days in Barcelona

An October 2002 trip to Barcelona by Leet

Quote: What I learned from my first 3 day visit to Barcelona.

3 Days in Barcelona

Overview

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1. Plan ahead, Barcelona is huge!
2. Do the Bus Turistica tour, it will give you a good grounding.
3. Visit the Sagrada Familia if you can climb the towers - it's a bit scary though!
4. Definitely do Park Guell but leave yourself a good few hours for a wander and a rest.

Quick Tips:

1. Spend as much as you can afford on a good hotel. For a good budget place try El Rei Don Jaime in the Barri Gotic.
2. Under no circumstances book into the Hotel del Mar!!!!
3. Eat at La Taxidermista in Placa Reial

Best Way To Get Around:

Use the metro as it's cheap and easy.

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Hotel Del Mar

Hotel

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Awful! Situated in a dark square. Hotel staff surly and noncommunicative. Rooms are bare, dirty and dim. Ours was situated on a floor with a TV right outside around which were gathered 4 or 5 men watching a film loudly! Our door had no way of being locked from the inside!!!

Member Rating 1 out of 5 on October 27, 2002

Hotel Del Mar
PLAZA PALACIO 19
Barcelona, Spain 08003
34-93-3193302

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Pans & Company

Restaurant | "Pans & Companys"

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A good quick sandwich stop in a busy sightseeing day! A wide range of baguettes with interesting fillings. If you get the Bus Turistica you get a good meal deal voucher.

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on October 27, 2002

Pans & Company
Maremagnum Shopping Center
Barcelona, Spain

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La Taxidermista

Restaurant

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Situated in an old teaxidermist shop in a picturesque square. Queues were common before the restaurant opened. Service was excellent and honest. We asked our waiter to recommend the best Rioja and he didn't choose the most expensive bottle!!!

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 27, 2002

La Taxidermista
La Placa Reial
Barcelona, Spain