On the Road Again

Well, Jim is on his way back to Canada and I am back to reality.  Reality seems to be kicking my *%$$. I called in sick today for the first time in a year and a half.
We had a great weekend.  We rented a car and headed out to Cleethorpes, Lincoln, Skegness, Louth and York.  I did okay driving but this time we had a manual transmission and despite having a great time I still managed to get beeped at.  I seem to have a habit of not committing to lanes in the round-abouts.  Still, I had so much fun.

18 gauge rail in Cleethorpes.

Forsythia and Lincoln Cathedral.  (This one is for Dorothy and Dad, love and miss you both.)

Lincoln Cathedral has an artist in residence.  This is one of her final pieces which I love the artist statement as much as the work.

In Lincoln.

Skegness.

I took Jim to camera club friday night and we played with oil and water.  Above is a sample of my genius abilities, lol.

Paste "sad face" here

We are back in Grimsby.  Barcelona was fantastic and I highly recommend seeing it, however like all good things it must come to an end.  Jim asked me "would I go again" and the answer would be yes but I would not try to cram in all the sights we managed to see.  I could afford to take it slower.  That being said I want to see more of Europe and I know I will again cram in as much as I can before I have to leave.  Here is our last day of Barcelona.

First we went to the National History Museum of Barcelona

This was the outside wall of the original city, they used all types of stone to build it.

Outside the museum.

Outside the museum, the original wall.

The mirrored building for the natural gas company provides some great abstract shots below.

And we finally got some time on the beach.  It was cold and windy but worth every minute.  I'm not showing you the picture Jim took of me getting a foot and leg massage from a nice lady, I look embarrassingly fat.  But this is me on the roof top terrace soaking up some sun.

I should really have taken the time to see who this represented but seriously I could not walk another step.  We put on so many miles this week and I am paying the price.

This incredible view of the Barcelona Cathedral was just around the corner from our apartment.

I hope you enjoyed the trip with us.  We have a few days now around Grimsby.  It may not be as exciting as Barcelona but we are renting a car and it will be an adventure.

2, 2 days in one

It feels as though we have been here for a couple of weeks.  The weather is perfect as far as I am concerned.  Jim would like it a bit warmer but let's face it, he is used to Arizona temperatures and I am used to Britain.
Day 5

Don't mind the tree up the middle and the star filter.  We just climbed a steep hill to get to Park Guell and the photographer(me) was delirious and didn't notice the said tree.

Gaudi's home inside the park, still hadn't noticed the filter.

One of the elusive cockateels.

Wisteria's are in full bloom.  Dad had the most beautiful wisteria in the backyard.

Gaudi's iconic dragon.

This is the only figurative art in the park.

I love the look of these berries? They are in the palm trees.

Day 6  We head out to the Cathedral Barcelona and ran into a great art gallery.  In fact, it turned out to be better than the Contemporary Art Gallery that we saw later in the day.

Doors.

Cathedral Barcelona

Out on the town in search of dinner, the food here is fantastic.  Everything I've tried has been exceptional.  For such a "picky eater" I sure am enjoying the flavours.

Palace of music at night.

Tomorrow is our last full day here and we have a few things on the agenda, one thing I am hopeful for is some time on the beach doing absolutely nothing.