The day started off with me getting up slightly earlier than my alarm. I slept really well, and the bed was very comfortable! I got about seven and a half hours of sleep, so that should last me the day! First up is breakfast! I knew Spanish breakfast would be different, but I was taken aback a little! It was nice, though, and I tried so many new things! Here are some pictures of our breakfast choices:

My friend and I sat down and ate breakfast and reviewed what we had done yesterday, we did have the initial plan of going on a cable cart ride, which we should have done, but we’ll do it next time! After that, we headed to the room and finished packing, went downstairs, checked out and waited for our shuttle. It was only about a 10-minute drive, which was fine! We went there super early but we had a look around and bought so souvenirs for our families! Here are a few pictures:

The terminal was huge! It had more to it than I thought! Lots of shops we didn’t really see on our short tour yesterday, but it was worth it! We all spent too much! With that, we headed to our gate and awaited our plane. We arrived home at 1414 and grabbed lunch. Unfortunately we are both back at work tomorrow! Boo!

A mini-review

So, something I will be starting up as I keep missing is a little review at the end of the last day! So, let’s take a look at Barcelona.

Overall, I had a great time! I was very nervous about the trip as they don’t speak English, but I quickly found out that they do! I still have a lot to learn about confidence abroad, but I will work on it on our next trip! Barcelona is a lovely little city in Spain, although it was a little dirty and there did not appear to be many public toilet facilities it was good. The Uber drivers could do with being a little more precise when they drop us off! Most people I spoke to were welcoming, but some just didn’t care but that’s the same for here too!

I was really nervous, and I struggled to find my feed initially It still was not perfect when I left; I had to work on my confidence more when in a country that doesn’t speak English! I need to get up there and just do it! But I am sure as I get more experience traveling it will be easy for me! My friend was a pro at it, though!! I learnt a lot from her!

The hotel was lovely and well situated to access the airport plus a few small shops nearby, and a bit further was even a hypermarket. The breakfast was good despite it being strange to me but that’s because I am British! Overall, I was very impressed and loved the trip! Here’s to my next one!

And with that mini-review, my trip has come to an end! It went very quickly! My next trip, barring any changes, will be in 95 days when I head to Orlando, Florida, with mum! I am really looking forward to this trip! I am looking at perhaps doing something in September, but nothing is set in stone yet! Thanks for reading my two-day blog!

If I go for a trip in September, I will be blogging it again; if not, my next blog will be the hype building up for our next trip! See you then!

So today marks day one of my 2-day trip to Barcelona with my friend. It was an early start with my alarm set for 0445! It was a struggle to get up, let me tell you! I had packed the day before, so I was ready. I got showered and was good to go! My friend came round at 0525, and we were off! Dad took us to Stansted, so we didn’t have to worry about driving. Here is a quick video!

We arrived at Stansted around 0620 so we made good time! It was really busy, but I guess it was the summer holidays but I didn’t realise just how busy it got! We did have fast-track k security but even that we had to queue for, although we did get through quite quickly once we had finished queuing! The departures lounge was heaving! Lots of flights going out. We bought snacks for, WH Smiths and found a place for breakfast.

Breakfast was nice, although my friend was disappointed with hers as it was overcooked and not particularly warm, which is understandable. Once we had breakfast, it was time to head to our gate, we were at gate 42 this time, and it was a bit of a walk! We made it in time, and we were ready to board.

The seats weren’t the most comfortable, and it was pretty tight for me, but it will do. The flight was a bit rough, and it felt like there was an inexperienced pilot; the landing was fast and rough. Not much service during the flight as it was Ryan Air, and they charged for everything on board. The flight took about 1 hour and 55 minutes in total.

We disembarked and had to go through immigration. I know the will of the people in the UK wanted to leave the EU but it was disappointing to be shoved in the “All Passports” part of security. It felt wrong as we had always been in Europe! Anyway, I got my first stamp on my passport as, for some reason, I didn’t get any stamps on my USA trips last year! We left the airport, and geez, it was warm!! It was 34c, which wasn’t as bad as the Florida heat we experienced last September! Our first stop was the beach, so we grabbed an Uber and headed there! Here are some pictures:

Next up, we headed to a food market, so we jumped back into an Uber and went over, although the Uber driver kind of dumped us off near in the middle of nowhere! It was a good walk around, although I know we knew it was food only, but we enjoyed it! Here are some pictures:

After our walk around the market, it was time for lunch; it was a late lunch because we were busy. We found a McDonald’s, which was an interesting experience in Spain! They had the McRib, which is rare in the UK! It was lovely! Here is a picture:

Once we had lunch, it was time to head to the hotel, as we were both tired and hot! So we grabbed an Uber and headed to the hotel. It was an awesome hotel! The staff were friendly and helpful! The room was lovely, too! Here is the customary room tour!

Once we settled in, we decided we wanted to find a shop! The hotel was in a nice village-like area and about a 3-minute walk away were a few shops there was an Aldi, Lidi and a place called Mercadona, so we had a walk around and bought some things! Their cakes were awesome! The Spanish do a great job at cakes! We grabbed a few drinks and went back to the hotel. Here are a few pictures:

After that, we decided to explore the village town, which was really good! It was bustling and had some good shops! We walked around and took some photos, and headed back to the hotel. Here is a picture:

And that was our day! We were both tired so we didn’t actually go and get our free drink or go and get food; we went back to our hotels and hit the sack! We had a busy but awesome day! It was nice to go to a new place despite me being nervous! It was also great to go with my new friend, and I really enjoyed myself! More on that tomorrow!

Tomorrow is mainly a travel day, but I will bring you along with us! See you tomorrow!

My next trip for 2024 has arrived! It has come up very quickly! Where has 2024 gone?! Already at the end of July! As I am on a short trip, we are only taking a carry-on bag, so I don’t need to pack much! So it didn’t take too long! I am excited but nervous because I am going to a country that doesn’t speak English, which has been a fear of mine! Not sure why! So this will overcome my fear!

Now, more on our trip! We have a few plans for tomorrow; one is to go to a beach as I have been told that the beaches in the UK aren’t anything near Spain! So that should be interesting, we are also going to a sightseeing place and markets so it will be a busy day! We are flying to Barcelona with Ryan Air out of Stanstead and staying at Hotel Sallés Ciutat del Prat Barcelona Airport for one night with breakfast included. It should be good!

So, a bit of a quick blog from me today. I had everything I needed, so it didn’t take me too long! I have an early start tomorrow. I will be getting up at 04:45, and we will be leaving at 05:30! It will be a long day but an enjoyable one for sure! So, catch you tomorrow for my first blog on Day 1!