After months of planning and angst about travelling in a COVID world, the time has arrived. 8 weeks in Spain and France with a mixture of travel and organised walks.
We flew on fully-booked Qatar flights. Excellent service and only a two hour transit stop in Doha.
Despite good flights, the first leg of 13 hours was too much for Mark’s knee, which seized up and he was unable to walk. So we availed ourselves of a wheelchair and electric cart in Doha.
Qatar forwarded Mark’s info to Barcelona staff and we had the full welcome service - a mobile lift from the plane, transport to the terminal, a wonderful young girl with wheel chair who whizzed us through passport control, baggage collection and to the top of the long taxi queue.
Our small hostel is very central, clean, has a lift (thank heavens!) and a balcony onto the views of the Gran Vía and activity below. There is selection of restaurants immediately downstairs.
Not such an auspicious start to a walking holiday but we have contingency plans.
Across the road a classic Gaudí creation. Casa Batlló.
So happy to have arrived. Barcelona is thriving. Weather is divine. We will see how the holiday unfolds.
Tapas for dinner at a Basque Bar
M&M
2 comments:
Good luck Mark with the knee. Meg looks to be in paradise.
Fingers crossed. It looks beautiful.
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