Category: travel

To Barcelona, Part 4

Part 4, continued from part 3 Enrico left us to go back to the university for a meeting, and Ross and I struck out on foot for the Barri Gotico, seeing many beautiful buildings along the “Modernist Route”, including what is probably the world’s most beautiful Starbucks. We wandered for a while, eventually ending up… Continue reading To Barcelona, Part 4

To Barcelona, Part 3

Part 3, continued from part 2 Between that and my cold, I got a very poor night’s rest. After breakfast I went back to sleep until it was time to check out and move on. We reached our destination around 2 pm. Javier met us and let us into the apartment where Enrico will be… Continue reading To Barcelona, Part 3

To Barcelona, Part 2

Part 2, continued from part 1 We stayed that night at a chain hotel in the suburbs of Nîmes. I was amused to note that French suburbs look exactly like American ones, with strip malls, motels, and fast-food joints (and many more MacDonald’s than we have in Italy). The main difference is that the signs… Continue reading To Barcelona, Part 2

To Barcelona

Enrico is spending a month at the University of Barcelona, doing mathematical research with a colleague there. Since Ross had a long Easter break, we decided to accompany him there and see a bit of the city. We left Lecco on Good Friday afternoon and reached Cannes for a late dinner with the family of… Continue reading To Barcelona