ATTENTION MY FELLOW YELP ELITES, NON-ELITES, WANT-TO-BE-ELITES, & THOSE NOW GOOGLING "WHATS A YELP ELITE".
Well now that I've got your attention, listen up and listen up good! I'm about to do you a solid, in fact, 2 solids coming at you so... Here. We. Go.
Not only will we being going overseas in this review to a little place I like to call Barcelona, but we will be going back in time... That's right, you heard me!
BACK. IN. TIME.
So sit back, relax, and unbuckle that seat belt, because this little ride has ZERO turbulence (and sorry no complimentary peanuts or booze).
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In June Twenty16, we booked our very first Euro trip and Barcelona Spain was stop numero uno!
For our first trip to Europe, we decided to book everything through a 3rd party booking agency which handled all flights, hotels and rail accommodations.
Lucky for us and looking back on the overall trip, everything worked out with all travel and hotel stays.
As Barcelona, was our first city on the trip we were pleasantly surprised when we walked up on Hotel H10 Itaca. Not knowing what to expect, especially being in a foreign nation where my espanol is muy pequito at best.
Nonetheless, we walked in and were graciously greeted by their front desk staff. Success!!! They spoke English!!!!
Upon a smooth check-in, we headed up to our floor and stopped at our hotel room door and paused...
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
We walked in, looked around and let out a sigh of pure relief...
The Spaniards like Americans believe in comfy beds, private restrooms (not community bathing areas) and beautiful views of the hustle and bustle of of the city below.
Warning! Warning!! Warning!!!
That fixture next to the to toilet in the bathroom is not a drinking fountain, but a Bidet and for the record...
NO! I did not try it Hahaha.
On our first night, we decided to go explore the city and see how the people of Barcelona get down.
We walked about 10 minutes from the hotel peeking in at different restaurant menus along the way and decided to eat at tapas bar that looked inviting (no, this is not Spanish for topless bar) lol
ADVICE: when ordering a beer, don't do like I did and almost say "dos Cervezas por favor" (It's not Mexico!)
Fortunately, my wife did her homework ahead of time and told me to say, "Una Caña" when our server came around.
Best part, the beer (caña) was Damn good and damn cheap too!! Ahhh just writing this I'm missing beautiful Barcelona.
The next morning, we headed down to breakfast and
Oh. What. A. Treat. A buffet-style meal that included all of the good stuff; cured meats, cheeses, pastries, eggs, yogurt, coffee, juices, let's just say I was a happy boy!
The hotels location was quite ideal for everything we wanted or needed as it is just minutes away from the metro.
There is a small bar and I mean a SMALL BAR on the ground level in the lobby that serves up local drinks.
And of course, you know I had to check in on Yelp to receive my complimentary glass of Cava (Spain's sparkling wine) and it was GOOD!!!!!
Well...
I had fun going down memory lane and now I have an itch to go back to Barcelona, thanks Yelp ;)
My only hope is that this review has helped inspire you to get out there, to travel and to experience other cultures because that's what life is all about!
For once life returns back to normal, traveling the world will definitely be on my radar once again!
Until then, stay safe, be kind and smile often!
Cheers and Adiós! read more