After checking into the hotel, Crowne Plaza Barcelona, we unpacked and I put together a pile of clothes I am going to send home so that my suitcase is much lighter. I tended to overpack. Something I do all the time. Cannot seem to get it right. Oh well.
We took a walk around this area of the city. We have always stayed close to the port when we were here before. This time it will take a Metro ride to the Ramblas. Those who have visited Barcelona know that Las Ramblas is where the action is. At any rate, we took our walk and stopped at a small cafe where we had some tapas for lunch. We did sit outside as the weather was beautiful and they put the umbrella up so that we could sit in the shade. Bob had not taken his hat so shade was important to us.
We returned to the hotel to take a short nap and then Judy called as they had just checked in. Seems Vantage routed them from Washington Dulles to Zurich where they had at least two hour layover and then to Barcelona. So they did not get to Barcelona until around 2pm. We met them in the lobby and did some catching up.
Then entire group gathered at 6pm for a drink and some chatting and then Dagmar had a talk about what to expect here in Barcelona. Then we all headed up to the restaurant here in the hotel for a welcome dinner. Food was okay. I guess typical restaurant food. But we sat with Frank and Judy and had a very nice evening.
Returned to the room as we were the only two who were not jet lagged. All the others had just flown in that day. We read for a while and watched the BBC for some news updates. Learned that Ricky Flowers won the Players. Good for him. Looks like it was an exciting finish. We have not been in Ponte Vedra for the last few years during the tournament. Maybe next year.
Lights out for the night.
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