We are in Barcelona. Already we noticed that more people in hotels and restaurants speak English. But we also noticed more people walking down the street sounding like Americans.

The train was relatively pleasant once one figured out where to

We are waiting for our train to Barcelona right now. Crazy train station!

So yesterday was an experience. SIL ended up being admitted to the local

Wedding Day! This morning is is absolutely beautiful out though it will get hotter as the day goes on. It is 80 F, with a nice breeze and low humidity. DH and I will take a walk into town shortly.

We got checked out of our apartment an

I am easing into my day reading and typing on my iPad. Soon I have to get my act together to shower and pack up. We leave for the wedding venue area at 11 am.

Yesterday afternoon the six of us had a private tour at the Royal Palace and dinner

It is July already! Just one more night in their apartment as we move to the hotel near the wedding tomorrow. And DH arrives around mid-day tomorrow!

We are using an app called Splitwise to keep track of expenses and split them up. Anytime one

Good morning to everyone in the US for whom it is still the middle of the night LOL.

Yesterday was a good day but I have to admit that I am feeling a little bored. Much less activity than I am used to. I went with more or less well SIL and met

Even more difficult to determine what day it is when traveling! I am missing DH especially since I can't talk to him easily with the time change. He had a good day watching his granddaughter pitch in softball yesterday and taking his eldest daughter ou

Morning #2 in Madrid.

Yesterday was okay but difficult for SIL. She has barely been eating crackers due to a medication she was on until a couple of days ago so in addition to her aches and pains she has no stamina. We did do the private "bus"

Is it really Friday already? Last night we had pizza at a place within walking distance. Very good and inexpensive meal. I slept like the dead last night for about 10 hours and got up at 8:30 am. I am feeling pretty good now. The healthy SIL is also up

I bet Peps is tired after traveling home. I am pretty exhausted after our flight here to Madrid. We left at 10:30 pm last night and landed at 11 am Madrid time. A bit of confusion figuring out where to meet our prearranged driver but we found him final