Comments on: Gary Child: Back In Barcelona! http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/12/31/gary-child-back-in-barcelona/ Podcasts and comment on travel, tapas, learning Spanish and living in Spain, plus beautiful Spain photos. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joe Cohen http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/12/31/gary-child-back-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-75175 Joe Cohen Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:50:39 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1089#comment-75175 Gary: I remember the radiator, but my A/C was definitely off, which was great since it was January. I really loved the neighborhood, though. Gary: I remember the radiator, but my A/C was definitely off, which was great since it was January. I really loved the neighborhood, though.

]]> By: Gary http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/12/31/gary-child-back-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-74548 Gary Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:37:39 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1089#comment-74548 @Joe - Did you also have the bathroom radiator that burnt your bum every time you bent over and the aircon you couldnt turn off? Must stop eating the mushrooms...;-) @Joe – Did you also have the bathroom radiator that burnt your bum every time you bent over and the aircon you couldnt turn off? Must stop eating the mushrooms…;-)

]]> By: Joe Cohen http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/12/31/gary-child-back-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-74472 Joe Cohen Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:30:15 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1089#comment-74472 I stayed at the Hotel Market exactly a year ago, and I just cracked up reading your description of the elevator. The clerk didn't really explain what I was supposed to do, so I wound up completely lost and in a strange, somewhat seedy apartment building that seemed to suddenly appear around me. Once I got the hang of it I loved the hotel, and my ultra-modern room. I stayed at the Hotel Market exactly a year ago, and I just cracked up reading your description of the elevator. The clerk didn’t really explain what I was supposed to do, so I wound up completely lost and in a strange, somewhat seedy apartment building that seemed to suddenly appear around me. Once I got the hang of it I loved the hotel, and my ultra-modern room.

]]> By: BarcaTipo http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/12/31/gary-child-back-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-73706 BarcaTipo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:28:17 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1089#comment-73706 @ValenciaSon The AVE between Barcelona and Madrid has been running since February 2008 - the journey is now only about 2 1/2 hours, so I no longer have excuses not to visit Madrid although so far I've only gone as far as Zaragoza where my better half's family live. The AVE line from Barcelona to the French TGV network is scheduled to open in 2012 and that will also be the main route from Madrid to France. The AVE line from Madrid to Valencia is still a work in progress and I'm not sure on the plans for Barcelona to Valencia (AVE trains currently stop at Tarragona). Trains from Valencia to BCN currently take around 3 hours. @ValenciaSon
The AVE between Barcelona and Madrid has been running since February 2008 – the journey is now only about 2 1/2 hours, so I no longer have excuses not to visit Madrid although so far I’ve only gone as far as Zaragoza where my better half’s family live.
The AVE line from Barcelona to the French TGV network is scheduled to open in 2012 and that will also be the main route from Madrid to France.
The AVE line from Madrid to Valencia is still a work in progress and I’m not sure on the plans for Barcelona to Valencia (AVE trains currently stop at Tarragona). Trains from Valencia to BCN currently take around 3 hours.

]]> By: ValenciaSon http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/12/31/gary-child-back-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-72416 ValenciaSon Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:32:33 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1089#comment-72416 I love these Gary-BCN blogs! Any news on the AVE obra going on there? I would love to be able to AVE away to BCN with my family to spend a day or two in Gaudi/Rambla-land. I love these Gary-BCN blogs! Any news on the AVE obra going on there? I would love to be able to AVE away to BCN with my family to spend a day or two in Gaudi/Rambla-land.

]]> By: Jon http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/12/31/gary-child-back-in-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-72128 Jon Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:45:58 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1089#comment-72128 Gary - I looked at the website for your hotel... it looks pretty nice, but then the site started playing music that sounded just like the backing track for an 80's XXX-film! I was laughing too much to continue... thanks for the tips, looks like I might have to try Barcelona again sometime. Gary – I looked at the website for your hotel… it looks pretty nice, but then the site started playing music that sounded just like the backing track for an 80′s XXX-film! I was laughing too much to continue…

thanks for the tips, looks like I might have to try Barcelona again sometime.

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