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Port Days in Spain

Destination Discovery: Casa Milà, Barcelona

October 7, 2010

Congratulations to Paula Johnson for correctly identifying this week’s destination photo.  Casa Milà, a building of wavy curves seemingly out of place among the grid format in Barcelona’s Eixample neighborhood, is one of architect Antoni Gaudi’s masterpieces. Casa Milà does not contain a straight line, right angle, or interior load-bearing wall. The building is supported [...]

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Bilbao, Spain Monday, May 26, 2008

May 26, 2008

The highlight of Bilbao, we had heard, is the Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Gehry. The museum is closed on Mondays but the shore excursion team arranged an opening for those on tour. During our visit there was also a press conference at the museum for a new exhibition devoted to the work of Spanish [...]

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Gijon, Spain – Port call on Sunday, May 25, 2008

May 25, 2008

We stepped off the shuttle bus in Gijon with no expectations and armed with a map and Frank’s detailed port briefing. The port provided a free shuttle to downtown. We quickly found the beach and the 6 kilometers of sea walk. It was a sunny spring day and the locals were out in force. We [...]

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Day 51: On land in Barcelona

June 25, 2007

This morning we departed the Norwegian Jewel in Barcelona. After 50 consecutive days at sea, we headed to the Hilton Diagonal Mar hotel to used some Hilton points. What a hotel! It is about 3 miles east of the Ramblas and port area, in a new section of Barcelona filled with high rise offices, hotels [...]

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