[BNM] [OT] Barcelona Recommendations

[Alan Newman]

Some random thoughts:

The old fashioned funfair is called Tibidabo - you get a funicular  
railway up there.

There is also the football stadium - Camp Nou and the Olympic Park.  
There is a Miro museum up there as well. There is also a gondola you  
can take to get up to the castle which has great views over the Port  
and the city in general.

The fountains at dusk on Placa d'Espagne are well worth going to as  
well.

Foodwise - make sure you try some Pinxchos (sp?) - kind of like Tapas  
- there are a few places in Bari Gotic that do these.

Parque Quelle is a must and also the Gaudi architecture is worth  
looking out for.

They do an open top bus - which sounds a bit naff - but it is a good  
way of giving the kids a rest between sites. It is fairly pricey, but  
worth while.

There are some "value" type places to eat at the end of the beach -  
Barcalonetta - which might be worth trying out.

It is also worth checking out the Familia Segrada - the cathedral that  
has taken them years and years and year to build (another Guadi  
design). My 5 year old still talks about it 18 months on, wondering  
how much more of it they have built.

There is so much to do, you won't be board - I've been three times and  
will be going back there at some point.

I hope that helps...

- Alan



On 5 Mar 2009, at 16:28, Rebekah K wrote:

> There's a wax museum off Ramblas: http://www.museocerabcn.com/ not  
> been
> in there but next door is an amazing bar which has fake trees and  
> little
> streams running through it, sure your son would enjoy it, I did. It's
> called El Bosc de les Fades (link on Wax Museum site) which I am
> guessing means Fairy Forest or Enchanted Forest. Not as cheesy as it
> sounds. And of course Park Guell is unmissable. There's also a cactus
> garden on the hill overlooking town, I think I saw an old fashioned  
> fun
> fair up that way on TV recently. Have fun - I'm envious.
>
> Rebekah
>
> Gillian Pearce wrote:
>> Since you did so brilliantly with the recommendations for good value
>> restaurants in London I thought I'd see what you can come up with for
>> Barcelona.
>> I'm going for a short visit with my 11 year old son and am looking  
>> for:
>>
>> 1.  Reasonably priced room with ensuite, easily accessible by public
>> transport, in an area we'll feel comfortable returning to at night.
>>
>> 2. Good value/cheap restaurants/cafes.
>>
>> 3. Things to see/do that are less obvious than those we'll find in  
>> the
>> guides or, are unmissable!
>>
>> 4. Any other handy advice/tips.
>>
>> Thanks for your help
>> Gillian
>>
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