Barcelona Nights!

Desperately in need of a long-weekend getaway my partner and I decided to go to Barcelona, one of my favorite cities in the world.  It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but it didn't take me long to put together a fantastic 3-day itinerary.  Having been to Barcelona several times before, we wanted to scope out the city that may be our  home away from home in the future.  I booked a room at the B Hotel .  It was totally my style... hi-tech & minimalist but warm, with an awesome roof-top infinity pool and lounge that overlooked Placa d'Espanya.  As soon as we arrived at the hotel we dropped our stuff and headed off to Aire de Barcelona for a few hours of uninterrupted sybaritic bliss.  It was a brand new Arab-style bath / spa that I had read about online and wanted to check out.  Whenever I travel medium to long haul, I like to go right from the airport to a spa, or get a massage.  For me it really helps to de-stress and diminish the effects of jet lag.   I also found a new online resource for restaurants, bars, clubs, shopping, etc. from the Easyjet website.   We went to two of the restaurants that were recommended, Balthazar and Bar Ra,  and were pleasantly surprised.  The small description the website gave for both was very accurate.   I will definitely be using this resource again in the future.  

Fortunately the US $ has gained some on the Euro so I did a bit of  shopping.  One place I had read about in wallpaper* and wanted to check out was Xocoa.  I loaded up on their funky chocolate flavors like white chocolate with lemon, chocolate with green tea, and various dark chocolate bars with rose petals, wasabi, or chili.   I plan to have a little wine and chocolate party soon!  

It was a fantastic break from our crazy lives back in Miami.  Barcelona is a city I could easily see myself living in a few years from now.   It is a city full of energy and incredible architecture; a place I like to describe as funky, hip, quirky, sophisticated, and on the cutting-edge.   If things keep going the way they are back here in the Unites Slaves of America, I may find myself living there sooner rather than later.