October 23, 2010
Toulon, France
- forgot my camera :( see Jenny's blog for pics.
- took water taxi to Toulon from Le Seyne Sur Mer.
- walked up Provenciale Market
- spent some time in a fabric shop. The two owners were adorable ladies that help us pick out true Provenciale patterns and Tissue. Got the coolest large table cloth in laminated cotton and gift pouches for family. We also got a placemat with a 17-18th century pattern based on an Indian design.
- walked to a Shopping Mall (rare to find one in France/ Europe). Toulon is an industrial town and a little poor/ run down. Went to Sephora, Zara, and Carrefour- the French WalMart.
- walked back to pier and ate our lunch in a closed down restaurant patio (sitting was free!) and looked at the yachts and all the pregnant mummies go by. I was shocked at how many pregnant women we saw and many of them already has several children.
- took taxi back to Le Seyne. Walked along harbor front to old town. Most shops and bakeries were closed (Saturday afternoon) but we did find a charming one open and Jenny bought a macaroon in Citron.
- walked back to ship and went hot tubing.
- got ready for our last dinner.
- listened to big band music in promenade, took a back stage tour of La Scala theater.
- went to dinner: Steak with Bernaise sauce and key lime pie for dessert. Said goodbye to Ali and Razvan.
- packed my bag- it had to be out in the hall by 11:00 pm
- went to Farewell Show. Les talked to Steve the hot drummer :)
- went to our spot in Aquarium Bar. Mik gave us free drinks- Super sweet!!
- went to go dancing at The Vault but no one was there so we danced for 3 songs by ourselves and left.
- rode the elevator up and down :) I love glass elevators.
- back to room to finish packing and sleep.
10/24/10
Barcelona
- got off boat at 9:00 AM
- took a shuttle to port entrance instead of walking there like we did to get on the boat.
- walked up La Rambla and when we got to the top, the Barcelona marathon for breast cancer awareness started but we couldn't cross the street to enter Place de Catalunya so we stayed and cheered on the runners. There were a group of young guys doing football cheers and making the runners smile. It was so great to see so many women running to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!
- we got to our hostel and the scaffolding had come down and I hardly recognized the place :)
- we took a nap! We were all so tired and we slept until around 1:30 pm
- we wanted to go shopping to H&M and buy some Spanish souvenirs but apparently the city shuts down on Sundays and yet the streets are FULL of people. They all go out and people watch b/c there is nothing left to do. So we walked around the city (mainly around La Rambla) and took random side streets and wandered. It was fun!!
- took water taxi to Toulon from Le Seyne Sur Mer.
- walked up Provenciale Market
- spent some time in a fabric shop. The two owners were adorable ladies that help us pick out true Provenciale patterns and Tissue. Got the coolest large table cloth in laminated cotton and gift pouches for family. We also got a placemat with a 17-18th century pattern based on an Indian design.
- walked to a Shopping Mall (rare to find one in France/ Europe). Toulon is an industrial town and a little poor/ run down. Went to Sephora, Zara, and Carrefour- the French WalMart.
- walked back to pier and ate our lunch in a closed down restaurant patio (sitting was free!) and looked at the yachts and all the pregnant mummies go by. I was shocked at how many pregnant women we saw and many of them already has several children.
- took taxi back to Le Seyne. Walked along harbor front to old town. Most shops and bakeries were closed (Saturday afternoon) but we did find a charming one open and Jenny bought a macaroon in Citron.
- walked back to ship and went hot tubing.
- got ready for our last dinner.
- listened to big band music in promenade, took a back stage tour of La Scala theater.
- went to dinner: Steak with Bernaise sauce and key lime pie for dessert. Said goodbye to Ali and Razvan.
- packed my bag- it had to be out in the hall by 11:00 pm
- went to Farewell Show. Les talked to Steve the hot drummer :)
- went to our spot in Aquarium Bar. Mik gave us free drinks- Super sweet!!
- went to go dancing at The Vault but no one was there so we danced for 3 songs by ourselves and left.
- rode the elevator up and down :) I love glass elevators.
- back to room to finish packing and sleep.
10/24/10
Barcelona
- got off boat at 9:00 AM
- took a shuttle to port entrance instead of walking there like we did to get on the boat.
- walked up La Rambla and when we got to the top, the Barcelona marathon for breast cancer awareness started but we couldn't cross the street to enter Place de Catalunya so we stayed and cheered on the runners. There were a group of young guys doing football cheers and making the runners smile. It was so great to see so many women running to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!
- we got to our hostel and the scaffolding had come down and I hardly recognized the place :)
- we took a nap! We were all so tired and we slept until around 1:30 pm
- we wanted to go shopping to H&M and buy some Spanish souvenirs but apparently the city shuts down on Sundays and yet the streets are FULL of people. They all go out and people watch b/c there is nothing left to do. So we walked around the city (mainly around La Rambla) and took random side streets and wandered. It was fun!!
Christopher Columbus Monument
Statue in Place de Catalunya- Good Night Barcelona- Goodbye Europe. My coin in the Trevi Fountain better be brining my back :)
1 comments:
so much fun!!!! so sad to be home :(
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