Spain and London Wrap-Up

We are way behind on this wrap-up - as I wrote earlier, Spain didn't really inspire us.  Due to that and the length of time that has passed since we left Spain, we won't be doing rankings.  Just the facts.

Facts and Figures
Length of Stay: 15 Days
Miles Traveled to Enter: 515 by plane from Paris to Barcelona
Miles Traveled: 950 by train + 790 by plane =  1,740 (41,870 since landing in Quito)
Places Visited: Barcelona, Sevilla, Granada, Madrid, Toledo, London
Intercity Trains Taken: 5
Flights Taken: 1 (Madrid to London)
Major Strikes Encountered: 2 (a national strike in Spain that ruined our plans to visit the Alhambra, and an underground/subway strike in London that didn't affect us)

Five Cities across Three Countries in 1,000 Words or Less

We are back after an unplanned lengthy absence.  Since our last post on Barcelona, we have visited Sevilla, Granada, Madrid, London and Johannesburg without a post to show for it.  We do have excuses, though: Spain just did not inspire us to write, and internet access afterwards was expensive or inconsistent.  To catch you up, here's a quick rundown of what we have been doing for the last couple of weeks.

Some Awesome Modernist Architecture, But Not Much Else for Us in Barcelona

After saying "goodbye" to Lee in France, Jeff and I set off for Barcelona, Spain. We had both been excited to go to Barcelona to see the architectural creations of Antoni Gaudi, whom we had learned about from one of the many travel shows we enjoyed watching prior to the trip. Many people gushed over how fantastic Barcelona is when we told them we would be going to Spain, but Jeff and found that aside from the terrific Modernist architecture, there wasn't much else of interest for us in Barcelona. Probably because we're not big into going out and partying until the wee hours and we don't have the money to enjoy meals at nice restaurants.

We spent our first day in Barcelona much as we do in most cities we visit, just wandering around (and getting some laundry done!).