Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Our Adventure begins

Our adventure began with 2 days in Mexico City. As usual we enjoyed every minute discovering a new neighborhood (Zona Roma) filled with sidewalk cafe's, bars and many book stores. We had the privilege of touring the Presidential Palace, rarely seen by the public, to having kind people on the Metro offer assistance with directions. I know  a lot of you hear/read otherwise, but we only meet the kindest, friendliest and helpful people in Mexico City.

Our flight to Newark,NJ was uneventful but our 4 1/2 hour drive to Ithaca, NY was beautiful. Being a California girl it impressed me how we could travel through 3 states in such a short time. Northern New Jersey, Pennsylvania and northern New York are out of a Norman Rockwell painting - hills, trees, rivers, creeks, farm houses, American style colonial style homes and more trees.

Of course David's graduation was the highlight of our trip. We enjoyed his company but sadly we were not able to explore the beautiful outdoors because of the weather was wet and gloomy. David told us that Ithaca, NY is second in the nation to Olympia, Washington when it comes to gloomy weather.

Next stop Barcelona, Spain! Our packed flight went smoothly and Wednesday morning we find ourselves in Barcelona.  We took the Aerobus and a taxi to our apartment. After a short nap we walked around our neighborhood. First impressions - one could spend days without ever going into a museum  ...strolling wide tree lined boulevards, admiring the19th century architecture, ornate balconies filled with plants/flowers and stopping at a sidewalk  tapas bars. It appears to us that strolling the city with the locals is all the entertainment we needed.

3 comments:

  1. Hooray! It sounds like your trip is off to a great start. Love the slideshow feature on your page! See you soon ~ Peggy

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  2. Que Dios bendigue a los dos y acuerdate, no toman el agua!!!! :):):)

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  3. Pete, you are being funny right? The water is fine here! But Wine is so cheap why drink water?

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