Duke and I are at the start of a two month European adventure. Wednesday we drove from Reno to my daughter’s house in Walnut Creek. Thursday afternoon Allison drove us to Bart and we headed to San Francisco airport. We had a very comfortable flight from San Francisco to Barcelona on Level Airlines.
Entry into Spain was easy. After they checked out passport we went through a check where we had to show our QR codes. A couple days before we left we had to go on a Spanish website and provide our vaccine details and flight information. It was reviewed and we were sent a QR code which proved we were good to enter Spain
We are staying at a very nice hotel a couple of blocks from the Plaza Catalana. After checking in we went up to the rooftop terrace. They have a wonderful view.
Although jet lag is definitely closing in, We were determined to stay up until at least 10. we went for a short walk. It is interesting to see that everyone here wears a mask inside. When people aren’t wearing their masks they have them pushed up on their upper arm. Given that we have only been in Spain about 6 hours this is a small sample size, but there don’t seem to be many Americans here.
This sign we saw outside a pharmacy advertises covid tests for €8.50 and 50 masks for €10.
We had great steaks for dinner at Patagonia restaurant. They started us off with three breads and three sauces. Yum!
Our steaks and wine were great too and the bill was about $90.
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Glad you made it safely to Barcelona! Soooo jealous! Your steak looked great – but how can you go wrong with a place that says “Beef and Wine” above the door? Safe travels.
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