11 March, 2015

Barcelona: La Sagrada Familia

Comments : 7 Posted in : Travel Guide for Barcelona - Catalunya - Spain on March 11, 2015 by : The Gourmez

Tags: antonin, architecture, barcelona, catalonia, catalunya, facade, gaudi, guide, la sagrada familia, museum, photography, photos, planning, spain, tips, tourism, tourist, towers, Travel, visit

I don’t often let my photos speak entirely for themselves on this blog, but other than for a few tourist tips, I’m going to let them do just that. Why? Because I can’t describe how beautiful it was to spend the day at La Sagrada Familia, the masterpiece basilica of Antonin Gaudi’s design that is
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29 January, 2015

Breakfast Highlights of the Eixample

Comments : 1 Posted in : Dining in Barcelona - Catalunya - Spain, Travel Guide for Barcelona - Catalunya - Spain on January 29, 2015 by : The Gourmez

Tags: alsur cafe, architecture, barcelona, bikini, breakfast, cafe vienna, cappuccino, catalunya, cottage cheese pancakes, dandelion, dining, dulce de leche, eggs benedict, eixample, english menu, english speaking, federal cafe, gaudi, granja petitbo, jamon scramble, juice, la pedrera, latte, modernism, review, sightseeing, spain

This is the first of several posts I’m planning on our Barcelona trip last month. The city was amazing in many ways and just what we needed to recharge for 2015. I thought bookending the series with posts on the best of our Barcelona dining experiences might be a tasty call. Agreed? So let’s start
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24 May, 2011

Minneapolis Day 1 — Photo Blog

Comments : 1 Posted in : Dining in Minneapolis - MN, Sake, Travel Guide for Minneapolis - MN, Wine on May 24, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: architecture, Beer, depot hotel, depot renaissance hotel, downtown minneapolis, hennepin avenue, hiawatha line, ichiban cocktail, light rail, milwaukee line, Minneapolis, mississippi river, news room, nicollet mall, photography, pirate bar, raleigh fayetteville, restaurant, shimmer wall, spicy tuna, target center, waygu

My most recent vacation was a long weekend spent in Minneapolis, MN, and . . . it was pretty awesome. I have driven through the southern portion of middle America, but I had never actually been there for a vacation before—yes, that means I’ve been bi-coastal only. I couldn’t have ended up with a better
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