Barcelona, Spain and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The girls and I recently had the pleasure of tagging along with Jared on a business trip he made to Barcelona and the Canary Islands. What a treat to have a 'bonus' getaway! We had a great time sightseeing and enjoying the beautiful weather and beaches.

We flew to Barcelona on Friday afternoon and enjoyed a relaxed evening and half day on Saturday making our way around the city with Peter Berweger, one of Jared's co-workers, and his wife and son. Peter's wife, Sylvia, is a native of Barcelona and she was very informative as to things to do and see as well as just a wealth of knowledge about Barcelona's history and the surrounding areas.

Late Saturday evening we flew to Las Palmas, a city on the Grand Canary Island. We spent Sunday exploring a little bit of Las Palmas and then making our way to the beautiful dune beaches of Maspalomas. It was a perfectly clear and cloudless day which meant that it was also very hot and the sun was directly upon us. Since the girls and I have such fair skin, we only spent about an hour or two in the sun before retreating to a nicely shaded cafe and enjoying an early supper. From looking at the pictures it appears that the water was dark and dirty, but actually the sand was like a fine mix of gold and black so you can't tell that the water was extremely clear and beautiful. We got to see lots of speedos and boobs.........but what else could we expect at a beach in Europe.

It was an exhausting trip since we had to stop through Barcelona on the way to Las Palmas and back, but we had a great time being together and just exploring another part of Europe. We hope to make another trip to Barcelona when we have more dedicated time there and are able to check out the museums and Gaudi stuff.