Sunday, July 21, 2019

Palma De Mallorca

Some people don't get off the ship here. That baffles me as this was a favorite port of mine. I think it's because of the shorter window that you get on the island.
We caught a taxi (which I had read could be difficult) at the end of the pier & went about 20 minutes east to Playa De Palma to catch a trip advisor tour Speed Boat Tours in Playa de Palma
You meet in front of a restaurant and it was just the 4 of us! 







                       The water was so clear it rivaled the South Pacific waters off of Lifou!

    It was cold!The guys got out & snorkeled then went jumping off the rocks. I stayed in the boat because I wasn't interested in getting wet.

                                                         They walked through a sea cave
                                                        Look how clear the water is?


                                                        I waited on the boat like a nerd
                                                  There they are! They made it out alive!


                              They stopped and offered a higher cliff jump, but we declined


                                            A nice white wine to kick off lunch by the seaside.
                                                    Even their bottled water was pretty

                                                            Lobster Paella- yum!
 We returned to the ship ...after a quick stop at the Hard Rock Cafe in Palma de Mallorca for my pin. Kudos to the taxi driver- she pulled it off!
Tonight we are eating at Izumi the hibachi grill on the ship.Izumi info

Barcelona

Each person picked a port & was our "guide".
 William picked Barcelona & we did a walking tour of Gaudi's works.

But first we had coffee & warm churros dipped in warm chocolate on Las Ramblas!

                                           William says the art is described as melting or gooey

                                                                Casa Mila built in 1910

 We didn't realize the all aboard was 16:30 & tried to get into Park Guell at 1230, they kindly let us in! I was amazed by this place. The gardens were fantastic! The building reminded me of Dr. Suess- very whimsical!















We finished our tour at Sagrada Familia
  I've never been more impressed with windows inside of  a church. Every turn inside showed  different windows and different colors.




















We stopped at a Hard Rock Cafe  for my lapel pin collection and the family was very cool about indulging me. (More pictures to come!) Overall we were really impressed with how clean & organized Barcelona was. We had fun just meandering around the city.
                                   Placa de Catalunya is an open area that pigeons and humans liked




                                      Funny to us because our cat is named massimo & we are not mature

                                                            Paella & beer for lunch

                                                                Nice tour William!
Tonight we dine at Sabor a Mexican restaurant on the ship. (We only liked the guacamole).