New York, Spring 2013

I headed to New York to once again visit the Pharrs and also our friend Trish that recently moved up there from Dallas.  It was a very fun and very busy trip!  Here are just a few of the highlights.

 

Walking the Brooklyn Bridge

Morning run in Central Park

Mets Game in Queens

Walking the High Line

Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights

The Guggenheim

 

Views from the Top of the Rock

My brief appearance on the Today Show

Barcelona Day 6

Last night we hit the Italian place for one more round of pizza.  It is just too good!

Today we walked around Las Ramblas for the last time and then walked down to the beach.  I'm going to miss the bue, blue water.  Tomorrow morning we fly to London and then after a loooonnng layover, make our way back to Dallas.  It's been a great trip but I'm excited to get back home.  I miss my dogs!  (and my family and friends)

Barcelona, Day 5

Today was a beach day.  We walked down to the ocean and explored along the beaches.  The water in the Mediterranean is so clear.  All along the boardwalk, they have these fabulous sculptures by famous artists.  There are lots of scary sights ince topless sunning is quite popular regardless of body type.

Lichtenstein, not Miro as I said earlier

Frank Gehry

Josep Piandiura

There may be topless people in this shot

My feet, dedicated to Frank and all the Simciks

Barcelona Day 4

Last night we took a break from tapas and paella and discovered an awesome Italian restaurant.  I had probably the best pizza I've ever had outside of Italy.  Today we walked to the Picasso museum.  It was not the most exciting collection as most of his work is in Paris and the US.  Luckily I've seen a lot of it already so it wasn't that big an issue.  I've become a little obsessed with the graffiti around town.  It's like its own branch of art.  And knowing my love of spray paint, you can see why I might be drawn to it.  Here's a little sampling.

Barcelona, Day 3

Today we walked down to the sea and took the Cable Car Gondola thingy from the port to a big garden area on the west side of the city.  We walked around the Olympic area from when Barcelona hosted in 1992.  Fun day with a lot of walking and a lot of sun.  It's hot here but still not as bad as Dallas.

Miro mosaic sculpture

Friday Night in Barcelona

It's been interesting adjusting to the fact that people don't even think out eating dinner until 9pm at the earliest.  And apparently they party until 5am, but we have yet to make it up even near that late to prove that fact.  Last night we walked to Las Ramblas for some Paella.