Monthly Archives: February 2026

Europe 2025 – Majorca (Mallorca), Part One

May 15 – 18 After seeing Beverly off to the airport, Francois, Joanna and I took our own taxi to Barcelona International for our one-hour flight on Ryan Air to Palma (Parma), the capital city of the island of Majorca (Mallorca).  Our round-trip fare would run $332 which also included one checked bag and the […]

Europe 2025 – Barcelona, Part Three

May 12 – 14 Placa de Sant Jaume is set at the intersection of ancient Barcino’s main thoroughfares, and this square was once a Roman forum and is home to the he Palace of the Generalitat of Cataloni, an historic palace that for more than six centuries has housed the offices of the Presidency of […]

Europe 2025 – Barcelona, Part Two

May 12 – 14 Having finished lunch, we went outside and caught a taxi to take us closer to where the Picasso Museum (Museu Picasso) is located.  One nice thing about Barcelona is that it is a taxi town.  Uber does operate there but the black and yellow city taxis are ubiquitous, and can sometimes […]

Europe 2025 – Barcelona, Part One

May 12 – 14 Our final drive of the trip with Bev would take four hours or more as we needed to drop the rental car off at the Barcelona International Airport and then take a taxi into town and to our Airbnb, the Excellent Modernist Apartment, located in a nice neighborhood full of amenities.  […]