Sunday, 23 August 2009

Cannes and Barcelona

The home of the premiere film festival is a special place, with the sun glinting off the sea, the posh people and fancy shops.
We stayed Cannes, and took a road train tour around the sights and 'old parts' of this famous area of the Riviera.
Farrel, Jane, David and boys all went to Monaco for the day.
A rich persons paradise, with the casino, palace and parts of the famous grand prix circuit experienced by all. Not to mention all the top car marques, such as Ferrari and Lamborghini.
It was a long day, and no-one could be bothered to get dressed for dinner in the dining room, so it was buffet, buffet in the Windjammer.
On Sunday morning we stepped out in Barcelona. A city filled with culture.
We took the official tour bus, which went all around the port area, to the home of Gaudi and across to the home of FC Barcelona. We completed our tour wandering down La Rambla, absorbing the sights and sounds along the way.
Farrel, Jane, Ben and Zach did it slightly differently and discovered the shul in the Gothic area of the city. No longer in general use (just Bar-Mitzvahs and weddings) it is has only recently been discovered following the repeal of the law that banned Jews from Spain.
Dinner in the dining room was followed by family karaoke, in which Jamie was the star of the show, when he ended with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Andrea to Ethan and Theo to the midnight buffet, at which ice sculptures were on display.
We leave Barcelona at 1am, for a day at sea (for which read "lazing around the pool"!)

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