Dampener

The rain in significant quantities had started last night and continued in Barcelona. It didn't matter a heck of a lot and was a good preparation for our return to the UK where Spring is not yet established.


The Hotel Arts was very luxurious and welcoming. The taxi driver tried to rip us off. I had our greeter straighten him out and unsurprisingly he didn't get a tip. He must have thought I had just got off the boat (lol).



Our plans for some final meandering in Catalonia were undermined by the weather but high speed internet was more than compensation.

We had a lunch of surprisingly large tapas and were brave enough to sit outdoors.

Eventually it was time to go to the airport and things became less than relaxing. The check-in system was down and had to be transferred to the Iberia system. It was not very well organised although we did eventually leave on time. The problem before that was that the Iberia (One World) lounge is in M2 and a considerable walk from the gate area (for our flight) M5. We got suckered into passing through passport control and had to argue our way back.

I am very happy to be back in the UK and grateful for a great holiday. With that this blog ends. Visit me at http://thejohnoramOnBooks.blogspot.com and look out for future blogs.