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It is required first to be a tourist before you can label your residence “home”.  We are ready to be home in Barcelona so some steps have been taken.  We joined the “Kids and Family Walking Tour”, hosted by Runner Bean Tours.  I would recommend this for families with children, but not older than about 12.  Our […]

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We stayed at 6 different hotels or apartments during the past week, spread throughout our 1,500+ kilometer journey.  In every instance, the scenario was as follows:  I check in at the front desk and return to the car.  I am immediately asked by at least one of the young three, “do they have wee-fee?”  Wi-fi […]

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I shaved my beard.  Ten days of stubly growth were admittedly enough.  But, sadly the blade work came right before the new parents orientation at BFIS (Benjamin Franklin International School), indicating that I truly cared about my appearance.  The beard did look awful and caused some degree of discomfort.  Still, I had turned it into […]

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Evelyn fortunately warned me that a thorough IKEA shopping experience is miserable.  So, my expectations were low.  The 7:30 p.m. aisle traffic at the IKEA in Barcelona is almost impossible to describe, but I am guessing frequent IKEA customers can relate.  We still had our rental car for another day, after returning from our roadtrip, […]

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Heading East from the caves as quickly as Fred Flintstone after a long meeting with Mr. Slate, we arrived by evening in the French Mediterranean coastal town of Argelès-sur-Mer, close to the Spanish border.  The beach itself is wonderful and wide, but/and the town is seedy, and fun!  Plenty of arcades, OK food at best […]

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