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120 hours in Barcelona - Part 1

Why 120 hours?  That's how long I was there - and I have the well used 120 hour transit ticket to prove it!  So here I am back in London and ready to talk about beautiful Barcelona.  I didn't take my laptop with me on this trip as I only carried a day pack and a purse.  And due to Easy Jet's rules on one carry on only, the purse had to fit into the day pack when boarding!  I have never traveled so light but it was such a feeling of freedom even if I did have to wash out my unmentionables and socks most nights!  Actually what I took is half the wardrobe I brought over with me so I don't have much believe me.   On Monday morning I headed off to Gatwick airport which is less than 40 minutes by train from where I am staying in South London.  The flight left on time and we arrived into Barcelona early.  I got the Aero bus to the Universitat area where I then went to the metro station.  I punched in my reference numbers (I had booked my transit pass online) and bing

The adventure so far...

Well I am sitting here in my room in Streatham listening to the rain and drinking my second cup of coffee.  Time to get a blog post done.  It is going to be a "stay at home day" today me thinks.  I have to keep reminding myself that I have over four months of travel and can savour it - just like I remind myself when I am walking around Marks and Spencers foodhall and I want ALL THE THINGS and have to remind myself I have plenty of time to sample them all.  (what a great feeling!) So let's start in Toronto.  As my niece is currently traveling she let my sister (who lives in Hamilton, an hour south of Toronto) and I stay at her apartment.  It was so handy especially with a subway station close by.  Unfortunately the weather was fairly cold so we didn't get out and do a whole lot but it was nice to just visit and also have a more relaxed start to my holiday.  We did have a couple of nice meals out and also went to the Royal Ontario Museum to see the Vikings exhibit.

One great big long adventure coming right up! The where, when and why of it all

While 2017 was a pretty sedate year for me travel wise, 2018 (or the first half at least) looks like one of the best ones yet.  It could rival or even surpass 2015 when I traveled for six months - or temporarily relocated as I like to call it. If you've been reading this blog you know my travels last year were curtailed because of having a knee replacement.   I was at home for seven months which hasn't happened since....oh, sometime in the 70's.  Let's just say I am making up for it this year. Speaking of Thelma...."she" still feels stiff most of the time but my flexion has improved greatly and it is wonderful to have no more pain in that knee.  I am happy to get back to my Y warm water gentle aquasize class this week - I have been going pretty faithfully three times a week and it has helped me so much.  I still dream of the day I go a day without being reminded that I have had a knee replacement.  Or am I just being naive? My trip this past autumn  boos