My mom and I took a brief but adventure packed trip to Barcelona, Spain in February 2016. I had a Delta voucher leftover from taking a different routing home from Anchorage (ANC-FAI-SEA-SLC-DFW instead of ANC-MSP-DFW) and trips to Spain were on sale for $650 RT from OKC to BCN, so I booked. My mom said she wanted to go as well, so I found her a good priced (40,000 AA Miles + $220) roundtrip flight from Grand Rapids to Barcelona on the same days.
We stayed in the Hilton Barcelona which was an amazing hotel – I used 66,000 Hilton Points and $157 USD for 4 nights for a double room. All in all, I was out 36,000 AA miles (got 4,000 credited back for the Barclay AA Aviator and Citi AAdvantage cards) and $220 for flights and $157 USD and 66k Hilton Points for 4 days in Barcelona. It was my moms first trip to Europe and outside of the US/Canada/Mexico, and sadly her last.
Plaça de Catalunya
FountainsPlaça de Catalunya
Catedral de Barcelona
Inside Catedral de Barcelona
Barcelona Cathedral
Barcelona Cathedral
Lunch Menu
Beach
Mediterranean Sea
Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada FamiliaLa Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. Visited with my mom in February 2016
Inside Sagrada Familia
Tall ceilingsSagrada Familia
Front with OrgansSagrada Familia
Stained glass inside La Sagrada Familia
Casa Batlló
Barcelona Street
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
Font Màgica de MontjuïcBarcelona, Spain
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
Font Màgica de Montjuïc
Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona
TV Film crew
Mirador del Poble SecOverlooking Barcelona
Overlooking Barcelona Harbor and Water Front
Port Vell Aerial Tramway
Barcelona Shoreline
Castell de Montjuïc
Looking towards Sagrada Familia from the Castle
Heading down Funicular de Montjuïc
El MesonetWent to El Mesonet for food and found the Mesonet down after 1600 for siesta.
Looking towards the seaFrom Montserrat
Looking towards BarcelonaMontserrat
Welcome to Montserrat
Santa Maria de Montserrat AbbeyAbadia de Montserrat
Inside the MonestaryMontserrat
Top of Montserrat after Funicular ride
Montserrat
Coming down the Funicular!Montserrat
View from MontserratMontserrat Spain
Outdoor lunchMy mom and I enjoyed a delicious lunch at Bar Estudiantil
Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser and IT Professional (in that order) that lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Ben works for a managed service provider with clients mostly based in the financial sector as a Linux Engineer. He has seen approximately 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most national television networks. Ben has been to all 50 states and 19 countries and loves to travel. He has also installed weather forecast and display systems in multiple foreign countries. Ben lives with his cat Nacho.
