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We've been back in the US since November 23 and back on AMI since the 30th. It's been fun and while we still have Christmas and another week to go here in Florida our next adventure is on the horizon.
A week from today we're heading out from here and although we may be Barcelona Bound there will be a couple of very important stops prior to heading across the pond. We will be flying from here to Dallas and then driving directly to Fort Smith. The last time we went directly to Fort Smith via a flight from Tampa to Dallas was on July 9 and we were on our way to meet that precious Sweet Baby James!
Ben is going to fly to Fort Smith on the morning of the 1st so we'll all be together for a little bit. This is going to be an extra special time and is the perfect ending to the Christmas season and beginning of 2017. Then we'll spend a couple of days in Burleson and then fly from DFW to Barcelona (by way of Madrid) on the afternoon of Jan. 4.
We will be arriving in Barcelona on the 5th, and unbeknownst to us when we were planning this trip that's a huge day in Barcelona and throughout Spain. It's known as "Three Kings Day" and marks the end of the Christmas season. The evening of the 5th there is a huge celebration and parade marking the arrival of the three kings to the city. Based on everything we have read about the parade it is very festive and goes on for a long time. We think it runs fairly close to the hotel so we'll most likely watch it from the comfort of the balcony or on tv since we will have been traveling for quite a while and there seem to be a few idiots out there that like to drive trucks through crowds of good people who are just out enjoying life. We're certainly more cautious with our travels these days but we're not stopping. To do so and live in fear would mean the bad guys have won...........it ain't happening.
http://irbarcelona.org/christmas-barcelona/three-kings-day/
After the night in Barcelona we'll be getting on the Norwegian Spirit for two cruises that are "sorta" back to back. The first one is ten days in length and the second one is twelve days. I describe them as "sorta" back to back because the ship is in dry dock for 5 days between the cruises. I'm not really sure what they will be doing to the ship during those days but I'm assuming routine maintenance type of stuff.
While they are doing whatever they are doing to the ship we will be enjoying Barcelona and the surrounding area. We've been there a couple of times and it's one of our favorite cities so there really wasn't any problem with having a few days there between cruises.
I've said it before, these cruises are a pretty good way to go. They are affordable, especially in the offseason and everything from the planning to meals is handled. It makes being a "Traveling Idiot" pretty easy!
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