Mediterranean Venice Cruise ![]() Brilliance of the Seas June 26 - July 8 2007 This was a new experience. It was our first 12 night cruise. This was a very special trip, our second with Michelle, Michael, Andrew and Lindsay, and our first with my brother Renato and Biota. We left Boston on June 24 at night, flew to Paris where we took another plane to Barcelona. We arrived in Barcelona the following day in the afternoon. Renato and Biota were waiting for us at the hotel, the Silken Gran Havana Hotel, where we stayed. Shortly after arriving we went for a walk through those beautifful avenues toward the Plaza Catalunya and La Rambla, the heart of Bracelona, a very unique and pituresque area full of life and fun. We had dinner there in a delightful restaurant, whose owner looked just like Jason Robart. After dinner we continued strolling through that lovely area before retiring.The next day, after a nice breakfast at the hotel, we went to see this fantastic city. We bought tickets for the Barcelona Tourist Buses , a great way to see the city highlights. You "hop on" and "hop off" at various points of interest. These buses stop at all the city's major highlights every 15 minutes. The weather was perfect and we all had a lot of fun. The following day, around 9:30 AM a bus picked us up and took us to the Brilliance of the Seas, our home for the next 12 days. Great memories!
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beautiful Barcelona. |
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Gran Hotel Havana Barcelona |
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restaurants, great food, ... and even better company. |
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After we were picked up at the hotel, we arrived very early at the ship, around 11:30 AM. |
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