Oh - Dave's birthday is also during the trip - 5/23.

Hi Jen, nice to have you on here. Not long now!!!Love Linda

I speak Spanish, not as good as I used to. I just booked my trip, so i'm really excited. anyone leaving out of Philadelphia?

Good, I am off the hook for my terrible Spanish. You are the first East-coaster I have heard of. I will be flying out of Cleveland with a connection in wonderful Newark, so I guess that I am the closest to you as of right now. Welcome to the trip!

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Originally posted by Explorer1127329:
I speak Spanish, not as good as I used to. I just booked my trip, so i'm really excited. anyone leaving out of Philadelphia?

Hello!
I am also going to Spanish Spree in May. But I bought this trip in Edinburgh and, according to my receipt from STA-travel, my trip starts at the 17th of May in Barcelona... That's probably the consequence of the difference in time between the US and the UK .
I am 25, female, from Russia. I have been studying in Edinburgh since October 2008. So, I hope that you will excuse my English and Russian-Scottish accent .
I am Marina Martus in the "Spanish Spree" group on Facebook.
I will be very glad to meet you all in Spain!!

Do not fret! the 16MAY departure date is from North America... it does start in Barcelona on the 17th... or rather that is the arrival day

see ya soon

ps has everyone been getting the emails regarding the changes with the start hotels in barcelona? hehe, sorry, its just the travel agent in me making sure everyone is informed... cause i don't know how it works when you book online... who is responsible for passing that info on??? hehe just curious...

laters,
mason

I haven't gotten any emails about hotel changes. what hotel are we staying in in Barcelona? I booked this trip through a travel agent and she said i didn't get my hotel assignment yet.

marcia (not marsha, mar-CEE-uh)

well i've gotten a few emails and it has already changed a few times... it is very likely that it will change again... here is the most recent one i have received tho:

Hello Kristan,

There had been some miscommunications regarding the name of the hotel change in Barcelona. Please be advised that the beginning hotel in Barcelona is NOT the Amrey Diagonal Hotel but will be the Confortel Barcelona Hotel. The hotel’s website is http://www.confortelhoteles.co...ortel-barcelona.html. Please make your way to the Confortel Barcelona Hotel, and I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.

Again, if you have any questions please feel free to contact myself.

Kind Regards,
Kimberly Parris

Hi everyone,

I just booked the Spanish Spree tour for 17 May as well.

My name's Kelly and i am from Sydney, Australia.

I am arriving in Barcelona on the 16th so if anyone wants to meet up early let me know.

I will be in Barcelona a day early as well. I would be more than happy to meet up with you!!! Definitely better to see the city with someone else. My flight gets in at 9:15 local time on the 16th. We can figure out the details as things get closer! Send me a private email for a side bar conversation.

Tony

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Originally posted by millerka:
Hi everyone,

I just booked the Spanish Spree tour for 17 May as well.

My name's Kelly and i am from Sydney, Australia.

I am arriving in Barcelona on the 16th so if anyone wants to meet up early let me know.

Hey Marcia,

Dave and I are flying US Airways from Philadelphia to Barcelona on the 16th through 17th- see you at the airport? I'm guessing same flight? I'll try to put my contiki luggage tag on my carry-on to make us stand out. Let me know if you want me to e-mail you a picture. Jen

I arrive in BCN on the 17MAY at 0950 am local time... anyone getting in and around that time? wanna share a cab or bus together? I am kind of nervous to do it alone... not that i am incapable... just that i hate hassels

Contiki should really include arrival transfers... i wonder why they don't for this tour...

awesome, jen!
i'm glad i'll be traveling with you guys.
i just got all my travel docs.
the hotel is close to the airport, 3 miles i think.

email me a pic.
mw1908@yahoo.com

and mason, we should be getting at like 830am on the 17th.

probably no point in waiting for me then...

however we should make plans to either have an early afternoon drink that day or maybe wander around together for a bit

Mason,

Already talking about drinking? That is what I am talking about!!

It will put an interesting spin on things with no one having their cell phones, trying to meet up. I cannot wait to get out of here!

Let me know what you guys plan. I don't know how well wondering around the city will go.

Is Barcelona a very walkable city anyone?