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hi justine, i’m also from california (socal) and a newbie to your blog. i’ve enjoyed all your posts and so thankful that i stumbled on it in search for anything about barcelona. i will be travelling with my 3 teenage boys to barcelona next week…just a brief 3 nights before we fly to rome as our final destination. how is the weather like there now? should i pack raincoats, wintery coats or just light sweaters for layering? i’d love to know your thoughts and more tips, please. 🙂 thank you!
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Hi, Lynn! The weather has been gorgeous lately — in the high 60s but sunny. We’ve had sporadic days of rain, so check the weather forecast a day before hand just in case! I wouldn’t pack raincoats…if anything you can buy a cheap umbrella if need be. But yes, dress like an onion and think layers. Maybe a light long-sleeve top, then bring a sweater and light jacket to layer OR just a heavier jacket. A heavier jacket meaning, “wintery” for Southern California weather LOLOL. We don’t wear real winter coats there, right?
Reply Thanks Justine! I appreciate all your input. Surely helps me a lot to finalize our packing. No heavy wintery jackets for sure in our luggages, yayy! And, yes you’re right about us not wearing real winter coats here 🙂 Actually, yesterday was low 80’s midday. Btw, how are you coping with this recent tragedy in Paris? Barcelona is so close to Paris. You know, we booked a day trip to Paris from Barcelona. We arrive in Barcelona at 10am on the 20th and the following day, the 21st, we fly to Paris on an early morning flight, 6:45am, then back to Barcelona at 9:50pm. Please tell me, are we nuts or what? Should we just have stayed in Barcelona and taken more local tours to see more of the city? Before the Paris mayhem, the allure of going to Paris especially for my teens who haven’t been there was so much fun. They’ve been wanting to visit the Louvre. So I saw the opportunity of the close proximity of Barcelona to Paris and didn’t think twice to make a run for it. But, now with this tragedy, I’m so lost…don’t know what to do. We also booked a Montserrat tour with a skip the line La Sagrada tour on the 22nd. Then, on the 23rd we have all day in Barcelona before we board our flight to Rome at 9:50pm. I’d love to know your thoughts again. And if you need to slap me for skipping Barcelona for a day to visit Paris, go ahead cyber slap me. 🙂
Reply I know, it’s hard not to want to do it all since everything is so “near”. I do think that Paris for a day is maybe a little crazy, but maybe you like adventure like that! Were you thinking of returning your tickets? If you’ve spent the money and can’t return flight tix (or it’ll be real expensive), I’d say enjoy the ride and do it. If your kids have been itching badly to go there, let them enjoy. But remember that you’ll have jet lag, even if you did sleep on the plane, your mind and body will be out of whack.
It is a LOT of traveling, for sure. I find that we Americans like to get the most bang out of our buck — we wanna see it all when we’re in Europe because it’s not like it happens all the time. Be at peace with your travel plans, I say. It IS a lot. But enjoy and go with the flow. If you don’t finish Barcelona (which you won’t), you’ll have a reason to come back. 🙂
I just hosted some relatives here, we traveled a lot and were exhausted. But it was still worth it!
Reply Thank you for all your thoughtful insights, Justine! I really really appreciate it. In God’s good hands and mercy, we are good to go. I hope we can meet up briefly if your schedule allows it. 🙂 I’ll be reading up your blog the entire night to pick up more tips. 🙂 Please don’t hesitate to share any thoughts that you may have, be it fun or cautionary. I’m all ears. Again, thank you!
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