Barcelona
Mar 19th 2006, 7:44 am
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Re: Barcelona
tim (in sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
> prestwich tesco 24h offy" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:1hcgrix.13sx3l71k83b8mN%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]...
> > tim (in sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
> >> prestwich tesco 24h offy" <[email protected]> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:1hcgoif.1dpzhyv1kb9vgpN%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]...
> > []
> >> > I didn't go to the Cava place, but I agree completely about Montserrat-
> >> > that it's very accessible by PT. Indeed, if you drove there, you miss
> >> > the cable car ride!
> >>
> >> Ah, so that's the answer to my question.
> >
> > Yup- just saw your question! I've not been driven up to the Monastery,
> > but I can't imagine it would have been better than the cable car.
> >
> > Maybe an example where your miss out having the car! :)
> >
> > There are also funiculaire (2?) up to higher levels, but you probably
> > saw them when you were there?
>
> I don't recall that I did.
>
> Perhaps this is the cost of still using my out of date guide book.
> It's the same one that I used when I went to Andalucia in, um
> '85!
>
> Perhaps I better buy a new one if I do go to Spain again next month
The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93. For Barcelona the
following year, I just researched online- that's where I got all the
info. Get online, man! :)
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> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
> prestwich tesco 24h offy" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:1hcgrix.13sx3l71k83b8mN%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]...
> > tim (in sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
> >> prestwich tesco 24h offy" <[email protected]> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:1hcgoif.1dpzhyv1kb9vgpN%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]...
> > []
> >> > I didn't go to the Cava place, but I agree completely about Montserrat-
> >> > that it's very accessible by PT. Indeed, if you drove there, you miss
> >> > the cable car ride!
> >>
> >> Ah, so that's the answer to my question.
> >
> > Yup- just saw your question! I've not been driven up to the Monastery,
> > but I can't imagine it would have been better than the cable car.
> >
> > Maybe an example where your miss out having the car! :)
> >
> > There are also funiculaire (2?) up to higher levels, but you probably
> > saw them when you were there?
>
> I don't recall that I did.
>
> Perhaps this is the cost of still using my out of date guide book.
> It's the same one that I used when I went to Andalucia in, um
> '85!
>
> Perhaps I better buy a new one if I do go to Spain again next month
The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93. For Barcelona the
following year, I just researched online- that's where I got all the
info. Get online, man! :)
--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
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Mar 19th 2006, 7:45 am
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Re: Barcelona
David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy <[email protected]> wrote:
[]
> The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93.
Uh, '03! :)
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prestwich tesco 24h offy <[email protected]> wrote:
[]
> The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93.
Uh, '03! :)
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Mar 19th 2006, 2:01 pm
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Re: Barcelona
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:31:21 +0100, "tim \(in sweden\)"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Jan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> poldy wrote:
>>> In article <[email protected]>,
>>> Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> "Jordi" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> jj wrote:
>>>>>> I'll be staying for 4 days/3 nights in Barcelona. So far, my
>>>>>> plans are Day 1: City tour and Day 2: Trip to Montserrat. Any
>>>>>> suggestions on Day 3 and 4? Many thanks.
>>>>> Day 3: City tour
>>>>> Day 4: City tour
>>>> Agreed. There is plenty to see and do in Barcelona.
>>> I'm going for 4 days/5 nights.
>>> Was considering a guided tour of Montserrat and a cava winery which
>>> would take 9 hours. But it certainly seems like there are enough
>>> things for the whole time.
>> Against my better judgement I was persuaded to go on an organised tour to
>> Montserrat and to the Cava place.
>> Don't do it !!!! The tour guide on our trip was fluent in 286 languages
>> and translated everything accordingly, the woman just didn't stop talking
>> for the whole day.
>> Its fairly simple to visit by public transport- and cheaper.
>Is that so? I drove there as we had a car.
>It looked a pig to get to by PT. OK there's a railway station at the
>bottom. Is there really a public bus to the top?
On the train line from Barcelona there are two separate train stations
you can get off at for Monserrat.
There is a cable car running direct from the first train station up to
Monserrat, and there is a funicular railway that runs up to Monserrat
from the second station.
When we went we got off at the first station, went up on the cable
car, and then came back down on the funicular, then back to BCN from
that station.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Jan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> poldy wrote:
>>> In article <[email protected]>,
>>> Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> "Jordi" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> jj wrote:
>>>>>> I'll be staying for 4 days/3 nights in Barcelona. So far, my
>>>>>> plans are Day 1: City tour and Day 2: Trip to Montserrat. Any
>>>>>> suggestions on Day 3 and 4? Many thanks.
>>>>> Day 3: City tour
>>>>> Day 4: City tour
>>>> Agreed. There is plenty to see and do in Barcelona.
>>> I'm going for 4 days/5 nights.
>>> Was considering a guided tour of Montserrat and a cava winery which
>>> would take 9 hours. But it certainly seems like there are enough
>>> things for the whole time.
>> Against my better judgement I was persuaded to go on an organised tour to
>> Montserrat and to the Cava place.
>> Don't do it !!!! The tour guide on our trip was fluent in 286 languages
>> and translated everything accordingly, the woman just didn't stop talking
>> for the whole day.
>> Its fairly simple to visit by public transport- and cheaper.
>Is that so? I drove there as we had a car.
>It looked a pig to get to by PT. OK there's a railway station at the
>bottom. Is there really a public bus to the top?
On the train line from Barcelona there are two separate train stations
you can get off at for Monserrat.
There is a cable car running direct from the first train station up to
Monserrat, and there is a funicular railway that runs up to Monserrat
from the second station.
When we went we got off at the first station, went up on the cable
car, and then came back down on the funicular, then back to BCN from
that station.
Mar 19th 2006, 8:55 pm
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Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of
besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93. For Barcelona the
>following year, I just researched online- that's where I got all the
>info. Get online, man! :)
Eyewitness do Seville and Andalucia which is very accesible.
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besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93. For Barcelona the
>following year, I just researched online- that's where I got all the
>info. Get online, man! :)
Eyewitness do Seville and Andalucia which is very accesible.
--
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Mar 19th 2006, 8:55 pm
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Following up to tim (in sweden)
>but if you really must go somewhere it should
>be the Dali Museum in Figueres -
There's a really good motel restaurant in Figures, I would stay
there if you like fine dining
"http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/catalan.htm" near bottom.
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>but if you really must go somewhere it should
>be the Dali Museum in Figueres -
There's a really good motel restaurant in Figures, I would stay
there if you like fine dining
"http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/catalan.htm" near bottom.
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Mar 19th 2006, 8:55 pm
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Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of
besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>Maybe an example where your miss out having the car! :)
are car owners banned then? :-)
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besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>Maybe an example where your miss out having the car! :)
are car owners banned then? :-)
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Mar 19th 2006, 8:55 pm
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Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of
besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>I agree with the others that Barcelona has plenty to see by itself. I
>appreciate that Sitges is easy to get too,
then there's Girona.
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>I agree with the others that Barcelona has plenty to see by itself. I
>appreciate that Sitges is easy to get too,
then there's Girona.
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Mar 20th 2006, 8:01 am
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Re: Barcelona
The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
> Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of
> besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>
> >Maybe an example where your miss out having the car! :)
>
> are car owners banned then? :-)
Of course not, but there are wonders there do be found without a car.
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> Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of
> besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>
> >Maybe an example where your miss out having the car! :)
>
> are car owners banned then? :-)
Of course not, but there are wonders there do be found without a car.
--
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Mar 20th 2006, 9:00 pm
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Re: Barcelona
Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of
besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>> are car owners banned then? :-)
>Of course not, but there are wonders there do be found without a car.
I find that generally, the best things are after I have parked.
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besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy
>> are car owners banned then? :-)
>Of course not, but there are wonders there do be found without a car.
I find that generally, the best things are after I have parked.
--
Mike Reid
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Mar 23rd 2006, 6:14 am
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Re: Barcelona
In article
<1hcgoif.1dpzhyv1kb9vgpN%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
[email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>
> I didn't go to the Cava place, but I agree completely about Montserrat-
> that it's very accessible by PT. Indeed, if you drove there, you miss
> the cable car ride! I would definitely recommend it, even on a short
> visit to Barcelona- if it's not terrible weather! It's a fantastic break
> from the city, and actually needn't take the whole day. We got there in
> the morning, went for quite a vigorous walk around the hills for a
> couple of hours, and were back in Barcelona by around 3pm.
Went ahead and booked it. Viator lists several trips by local travel
cos. and they combine a lot of 1-day excursions, such as Girona and
Costa Brava trail or Sitges and Tarragona.
Chose this one because it's like half the price of the others for an
all-day tour (which I may come to regret).
Doesn't include "rack railway and cable car at Montserrat." But not
sure there will be time as I believe they're allotting only 3 or 4 hours
before moving on.
We'll see how it goes.
<1hcgoif.1dpzhyv1kb9vgpN%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
[email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>
> I didn't go to the Cava place, but I agree completely about Montserrat-
> that it's very accessible by PT. Indeed, if you drove there, you miss
> the cable car ride! I would definitely recommend it, even on a short
> visit to Barcelona- if it's not terrible weather! It's a fantastic break
> from the city, and actually needn't take the whole day. We got there in
> the morning, went for quite a vigorous walk around the hills for a
> couple of hours, and were back in Barcelona by around 3pm.
Went ahead and booked it. Viator lists several trips by local travel
cos. and they combine a lot of 1-day excursions, such as Girona and
Costa Brava trail or Sitges and Tarragona.
Chose this one because it's like half the price of the others for an
all-day tour (which I may come to regret).
Doesn't include "rack railway and cable car at Montserrat." But not
sure there will be time as I believe they're allotting only 3 or 4 hours
before moving on.
We'll see how it goes.
Mar 23rd 2006, 6:19 am
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Re: Barcelona
In article
<1hcgs7d.1wnnibf14s7cn4N%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
[email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
> > Perhaps I better buy a new one if I do go to Spain again next month
>
> The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93. For Barcelona the
> following year, I just researched online- that's where I got all the
> info. Get online, man! :)
Frommers, Rough Guides, etc. all have put a lot of content online.
There are a lot of forums now too which didn't exist even 5 years ago.
However, I don't mind spending $10-15 from Amazon. Guide books has the
info. that you can carry around as well as good maps.
Plus, someone has to keep those grad art and other humanities students
employed. :D
<1hcgs7d.1wnnibf14s7cn4N%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
[email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
> > Perhaps I better buy a new one if I do go to Spain again next month
>
> The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93. For Barcelona the
> following year, I just researched online- that's where I got all the
> info. Get online, man! :)
Frommers, Rough Guides, etc. all have put a lot of content online.
There are a lot of forums now too which didn't exist even 5 years ago.
However, I don't mind spending $10-15 from Amazon. Guide books has the
info. that you can carry around as well as good maps.
Plus, someone has to keep those grad art and other humanities students
employed. :D
Mar 23rd 2006, 6:54 am
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Re: Barcelona
poldy wrote:
> In article
> <1hcgoif.1dpzhyv1kb9vgpN%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>> I didn't go to the Cava place, but I agree completely about
>> Montserrat- that it's very accessible by PT. Indeed, if you drove
>> there, you miss the cable car ride! I would definitely recommend it,
>> even on a short visit to Barcelona- if it's not terrible weather!
>> It's a fantastic break from the city, and actually needn't take the
>> whole day. We got there in the morning, went for quite a vigorous
>> walk around the hills for a couple of hours, and were back in
>> Barcelona by around 3pm.
> Went ahead and booked it. Viator lists several trips by local travel
> cos. and they combine a lot of 1-day excursions, such as Girona and
> Costa Brava trail or Sitges and Tarragona.
> Chose this one because it's like half the price of the others for an
> all-day tour (which I may come to regret).
> Doesn't include "rack railway and cable car at Montserrat." But not
> sure there will be time as I believe they're allotting only 3 or 4
> hours before moving on.
> We'll see how it goes.
Don't book any more excursions til you get to Barcelona !!!
Sitges & Tarragona ( south of Barcelona) and Girona ( North ) are very
easily accesible by train.
If you have more than 2 hours at Montserrat, you have plenty of time to go
on the cable car, whatever your guide tells you!!! Go directly to the Cable
car on arrival, explain to the ticket man that you need to stay on board for
the return trip- if you get off there can be queues for the return trip up.
the mountain.
Jan
> In article
> <1hcgoif.1dpzhyv1kb9vgpN%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>> I didn't go to the Cava place, but I agree completely about
>> Montserrat- that it's very accessible by PT. Indeed, if you drove
>> there, you miss the cable car ride! I would definitely recommend it,
>> even on a short visit to Barcelona- if it's not terrible weather!
>> It's a fantastic break from the city, and actually needn't take the
>> whole day. We got there in the morning, went for quite a vigorous
>> walk around the hills for a couple of hours, and were back in
>> Barcelona by around 3pm.
> Went ahead and booked it. Viator lists several trips by local travel
> cos. and they combine a lot of 1-day excursions, such as Girona and
> Costa Brava trail or Sitges and Tarragona.
> Chose this one because it's like half the price of the others for an
> all-day tour (which I may come to regret).
> Doesn't include "rack railway and cable car at Montserrat." But not
> sure there will be time as I believe they're allotting only 3 or 4
> hours before moving on.
> We'll see how it goes.
Don't book any more excursions til you get to Barcelona !!!
Sitges & Tarragona ( south of Barcelona) and Girona ( North ) are very
easily accesible by train.
If you have more than 2 hours at Montserrat, you have plenty of time to go
on the cable car, whatever your guide tells you!!! Go directly to the Cable
car on arrival, explain to the ticket man that you need to stay on board for
the return trip- if you get off there can be queues for the return trip up.
the mountain.
Jan
Mar 23rd 2006, 9:11 pm
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Re: Barcelona
poldy <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article
> <1hcgs7d.1wnnibf14s7cn4N%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>
> > > Perhaps I better buy a new one if I do go to Spain again next month
> >
> > The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93. For Barcelona the
> > following year, I just researched online- that's where I got all the
> > info. Get online, man! :)
>
> Frommers, Rough Guides, etc. all have put a lot of content online.
> There are a lot of forums now too which didn't exist even 5 years ago.
>
> However, I don't mind spending $10-15 from Amazon. Guide books has the
> info. that you can carry around as well as good maps.
That's true, though online info is getting better than it used to be. We
did our entire holiday last summer (Krakow, Budapest, Vienna and
Bratislava) with print outs from the internet, and it served us well.
> Plus, someone has to keep those grad art and other humanities students
> employed. :D
And Harvard undergrads! :)
--
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http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
> In article
> <1hcgs7d.1wnnibf14s7cn4N%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>
> > > Perhaps I better buy a new one if I do go to Spain again next month
> >
> > The Routard guide suited us well for Andalucia in '93. For Barcelona the
> > following year, I just researched online- that's where I got all the
> > info. Get online, man! :)
>
> Frommers, Rough Guides, etc. all have put a lot of content online.
> There are a lot of forums now too which didn't exist even 5 years ago.
>
> However, I don't mind spending $10-15 from Amazon. Guide books has the
> info. that you can carry around as well as good maps.
That's true, though online info is getting better than it used to be. We
did our entire holiday last summer (Krakow, Budapest, Vienna and
Bratislava) with print outs from the internet, and it served us well.
> Plus, someone has to keep those grad art and other humanities students
> employed. :D
And Harvard undergrads! :)
--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
Mar 23rd 2006, 9:11 pm
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Re: Barcelona
poldy <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article
> <1hcgoif.1dpzhyv1kb9vgpN%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>
> >
> > I didn't go to the Cava place, but I agree completely about Montserrat-
> > that it's very accessible by PT. Indeed, if you drove there, you miss
> > the cable car ride! I would definitely recommend it, even on a short
> > visit to Barcelona- if it's not terrible weather! It's a fantastic break
> > from the city, and actually needn't take the whole day. We got there in
> > the morning, went for quite a vigorous walk around the hills for a
> > couple of hours, and were back in Barcelona by around 3pm.
>
> Went ahead and booked it. Viator lists several trips by local travel
> cos. and they combine a lot of 1-day excursions, such as Girona and
> Costa Brava trail or Sitges and Tarragona.
>
> Chose this one because it's like half the price of the others for an
> all-day tour (which I may come to regret).
>
> Doesn't include "rack railway and cable car at Montserrat." But not
> sure there will be time as I believe they're allotting only 3 or 4 hours
> before moving on.
>
> We'll see how it goes.
It's up to you what you do, of course, but it's so easy to get to
Montserrat by train that it seems a shame to me to confine youself to a
tour schedule. The cable car and funiculars are part of the fun- don't
short change yourself on that if you can avoid it!
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> In article
> <1hcgoif.1dpzhyv1kb9vgpN%this_address_is_for_spam@ yahoo.com>,
> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>
> >
> > I didn't go to the Cava place, but I agree completely about Montserrat-
> > that it's very accessible by PT. Indeed, if you drove there, you miss
> > the cable car ride! I would definitely recommend it, even on a short
> > visit to Barcelona- if it's not terrible weather! It's a fantastic break
> > from the city, and actually needn't take the whole day. We got there in
> > the morning, went for quite a vigorous walk around the hills for a
> > couple of hours, and were back in Barcelona by around 3pm.
>
> Went ahead and booked it. Viator lists several trips by local travel
> cos. and they combine a lot of 1-day excursions, such as Girona and
> Costa Brava trail or Sitges and Tarragona.
>
> Chose this one because it's like half the price of the others for an
> all-day tour (which I may come to regret).
>
> Doesn't include "rack railway and cable car at Montserrat." But not
> sure there will be time as I believe they're allotting only 3 or 4 hours
> before moving on.
>
> We'll see how it goes.
It's up to you what you do, of course, but it's so easy to get to
Montserrat by train that it seems a shame to me to confine youself to a
tour schedule. The cable car and funiculars are part of the fun- don't
short change yourself on that if you can avoid it!
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