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Escape in Europe — Day 13

  • 9:00a: Depart Airbnb
  • Take L5 and L4
  • 9:40a: Arrive at Paella Cooking class
  • Go to market with cooking class
  • Make Paella, Spanish Omelette, Roasted vegetables for lunch in class
  • Jamie enjoys the red wine
  • Wrap up class enjoying Chicken and Shrimp Paella
  • Get Tyler a crepe (he wasn’t into paella)
  • Make way to Nomad Coffee Bar for delicious espresso and cappuccino
  • Tammy and Mazie explore shops a bit
  • Tyler and Jamie go to Gemeria to be there when they re-open at 4:30p to see about Pokémon cards
  • Gameria is a complete bust but Arco TCG across the street is amazing
  • Pokémon exploring, reconnect with Tammy and Mazie
  • Take 210 bus many stops into suburbs of Barcelona (note: 210 bus is blue and our cards don’t work but we are allowed on the bus)
  • Do Londium Escape Room — #7 in the world!
  • Try to return on 210 bus but driver notes our cards don’t work and no go
  • Jamie calls Taxi via Uber to get back to city
  • 8:15p: Attempt to arrive early to Ali Ocakbaşı for 9p reservation, no go.
  • Tyler gets a muffin at bakery that Mazie goes to by internship
  • Walk to LearnLife to see where Mazie is interning
  • Mazie and Tyler return visit to bakery
  • 8:50p We all write up our Londium experience for Escaping Things
  • 9:00p Dinner at Ali Ocakbaşı
  • Return to Airbnb via L5
  • Jamie goes in, Tammy, Mazie and Tyler decide to get a stuffed churro at 10:30p
  • Sadly, stuffed churro place is closed. Everyone returns to Airbnb.
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Escape in Europe — Day 12

  • Mazie and Jamie get coffee, tea and baked goods before Mazie goes off to school.
  • Tammy on morning run. Tyler relaxes at Airbnb.
  • Delightful brunch at Billy Brunch.
  • return to Airbnb to get Tammy’s metro pass that she forgot
  • Take V21 and V19 buses to Park Güell
  • 12:26p get tickets for Park Güell stuff
  • Explore Park Güell
  • Walk to L1 stop for train
  • Stopped into Arte Vistas Gallery
  • Go to Picasso Museum Barcelona
  • Stopped into Brunells Patisserie for an amazing Croissant de Nata
  • Explore Latin District and various shops
  • Attempt to find another pastry at another shop but decided to return to Brunells and have another try there with a capuccino this time.
  • Walk to our 2nd to last escape room on this trip
  • Do Jurassic at Golden Pop! First escape room we’ve gotten dirty doing.
  • Take L7 train from Plaza Catalunya to El Puxet
  • Meet Christina and Natalie and visit Mazie’s home stay!
  • Bring new suitcase loaded with stuff to return home from Mazie’s stay, and get Mazie packed up for Croatia trip with Tammy
  • Return to Airbnb on L7 and L5.
  • Tammy turns in for the night, Jamie, Mazie, and Tyler return to Pink Buda for a “Barcelona dinner” at 10p.
  • Return to Airbnb along the Sagrada Família.
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We had a great time meeting Mazie’s home stay host in Barcelona!

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Glad I’m not one of these two climbing and hanging off of the top cross of Sagrada Familia this morning.

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Escape in Europe — Day 11

  • 6:00a wake up
  • 7:00a depart Airbnb
  • M1 to Gare de Lyon
  • 7:42a Valence TGV train from Paris to Barcelona
  • Comfortable and long train ride to Barcelona
  • 2:34p Arrived Barcelona
  • Get 4 day transit tickets
  • Take Metro L5 from Sants Estacio to Sant Pau
  • Walk to Airbnb and check in
  • Head to Pink Buda for smash burgers.
  • Met Mazie outside of Sagrada Família
  • Took tour of Sagrada Familia and went up to Nativity Tower. Jamie was plenty anxious about heights.
  • In awe of the Sagrada Familia and the beauty of it all.
  • Return to Airbnb.
  • Walked to XURRERIA SAGRADA FAMILIA for incredible filled churros!
  • Do The Brewery escape room at Enigmik.
  • Return to Airbnb and sleep.
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Sagrada Família in Barcelona.

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Escape in Europe — Day 10

  • Jamie up and playing around with Escaping Things website
  • Tammy goes on a run
  • 9:00a Depart for Escape Room
  • 9:11a Miromesnil to Stalingrad
  • The Taxidermist — amazing escape room
  • 11:51a Metro from Stalingrad
  • Incredible lunch at Ladurée
  • Walk along the Champs-Elysee to Arc de Triomphe
  • Explore Arc for a while
  • Look for high-end coffee shop or good boulangerie and sadly didn’t find what we wanted
  • Return to Airbnb to drop off things
  • 4:31p Metro from Miromesnil to Eiffel Tower
  • Explore Eiffel Tower area
  • Tyler and Tammy get tickets to walk up stairs to first level
  • Jamie realizes not enough time to take elevator and avoid fear of heights
  • Tyler and Tammy come back down
  • Bateaux Parisiens dinner cruise on the Seine. Very fancy!
  • Take in the Eiffel Tower at night all lit up.
  • 7:57p Metro from Trocadêro back to Airbnb
  • Pack and prepare to leave for Barcelona tomorrow
  • 9:45p Learn that Tyler was accepted to go Edina High School Japan trip in 2027!
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Can’t wait to try out Prompt 3.5 on the Vision Pro when we get home.

www.youtube.com/watch

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Escape in Europe — Day 9

  • Rest a bit in the morning in the Airbnb.
  • Walk to crêpe stand on Champs-Élysées for breakfast
  • Stop at Cojean for cappuccino on way to Metro
  • 10:16a M9 from Miromesnil to Puerte St Cloud
  • Walk to Parc des Princes
  • Stadium tour of Paris Saint-Germaine
  • Shopping at PSG Store: Tyler Jersey, Tammy Sweatshirt, Jamie scarf.
  • 1:08p Take M10 Boulogne — Jean Jaurès to Mobillion
  • 1:35p Burgers for lunch at Specimen
  • Walk around neighborhood exploring
  • Visit Notre Dame during day
  • Stop at Merveilleux
  • Coffee at Strada
  • 3:31p M10 Cardinal Lemoine to escape room
  • Galactic Mission Escape Room
  • Saw super cool race car simulator place
  • Walk to Gem La Patisserie for Macarons, but sadly they had closed early
  • 6:08p Quatre-Septembre
  • Visit Le Coin Des Barons — Pokémon shop in Paris!
  • Cookie at Ben’s Cookies
  • 7:13p M1 Hôtel de Ville to Arc de Triomphe
  • Return to Airbnb
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Afternoon cappuccino with espresso starter at Strada in Paris.