Toulon, France and Barcelona, Spain

Our last day on the cruise was spent in Toulon, France

Toulon is an old Naval Port and the harbor was active and festive for a cool autumn day.

My main goal was to savor and devour an eclair, my favorite pastry of all!!

I confess, I  had more than one :-)

The market was bursting with color ….

...as well as the buildings...

…. we stopped and had lunch by the water….

…and I could not leave the Mediterranean without "taking a dip";

Our last morning the cruise ship pulled into Barcelona and we taxied to our hotel room on the busy and exciting street of La Rambla:

After spending a week in our cruise suite, we welcomed a large contemporary room at the Citadines:

The view of the city was amazing:

We were across the way from the opera house and enjoyed a street show:

We walked to see two of Gaudi's intriguing architecture:

 La Bouqueria is a market like no other…tomorrow I will post photos of local foods...

…the colors were so bright and fresh!

Christopher Columbus, in the harbor, points to the new world:

We enjoyed glasses (or were they bowls?) of beer and sangria in an outdoor cafe in the center of La Ramblas:

After dinner the city was still bustling with shoppers and vendors.  We were happy to see that the Christmas lights were all lit:

This tree has a live ribbon, scrolling with good wishes:

And this was my favorite - a twinkling building:

Stop by tomorrow to see the "foods from our trip"