Fun Spring Break From Amsterdam with Kids

• Easyjet to Barcelona. Great city!! Friendly airport.
• Car rental to Argeles sur Mer.  Definitely recommend April trip, huge beach, beautiful sand, water, valleys and mountains. Gorgeous- but probably too busy in the summer.  Great wind, plenty of kite and windsurf boards. Other fun activities here include road biking, mountain biking, rock climbing and hiking.  We hiked the trail of L'eglise de 12sme siecle.  Fun scrambing and great views.  http://en.argeles-sur-mer.com/
• Camping at Le Bois Fleuri. Loved it!! Definitely recommend it. http://www.bois-fleuri.com/
• Day trip to the medeval village, Villefranche, and nearby caves.  Grotte Grand Canalette- amazing!!!  Town website:http://www.villagesdefrance.free.fr/page_villefranche_de_conflent.htm  Cave website: http://www.3grottes.com/en/grotte-grandes-canalettes.html
• Then back to Barcelona for a quick visit.  Three ticks:


• Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's famous cathedral- still being completed...amazing! Nothing like it! 
• Siesta.....
• Magic Fountain, a nighttime spectacle, worth it! 
• Gaudi's Park Guell....just to cement the memory of Gaudi!! :)
• Stayed at the youth hostel Casa Gracia- thumbs up.

Three life lessons

...shared with me by my daughter, Sophie, as taught to her by astronaught Steve Smith:

1. Never let go of your dream.
2. Don't judge a book by its cover. It is what is inside that counts.
3. The earth is like a blue and green island in a black ocean. We need to be nice to each other because there is no where else to go.

 Thanks, Steve!!