Hola!

哇！

Today, I am on my way to Barcelona.

今天，我正在去巴塞羅那的路上。

I'm leaving in about 6 hours so I still have a few more hours before I head to the airport

我還有6個小時就要走了 所以在去機場之前我還有幾個小時的時間。

but before then I have to say goodbye to my little baby, Kuma corgi!

但在那之前，我得跟我的小寶貝說再見了，庫馬犬!

Right?

對吧？

Are you sad mommy's going to be gone?

媽媽要走了，你傷心嗎？

Are you sad mommy's going to be gone for so long?

媽媽要離開這麼久，你會不會難過？

So yeah, this trip will be mostly solo.

所以啊，這次旅行主要是一個人。

I decided to go on a solo trip because nobody else could travel with me during July 4th week.

我決定一個人去旅行，因為在7月4日的一週裡，沒有人可以和我一起旅行。

So I am meeting up with my friend and travel blogger, Stephanie, and that'll be in Portugal.

所以，我和我的朋友、旅遊博主斯蒂芬妮見面，那將是在葡萄牙。

I'm really excited about this trip.

我對這次旅行真的很興奮。

I'm going to be exploring Barcelona (most of it), and then hopping around a lot to Lisbon

我打算在巴塞羅那（大部分）探險，然後經常跳到里斯本

and then to southern Portugal and then

然後到葡萄牙南部，然後

also during a tour of three countries, so that'll be interesting.

也是在三國巡演期間，所以這將是有趣的。

Yeah, right now...

是的，現在...

I'm in Florida and it's raining. It's been raining all day.

我在佛羅里達州，正在下雨。下了一整天的雨

I do hope it stops because I don't want my flight to be delayed.

我真的希望它停止，因為我不希望我的班機被延誤。

I do have a layover in London.

我在倫敦有一箇中轉站

So gotta make that connecting flight to Barcelona.

所以要去巴塞羅那轉機。

So fingers crossed.

所以祈禱吧

[Pilot speaking over intercom]

[飛行員在對講機上講話]

♪♪ MUSIC ♪♪

"音樂

Everything went smoothly with my flight on British Airways and I arrived in Barcelona as scheduled.

我乘坐英國航空的班機一切都很順利，我如期抵達巴塞羅那。

The first thing I did when I exited customs was stop by the tourism desk to purchase tickets

出了海關，我做的第一件事就是到旅遊服務檯買票。

for the Aerobus.

為Aerobus。

The Aerobus is the cheapest way to get to the city center at just under 6 Euros.

Aerobus是前往市中心最便宜的方式，僅需不到6歐元。

They have a very efficient system and the bus is super comfortable.

他們的系統非常高效，公車超級舒適。

They provide free Wifi and USB plugs in some of the seats.

他們在部分座位上提供免費Wifi和USB插頭。

They make a few stops before stopping at their final destination at Placa Catalunya

他們在最後的目的地加泰羅尼亞廣場停留之前，會做一些停留。

and it was only a 5-minute walk to my Airbnb from there.

而且從那裡走到我的Airbnb只需要5分鐘。

Just got into Barcelona and checked into this awesome Airbnb.

剛到巴塞羅那，就住進了這個很棒的Airbnb。

This is my first place I'm going to be staying at in Barcelona for a couple of days.

這是我在巴塞羅那要住幾天的第一個地方。

It's a historical home.

這是一個歷史悠久的家。

I think she said 1819 or 1890... either way, it's historical and it's awesome.

我想她說的是1819年或1890年......不管怎樣，這都是歷史，而且很厲害。

Look at these awesome floors.

看看這些厲害的地板。

Very unique.

非常獨特。

And then the ceiling is very cool too.

然後天花板也是非常酷的。

Ok, here is the best part, the terrace.

好了，這裡是最精彩的部分，露臺。

Well this is just a bonus, really.

嗯，這只是一個獎勵，真的。

Ta-daaaa.

Ta -daaa。

Look how awesome this neighborhood is.

你看這附近多棒。

I could just live here.

我可以住在這裡

So the host of this place, Dee Dee, she came out and she came to greet me

所以這個地方的主人，迪迪，她出來了，她來迎接我。

and she showed me around.

她帶著我四處參觀。

It's a shared Airbnb space

這是一個共享的Airbnb空間。

so it's me and I think there's like 3 or 4 other rooms and then Dee Dee the host with

所以這是我，我認為有像3或4其他房間，然後迪迪的主機與

her partner that she's living with here.

她的伴侶，她住在這裡。

And then there's two bathrooms and one toilet.

然後是兩個浴室和一個廁所。

So she said that's usually not a problem and this is my first time staying at an Airbnb

所以她說，這通常不是一個問題，這是我第一次住在Airbnb。

with shared space

有共享空間

but I thought it was better than those Airbnbs where there's only one bathroom you have to share.

但我覺得這比那些只有一個浴室的Airbnbs要好，你必須要分享。

At least here, there's two, so I thought I would just give it a try

至少在這裡，有兩個，所以我想我只是想嘗試一下

because I really love the design of this place.

因為我真的很喜歡這個地方的設計。

I love historical places so... so far, I'm loving it.

我喜歡歷史悠久的地方，所以... 到目前為止，我很喜歡它。

But yeah, I'm gonna go explore Barcelona now and find some cool things to do.

不過是的，我現在要去探索巴塞羅那，找到一些很酷的事情來做。

I made my way back to Placa Catalunya to see what was going on and came upon hundreds of

我回到了加泰羅尼亞廣場，想看看發生了什麼事，結果看到了幾百個人。

pigeons in the square, which was quite a sight to see.

廣場上的鴿子，頗有看頭。

I was pretty tired from all the traveling and the jet lag, so I decided to go on the Hop-on Hop-off Bus

由於旅行和時差的關係，我很累，所以我決定去乘坐Hop-on-Hop-off巴士。

and ride around the city to get a glimpse of what the city offered and narrow down what

並騎著車在城市裡轉了一圈，以瞭解這個城市所提供的服務，並將範圍縮小。

I wanted to check out while I was here.

我想在這裡的時候退房。

After I rode around the bus for a couple of hours, I was getting hungry, so I headed back

我坐了幾個小時的公車後，肚子餓了，所以我就回去了。

to my Airbnb and saw a cute little restaurant

到我的Airbnb，看到一個可愛的小餐館。

called El Rincon Restaurant that had some tapas, which was exactly what I wanted.

叫El Rincon餐廳，有一些小吃，這正是我想要的。

I loved that their menu had pictures so it was easy to tell what I wanted.

我喜歡他們的菜單有圖片，所以很容易告訴我想要什麼。

I had a nice, big glass of sangria with fried eggplants and ham and cheese croquettes.

我喝了一大杯漂亮的桑格利亞酒，還有炸茄子和火腿奶酪丸子。

After dinner, I was pretty tired and called it a night.

吃完飯，我挺累的，就收工了。

The next morning, I woke up early to start my 3-countries-in-one-day tour.

第二天早上，我早早地起床，開始了我的一日三國遊。

I'm in France!

我在法國！

So today, I'm doing this 3 countries in one day tour that started in Barcelona.

所以今天，我做的這個一日三國遊，是從巴塞羅那開始的。

So we went to Baga already and then we just came to France, Ax-Les-Thermes.

所以我們已經去了巴加，然後我們就來到了法國，阿克斯-勒-泰爾梅斯。

And then next we're going to this country called Andorras which I haven't even heard of

接下來我們要去一個叫安道爾的國家 我甚至沒有聽說過這個國家

until I looked into this tour, so I'm pretty excited about that place.

直到我研究了這個旅遊，所以我對那個地方很興奮。

And then we're going to make our way back to Spain.

然後我們要回西班牙了。

So all this in 12 hours and we have a wonderful tour guide, his name is Xavi.

所以這一切都在12個小時內完成，我們有一個很棒的導遊，他叫夏維。

So yeah, we have about an hour and a half in this French town, it's so nice.

所以是的，我們在這個法國小鎮有一個半小時的時間，它是如此的美好。

Very beautiful. Love the mountains in the background.

非常漂亮。喜歡背景中的山。

Gonna probably eat a little bit. Maybe have some coffee and keep on going on with this tour.

可能會吃一點東西。也許喝點咖啡，然後繼續進行這次旅遊。

So as I mentioned earlier, we stopped by Baga in Spain first.

所以我前面說過，我們先到西班牙的巴加停留。

Baga was about an hour and half ride from Barcelona and Xavi told us a little bit

巴加距離巴塞羅那大約有一個半小時的車程，Xavi告訴我們一些情況。

about this town before we arrived.

在我們到達之前，關於這個小鎮。

XAVI: It's Monday and this village is about to wake up.

XAVI：今天是週一，這個村子要醒了。

XAVI: We will see maybe one or two cars crossing.

XAVI:也許會有一兩輛汽車穿越。

There's 2000 people in Baga.

巴加有2000人

XAVI: People here are mainly living here running little shops or working in bigger cities around

XAVI。這裡的人主要是住在這裡開小店或到周邊大城市工作的人

or working from home. Paying little rent.

或在家工作。支付很少的租金。

We were given about 20 minutes to go to one of the two bakeries in the town

我們有大約20分鐘的時間去鎮上的兩家麵包店之一。

and after we ate our yummy pastries, Xavi took us on a quick tour around Baga.

吃完美味的糕點後，Xavi帶著我們在Baga周圍快速遊覽。

We were only here for about an hour or maybe even less.

我們只在這裡呆了一個小時，甚至更少。

I wish we could have spent more time here but I get that they're trying to fit in 3 countries in one day,

我希望我們能在這裡多花點時間，但我知道他們想在一天內完成三個國家的行程。

so we had to stick to a strict schedule.

所以，我們必須堅持一個嚴格的時間表。

Our next stop was Ax les Thermes and it was another hour and a half drive.

我們的下一站是Ax les Thermes，又是一個半小時的車程。

The views were getting more gorgeous with the Pyrenese mountains nearby.

附近有比利牛斯山脈，景色越來越絢麗。

Fun fact: these mountains are a natural border between Spain and France.

有趣的是：這些山脈是西班牙和法國的天然邊界。

Once we arrived in Ax les Thermes, Xavi took us to the main street to show us around a bit

一到Ax les Thermes，Xavi就帶我們到主幹道上逛了一圈。

and gave us recommendations on where to eat if we got hungry.

並給我們推薦了餓了去哪裡吃。

He also showed us the natural hot springs where we could soak our feet in

他還帶我們參觀了可以泡腳的天然溫泉。

which I definitely took advantage of.

我肯定利用了這一點。

Ax les Thermes is actually an ancient spa town

Ax les Thermes其實是一個古老的溫泉小鎮。

and it's hot springs, which were used by the Romans, were historically claimed to treat

和它的溫泉，這是羅馬人使用， 歷史上聲稱治療

rheumatism and skin diseases.

風溼病和皮膚病；

It's also a popular ski town.

這裡也是一個熱門的滑雪小鎮。

Next, we made our way towards Andorra.

接下來，我們向安道爾進發。

This was the country I was most excited about.

這是我最興奮的國家。

Andorra is situated between France and Spain and it's the sixth smallest country in Europe.

安道爾位於法國和西班牙之間，是歐洲第六小國。

When we reached the border of Andorra, we hopped off the bus for a bit

到了安道爾的邊境，我們跳下車去看了一下。

and took in the beautiful views of the mountains.

並欣賞了山間的美景。

It was breathtaking.

這真是令人歎為觀止。

Next we made a quick stop at a mountain valley.

接下來，我們在一個山谷裡快速停留。

I wish we could have stayed here a little longer because the views were just stunning.

我希望我們能在這裡多呆一會兒，因為這裡的景色實在是太迷人了。

Our last stop was Andorra La Veja, which is Andorra's capital.

我們的最後一站是安道爾的首都安道爾拉維哈。

It's known as the mall enclosed by mountains as their main street is full of shops

因為他們的主幹道上都是商店，所以被稱為群山環抱的商場。

surrounded by mountains.

四面環山。

At about 4pm, we got back on the bus and headed back to Barcelona.

下午4點左右，我們又坐上了大巴，回到了巴塞羅那。

We took a different route back and the views were awesome

我們走了一條不同的路線回來，景色很不錯。

as we drove by some farmlands, mountains and lakes.

當我們開車經過一些農田、山地和湖泊時。

On our way back to Barcelona, Xavi sat down with each one of us to see if we had

在我們回巴塞羅那的路上，Xavi和我們每個人都坐下來，看看我們是否有。

any questions about the trip or if we wanted any recommendations for Barcelona.

任何關於旅行的問題，或者如果我們想要任何推薦的巴塞羅那。

I wanted to get some suggestions on places to eat and he recommended Bar del Pla

我想找一些吃飯的地方，他推薦了Bar del Pla。

which ended up being one of my favorite restaurants in Barcelona.

最終成為我在巴塞羅那最喜歡的餐廳之一。

The next morning, I took an early flight out to Lisbon with TAP Air Portugal.

第二天早上，我乘坐葡萄牙TAP航空公司的早班機飛往裡斯本。

The flight from Barcelona to Lisbon was a short one and half hours

從巴塞羅那到里斯本的飛行時間只有短短的一個半小時。

and everything went smoothly with TAP Air.

和TAP Air的一切都很順利。

I checked in to my hotel at Chiado Arty Flats and started walking downhill to a little square

我在千戶亞蒂平地入住酒店，開始下山走到一個小廣場上。

and was approached by Lisbon Chill-Out Free Tour.

並被裡斯本寒舍自由行找上。

They asked if I would like to join their tour at 10

他們問我願不願意在10點參加他們的旅行團？

and I thought it would be a great way to start out my day in Lisbon.

我想這將是我在里斯本開始一天的好方法。

It was a 3-hour tour and we walked up and down the hills to the popular spots of Lisbon

這是一個3小時的旅行，我們上山下山，走到里斯本的熱門景點。

while learning the history and culture from our tour guide.

在嚮導遊了解歷史文化的同時，也在學習歷史文化。

While on the tour, I met another solo traveler, Helen, and we decided to take the tram to Belem after the tour

在旅遊的時候，我遇到了另一個獨自旅行的人，海倫，我們決定在旅遊結束後乘電車去貝倫。

to try the famous pastel de nata, a Portuguese egg tart pastry.

嚐嚐著名的pastel de nata，一種葡萄牙蛋撻糕點。

We ended up spending the whole day together and I didn't get back to the hotel until close to 9 PM.

最後我們一起度過了一整天，我直到晚上接近9點才回到酒店。

I'm in my room in Lisbon, Portugal!

我在葡萄牙里斯本的房間裡!

I'm at a place called Chiado Artsy Flats.

我在一個叫千戶藝術公寓的地方。

It's a really cute boutique hotel.

這是一家非常可愛的精品酒店。

So here is my bed.

所以這是我的床。

Looks nice and comfy.

看起來不錯，很舒服。

I'm really excited to get there and relax.

我真的很想去那裡放鬆一下。

Another little bed here but it's also a couch.

這裡又是一張小床，但也是一張沙發。

And they have a cool looking night stand, a light-up night stand.

而且他們有一個看起來很酷的床頭櫃，一個發光的床頭櫃。

Also have a little kitchen.

也有一個小廚房。

They have a little stove.

他們有一個小爐子。

And they said everything on the counter is free.

而且他們說櫃檯上的東西都是免費的。

So got some Nespresso here.

所以在這裡買了一些Nespresso。

I'll definitely have that tomorrow morning.

我明天早上一定要吃。

So yeah, really loving this room.

所以啊，真的很喜歡這個房間。

I love how colorful it is.

我喜歡它的色彩斑斕。

Just makes me happy.

只是讓我高興。

Good morning!

早上好！

I am super early at 6:30.

我六點半就超早到了。

Well, I woke up at 5:30 and I wanted to get out by 6:15 because sunrise was at 6:20

我五點半起床，想在六點十五分前出門，因為六點二十分就要日出了。

but obviously I didn't make it.

但顯然我沒有做到這一點。

It was a struggle getting up this morning because yesterday was such a long day

今天早上起來很費勁，因為昨天是漫長的一天。

and I was so tired and I went to bed late.

我太累了，我很晚才睡。

Anyway, I got up and feeling refreshed, a little bit more energized

總之，我起床後，感覺神清氣爽，精神抖擻了一些。

and I'm gonna go explore Lisbon a little bit more before I head down south.

在我去南方之前 我要去里斯本多逛逛 And I'm gonna go explore Lisbon a little bit more before I head down south.

Before my train ride to Albufeira, I grabbed some pastries at a bakery nearby

在我坐火車去阿爾布費拉之前，我在附近的一家麵包店吃了一些糕點。

and walked around Chiado for a bit admiring the neighborhood.

並在千戶附近走了一圈欣賞了一下。

They have the coolest tiles and each building has so much character.

他們有最酷的瓷磚，每個建築都有很多特色。

Alright, so I'm on my way to Albufeira.

好吧，所以我在去阿爾布費拉的路上。

And I got on the train safely but it was very stressful because when I got to the station...

我安全地上了火車，但壓力很大，因為當我到了車站... ...

I left from Sete-Rios station which is about 20 minutes from the central Lisbon area I was staying in.

我從塞特-里奧斯站出發，這裡離我住的里斯本中心區大約20分鐘。

When I got to the station, there was no signs anywhere

我到了車站，到處都沒有標示

that said my train was going to Albufeira or the Faro region. Nothing anywhere.

說我的火車是去阿爾布費拉或者法魯地區。什麼都沒有。

So then I found a station attendant and asked him

於是，我找到一個站務員，問他。

and he was like, "Oh, that's Line 4" like it was so obvious, haha.

他說，"哦，那是4號線"，好像很明顯，哈哈。

But... so I went up to Platform 4 and again, looked for signs...

但是... 所以我去了4號站臺，再一次，尋找標誌... ...

Anything that said Albufeira... nothing.

任何寫著阿爾布費拉的東西... ... 什麼都沒有。

But I saw this elder couple that looked confused too so I started talking to them

但我看到這對年長的夫婦也是一臉茫然的樣子 所以我就開始和他們說話了

and I'm like, "Hey, are you going on the same train...or this train to the Faro region?"

我想，"嘿，你是要在同一輛火車上... ...還是這趟火車去法魯地區？"

and they said, "Yes! We're so confused because there's no signs anywhere."

他們說，"是的！我們很困惑，因為沒有任何標誌。"

And I'm like, "I know!"

我想，"我知道！"

So after... gosh it was probably like seven trains that went by and finally our train came.

所以在... 天哪，大概有七輛火車經過，最後我們的火車來了。

And it was a little late too. I think it was about 10 minutes late.

而且也晚了一點。我想大概晚了10分鐘。

So they're not on time, there's no signs anywhere to confirm that it's your train...

所以他們沒有準時到達，沒有任何標誌可以確認是你的火車... ...

you just have to ask an attendant.

你只需要問一個服務員。

So yeah, now I'm just gonna enjoy this journey for three hours and enjoy the views I guess.

所以啊，現在我只想好好享受這三個小時的旅程，欣賞一下美景吧。

Well, looks like my train journey is about to come to an end.

好吧，看來我的火車之旅就要結束了。

We're arriving probably in about 10 minutes and it went by really fast.

我們大概10分鐘後到達，時間過得真快。

Bye bye!

再見！

♪♪ MUSIC ♪♪

"音樂

I don't know how this happened, but I got an upgrade!

我不知道怎麼會這樣，但我升級了!

I already had a pool view room reserved but they were like, "Well, guess what?

我已經預訂了一間池景房，但他們卻說："你猜怎麼著？

You're upgraded to a suite!"

你升級成套房了！"

So here is the living room area.

所以這裡是客廳區域。

Very spacious.

非常寬敞。

And over here is... ta-daaaa!

而在這裡是... 噠噠噠!

The nice pool view.

漂亮的池景。

It looks amazing.

它看起來很神奇。

And then past that is supposed to be the beach which I am very excited to see.

再過去應該就是海灘了，我很想去看看。

And over here, we have the bathroom.

而在這裡，我們有浴室。

This is the shower.

這是淋浴。

They have like a nice... one of those rain shower things which are always good.

他們有一個很好的... ... 那些雨淋的東西，這總是好的。

I thought that was the one bathroom we would have but turns out, there is another bathroom area in here.

我以為那是我們會有的一個衛生間，但原來，這裡面還有一個衛生間區域。

And then finally over here is the bedroom.

最後在這邊是臥室。

This room is so lovely. I'm just ready to relax, enjoy this two-night stay here and...

這個房間太可愛了。我只是想放鬆一下，享受這兩晚的住宿，然後... ...

very excited about the beach.

非常興奮的海灘。

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We had a nice, relaxing time at the beach. It was actually quite nice.

我們在海邊度過了一段美好的、輕鬆的時光。其實挺好的。

The weather is pretty warm now and it's not too hot so it was good to lay out for...

現在天氣挺暖和的，也不是很熱，所以很適合躺在...

I don't know, what was it like, an hour or something?