The Seville Cathedral, Real Alcazar: Sevilla!
Sevilla, Espana August 21, 2019 Yesterday, Tuesday, was Day 3 of our Spanish tour and it was another long, fun day…though Robin did comment that touring was much harder and […]
Tag Archives: Barcelona
Guell Park, Casa Mila, & Susan Ate Paella: Barcelona Day 2
Barcelona, Spain Monday August 19, 2019 It was a long and fun day in Barcelona today. We started early, leaving at 7am for Park Guell. We took the Metro, which […]
Sagrada Familia & Gothic Quarter
Barcelona, Spain Sunday August 18, 2019 Barcelona…hot, muggy, crowded and wonderful. We had a late start to the day since we arrived here about 1:30am from Lisbon. Susan’s husband Tim […]
World Championships: The End; Barker Wins EIGHTH! Singles Title & Wright Wins 7th Doubles Title in Portugal
Somewhere between Lisbon & Barcelona Saturday August 17, 2019 The World Championships ended in Portugal today. They were a great success. This is a partial overview of the final day; […]
Hola Mallorca…Hace Caliente!
Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Today was another travel day. I flew from Bordeaux (did you know that in Europe, some airlines…looking at you Vueling…charge for bags by the leg, not by […]
Saturday Success in Spain
The Barcelona tournament came to an end yesterday, with finals played in most divisions followed by an awards ceremony. I won my singles over Carmen Chilleda from Madrid and was […]
Friday Night Doubles Under the Lights
Kerry Ballard and I won the doubles last night under the lights. It was the day that Isner/Anderson threw off the Wimbledon schedule and people were looking at the live […]
Barcelona Finals
Today was a mellow day. I warmed up, practiced with Heide Orth for an hour at 11:30, iced, stretched, washed clothes in the sink (I am going to hug my […]
Barcelona!
I left Düsseldorf Monday afternoon for Barcelona. I took Norwegian Airlines and it was fine full of vacation goers and families. We left a little late but arrived on time […]
Barcelona Champion: Tennis All Night
Yesterday I won the 60 singles in Barcelona, beating the British Clay Court champion, Kim Reed, 62 61 in the final. I played very consistently, but the match was closer […]
Success in the Semis in Barcelona
Today was much like yesterday; Erin Boynton and I practiced in the afternoon after a late breakfast, then got ready for our evening matches. We played at 6pm singles and […]
Barcelona: Tennis Under the Lights
I played my first round match last night at dusk. I was scheduled for 7:30 and got on closer to 8pm. I was fortunately following King Van Nostrand, who wrapped […]
Sightseeing by Day, Tennis at Night in Barcelona
This week I’m playing a Grade A tournament in Barcelona, Spain. The tournament is quite unusual in that play only begins at 6pm each night and the last matches are […]
California —-> Barcelona
It’s been a busy and very fun week. I went up to the Monterey/Pebble Beach California on the Central Coast for my niece’s fairytale wedding in Pebble Beach, where we […]
Night Tennis
I played my first round match in Barcelona tonight. Checking in was chaos! Players were there early but there was no way the organizers were going to allow players on […]