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Time off for the week ✈️

lewys-gp — Mon, 30 May 2022 16:00:57 GMT

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that I'll be off until next Monday (back at work on Tuesday 7th June). Feeling very fortunate to say that I will be spending a few days in Barcelona 🇪🇸. I've never been, so if you have any recommendations, you know where to leave them ⤵️.

That means @Martin-O2 will be on his own for a couple of days before @RafaC returns, so play nice 😆.

I'm going to get it in before someone else does: you have more days off than the Queen! Very relevant joke for the Platinum Jubilee 😂. But, yes, do feel lucky to be able to enjoy so much time off. In previous companies, I used to have the bare minimum, so got to enjoy it whilst you got it.

Any messages or tags, I'll reply next week. Stay safe and have a good week, all! Looking forward to seeing what you all get up to - especially, for the bank holiday 😁🇬🇧 (got a Welshman flying the Union Jack, hope you're proud).

Bye for now 👋.

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Bambino — Mon, 30 May 2022 17:28:42 GMT

Enjoy your holiday @lewys-gp

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jonsie — Mon, 30 May 2022 17:50:15 GMT

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Cleoriff — Mon, 30 May 2022 18:31:40 GMT

Have a good time @lewys-gp. You will love the Ramblas but keep your wallet safe!

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lewys-gp — Mon, 30 May 2022 20:55:11 GMT

Thanks, @Cleoriff @Bambino @jonsie! Never been before, so am very excited.

A few people have also given me the heads up about that, Cleoriff, thanks. I'll be careful 🙏.

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lewys-gp — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:43:58 GMT

My flight home ended up being cancelled, so had to spend a couple of extra days there. I could think of worse places to be stuck in though... 😅.

Amazing place! Loved it. Food and architecture out of this world. I'll maybe try and share some photos on this thread later, once I'm all caught up.

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Cleoriff — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:47:30 GMT

Pleased you had a great time @lewys-gp.

I always feel a few days is not long enough to explore the wonders of Barcelona 🤗

Looking forward to seeing your pictures. 😉

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Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:37:08 GMT

Welcome back @lewys-gp

Hope you had a good time - apart from your flight being cancelled.

Look forward to seeing the pikkies 😁

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lewys-gp — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:26:02 GMT

Cheers, @Cleoriff @Mi-Amigo! The flight being cancelled was a bit of inconvenience, but once I got everything sorted, I went from being anxious back into holiday mode 😂.

Once my brain isn't so frazzled, I'll definitely get around to sharing some photos. There was a festival on too, so saw quite a few bands that'll hopefully impress too 😉.

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Cleoriff — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:43:31 GMT

@lewys-gpInterested to know whether you went to the Gothic Quarter? Loved that.

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lewys-gp — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:09:10 GMT

Yes, spent quite a bit of time by there @Cleoriff. Was chasing a lot of Gaudí around the city too. I went inside the Sagrada too, and feel very fortunate that I didn't look at at any photos online of what it looked like inside beforehand (I knew what the outside looked like). Absolutely blown away 😊. The audio guide was a great lesson in history.

I'm not really religious but was very moved in there. A lot of people praying and when me and a friend sat down in one of the pews, the woman in front of us was crying whilst praying. Then, got up, did the cross with her hand and went on her way. We assumed it must have been such a powerful moment for her to pray in there. Really interesting and great place, the architecture was beautiful.

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Cleoriff — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:22:09 GMT

Lovely story @lewys-gp. There are some places that are quite mythical and magical.

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lewys-gp — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:19:28 GMT

Just remembered to upload some photos from this trip, thanks to a member on DM! Hope you like them 📸.

I thought that Virgin cruise ship was an office building first of all 🤣.

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Cleoriff — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:16:39 GMT

Some wonderful and weird photos there @lewys-gp. Really lovely xx

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lewys-gp — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:55:30 GMT

Thanks, @Cleoriff!

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Mi-Amigo — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:47:32 GMT

Thank you for sharing the photos @lewys-gp . Brilliant

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lewys-gp — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:46:20 GMT

No problem, @Mi-Amigo ‌😁‌!

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gmarkj — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:53:08 GMT

Some fabulous architecture there!

Looks like a great place to visit, for me would probably need to be a bit cooler than it is now though...

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lewys-gp — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:30:21 GMT

Lovely place, @gmarkj! Definitely recommend it.