Вдруг кому-то пригодится! Испания-2011 Suddenly someone will come in handy! Spain-2011

We rested at the Caprice Verd Hotel with Natalie Tours from June 25 to July 9.2011 under the program "Adults and Children". Flight by Transaero airline, regular flight. Thanks to Natalie Tours for booking regular season for tours with children. There are no complaints about the flight.
We were almost the last to arrive at Caprichi Verd, the children were tired. They settled right away. Back in Moscow, we asked if possible to book 2 rooms nearby. Asked - received! Joy knew no bounds when we saw that our rooms were also overlooking the sea, although we bought the standard. The rooms are basic and the furniture is in good condition. Cleaning daily, linen changed in a timely manner. The tips were taken. Before changing linen, a card is left, which says that if we want to change linen, we need to put it on the bed, reminding us that it would be nice to save water. The Spaniards are not innovators! In general, the impression of the rooms is very positive. Correspond to their four.
Nutrition. Excellent! Breakfasts and dinners are varied, a lot of meat, fish, national dishes, seafood. Fruits are fresh, I overate on melons - sweet - not the right word! A lot of pastries, pancakes, pizza, there are always different types of ice cream. You can change dinner for lunch, after making a note at the reception. This is for a tour. Once I had dinner with my daughter near the pool, ordered salads and juice. Both turned out to be of disgusting quality. The papaya juice was changed without question, we picked up the tasteless salad and left it. We decided not to come here again. I think that living in Santa Susanna it is better to buy breakfast, lunch and dinner. All local eateries are designed for tourists, the usual catering. You will not taste anything tasty national there. We were looking for a cozy restaurant with local cuisine, but did not find it. We went to eat in Barcelona.

At the reception, a Russian girl Olga. Seemed like an arrogant lady. And not only to me.
In general, Santa Susanna made a depressing impression on me. Compared to Kalela, of course, the town looks advantageous, the hotels are nicer, not like the hostels from my student days. But in general. . . The evening promenade reminded me of Abkhazia with tents with mass-produced knick-knacks, an abundance of our compatriots, no place on the beach, if you're a little late. And the composition of Glory "Loneliness" every evening on the embankment is generally a blow below the belt. Let's go!! ! 
Beach. Near the hotel it is NOT!! ! You need to go either to the right - a narrow strip of undeveloped coast or to the left - there is nowhere for an apple to fall. It's terribly inconvenient! The water was cold, 21 degrees - this is not ice for children. The entrance to the sea is steep, immediately deep, the waves. As a result, we came to the sea, and sat with the children in bleach. For the first time in my life on vacation, I lay almost all the time by the pool. I told my friends - they didn’t believe me, because I never understood people who fly thousands of kilometers to breathe bleach, and not enjoy the sea air. A la Turkey
Excursions, of course, compensated for all the negativity. Barcelona is amazing!! ! We went there several times on our own, we wanted to have time to see everything, but there was not enough time for everything. Electricity is very convenient. Don't let the proximity of the railway to the hotel scare you - it's absolutely silent. We went to the Montserrat Monastery, watched the fountains (for children, take sweaters for the evening, it's cool), to the Park Guell, to the Sagrada de Familia. Didn't like the aquarium. The children asked: “Is that all? ” We went to see and listen to flamenco. Do not compare with the performance in the Pyramid of Aron in Tenerife. For the sake of variety, you can, but we didn’t get any special impressions. It is hard for children, the performance is long, and late.

I recommend going to Port Aventura in the afternoon, because in the evening there is the final show. A very spectacular show. Take seats closer to the lake, the laser show is the best I have ever seen! A lot of positive!
We went with our daughter to Andorra! Impressions for a lifetime! Small neat European state! I recommend to everyone! The trip is designed for 2 days, you will spend one night in a hotel in the capital of Andorra. The journey takes about 5 hours, not tiring. We drove through France. The views are amazing!! ! The Pyrenees mountains are incomparable! Guide Jorge is a very erudite person, doing his job with love. We went to the thermal complex, warmed ourselves in the sauna, swam in beautiful pools with different water temperatures. We were able to shop. In the largest store in Andorra (it seems to be called "Pyrenees" there is a Russian girl Olga. She helped us a lot, in 2 hours we managed to buy everything we wanted with her. Almost an individual shopper In Andorra, English is a total disaster, no one speaks! ! No one understands even basic things. French or Spanish is used. It is very strange with such an influx of tourists!
Yes, a few words about the pirate club in the hotel. We were very satisfied! Well done girls! Every child found a common language! The procedure of initiation into pirates, animation from morning to evening. My daughter is not a fan of her mother's skirt, and then she ran to the club to Calypso and Elizabeth. In parting, she asked me to take a photo with the animators as a keepsake. He still dances and sings in the evenings what they learned in the club 
The animation of the hotel itself is repeated every week. For 14 days of rest, we watched performances in the second round - parrot shows, flamenco, magic tricks.

Shopping. We went to La Roca Village (pardon my Russianism). It's not far from Santa Susanna, less than an hour drive for sure. I bought a Versace silk sundress for 120 euros. And chocolate (yum yum, delicious! ). People got on the bus with a bunch of packages. Apparently I'm bad. I didn't find anything for myself. For my daughter and husband too. A lot of junk, but nothing liked. It seemed to me that shopping is better in Barç a. Shops full, sale time. If you have the time and money, enjoy! There is room to expand.
I decided that I would definitely return to Spain, to Barcelona to go on a cruise. The beach holiday was not impressive. And the city is insanely beautiful, with a special energy!
Well that's all. Forgive some confusion! I wanted a little bit of everything!