27 August 2018

It was our last day today and as our flight was only scheduled for 5:30 pm we packed up and reception allowed us to leave our luggage in a safe storeroom until it was time to take the airport bus. Lolz wanted a last look in at the Pantheon so we ‘roamed’ around and then headed there for a last photo shoot,

Checkin at Fiumicino seemed to go very well and we were waiting to be called for boarding when Lolz checked her messages, There was an email from Viewling informing her that our flight was cancelled but no problem we were re-scheduled to one leaving at 7:30. Viewling was very efficient about sending us new boarding passes but no mention of re checking of luggage was made. This was a worry for me as friends from the coach trip had luggage go astray when they missed a connecting flight from the USA. So Lolz and I went to find out what we should do. An official assured us that there was nothing to worry about, our bags would definitely follow us.

But, sadly, this was not the case! We were not amused to find that the carousel was not going to spit up our bags. It was late! We were tired! We had no toiletries, makeup or change of clothing. After half an hour of waiting is a queue of people in similar situations we were told that they would track our bags and send them to the hotel within 24 hour if they found them. It was just before midnight when our bus dropped us off on the square in front of Hotel Ginebra.

Our room was basic bit comfortable but we had a balcony and a stunning view

In spite of everything – we were thrilled to be in Barcelona’s!