Feb 8, 2009: A few days before leaving Dublin, we realised Barça would be playing at home while we were there. We checked the website and found there were still tickets available.
The site is very well organised. You can book specific seats, and even check photos that show you the view from the seat before you book.

Feb 8, 2009: We had been slightly worried about our flight getting off the ground at all, given the weather and the 7am departure. But it was fine. A quick check on Aertel before we left showed that the only cancelled departures were to still-snowbound English airports.

On the plane were a large number of understandably (given the loss in Dublin the previous evening) morose-looking Frenchmen with rugby hats and scarves.

We’re far from ready yet, but this weekend’s jaunt to Barcelona seems as good a time as any to get the blog under way before we hit the road for our more extended trip.