Our time in the city is over now as we fly to Palermo today and spend the night in Monreal. We've ridden throughout the area, visited cathedrals and parks and eaten in lovely cafes. Tapas,gelato,paellea and wine....all pretty much delicious!!!
Yesterday we talked to Sagrada for a morning tour. Our guides heavy accent required close attention to hear the descriptions she gave. Such an interesting construction with a long history. It is still not finished and a lot was wrapped for protection from building projects. The sun shine into the have through magnificent stained glass windows. Many were taking their photos lit by the colored rays....me included.
From there we walked to the bus stop, many blocks, stopping for coffee and breakfast along the way. It was disappointing not to be able to walk around the roof of the cathedral and down the spiral stairs but at least we had seen the city from the roof of the Barcelona cathedral our first day.
Aboard the bus we rode through the city to stop at Mint Juic again for some beautiful views of Barcelona from the mountain. Oh, and about her cafe overlooking it all. The Mediterranean sparkles in the distance as the sun shines down.
Continuing our travel we separated for
A beach walk, a stop at the hotel and for a visit to a bead store for Dale and I. It took quite a while to check out all the thousands of findings they displayed and choose!
The plan had been to have tapas but time was running short so we all met up again and hurried to the bus stop needed for Parc Guel. The clouds were gathering and getting more foreboding as we rode then climbed the hill. Just as we got to the gate the rain started!!!! Where were our umbrellas and rain gear??...back in our hotel room of course!
More later!
Lu
Sounds like a short, but memorable visit.
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