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Day 2 - feels like day 200...
... wrong" streets to walk as I couldn't find any cafés.. After an hour of walking I took the first café which was just ok. I took the bus to Parc Güell which is a park designed by Gaudi (again!) and to be honest it was not that much to see.. I felt I was walking in the desert as there were only green plants (ok, perhaps not very desert-like to be surrounded by green bushes) and the paths full of ...
Barcelona
... not warm and no oil to dip in, a plate of spicy sausages and some lightly battered sardines made up what we thought would be lunch (at £60 per person for the tour I had expected more since it was only two and a half hours long in total including the stop!), when we asked for more food we were told, quite abruptly, that we could not have any more! Such a shame as Nan had never had tapas before and I thought it would be a lot more interesting and tasty (I ...
Tourist Weekend!
... site of the 1992 olympic games, Mont Juic (mountain with great city views), down the mountain to the port, world trade center, Mediterranean museum, port vell, history of catalunya meseum, barri gotic.
All in all, it was a very touristy day, which is what we needed. The bus tour gave me the opportunnity to become more accustomed to the city and really understand the general location of everything. Although we passed a lot of things, ...
The brilliance of Gaudi
... of symbolism in the carvings that are found on the two main facades. One facade is devoted to the nativity, while the passion facade is devoted to the suffering and execution of Christ. Again, I encourage those interested to check the web link or, better yet, visit the site first hand if ever in Barcelona. Tara here: Another one of the sights we really enjoyed in Barcelona was the Museu d´historia de la Ciutat ...
Best place #3 Palau de la Musica Catalana
... door, but there wasnt. There were according to the map, two museums but I didn't want to visit them. I wouldn't recommend going all the way out there unless you specifically want to see these museums. There were no toilets in the park either! So back to the metro and then the hotel. You may think I am going on about toilets a lot, but there really are no public toilets here - not like in Poland where you have to ...