Saturday, September 25, 2010
We arrived in Barcelona, Spain, as planned and found the bus from the airport to our hotel location with little issue. The flight was uneventful and I got about 3 hours of sleep while Troy had about 20 minutes of sleep. When we got to the hotel we stored our bags and headed out. First stop, a cafe for some espresso & a sandwich. We then spent the next 4 hours wondering around Barcelona. We waked down the La Ramblas which is essentially a large street for tourists. Many street performers and lots of touristy things to buy. Along the way we stopped at the large market (La Boqueria) that is where the picture above taken. Outstanding selection of meats, fresh produce, fresh fish & seafood (all with their heads still on). Next we headed down to the wharf and looked at the boats. On the way back, we saw a wine tasting in progress and believe it or not we didn’t stop. We were just too tired and knew we wouldn’t appreciate the wine. Next up was walking down Rda. De Sant Pere and several side streets where there were many shops. Everywhere we turned we saw stages being set up in the streets so hopefully we will hear some good music tonight!
Back to our hotel where Troy took a quick nap and now we are headed out for the evening.