Barcelona, briefly.

From Parc Guell, overlooking the city

Our 3 nights in Barcelona were lovely. The weather was perfect, the hotel ( whilst accommodating us in some very small, but high ceilinged rooms) was perfectly located, and we managed a great combination of exploring and mooching from coffee stop to ice cream stop to wine ( and some excellent gin) and food stops. 

It began with the TGV  from Narbonne, meaning we had no worry about car parking or driving around Barcelona. The top speed it reached, just before Figueras was 301 kms an hour. The rest of the journey was a little more leisurely, but the whole journey took just 2 hours.  So, we arrived in the city, relaxed and ready for adventure.

Mark and Steve, walking faster than Jane and I, on la rambla.

Over the next few days we strolled along the ramblas, we walked on the beach, we paddled in the sea ( well, some of us did ), we marvelled at the Gothic area, revisited past haunts ( the marina for Jane and Steve, where they kept a boat, a few years ago, and various spots we remembered taking Jess when she was 6 months old ), and of course, took in plenty of Gaudi.

Cannot believe I went on this 23 years ago. I was much braver then.

Rather than waxing lyrically about all we saw, I have selected  a few photos to try to sum it all up.

Me, not doing heights very well, on the rooftops of Gaudi's "La Pedrera"

Remembering Jess in a push chair, in this square.

Parc Guell

Parc Guell

The Sagrada Familia..... had to hold my tongue when I overheard a mother telling her children that the cranes were cleaning it, so it all looked as clean as the white bits....to return it to how it looked when it was built in 1830..... aggghhhh ! The teacher in me wanted to put them right......but in true Frozen style I "...let it go "

Casa Batllo

Finally, just to prove, we did sit down from time to time:

Those gins were very large, and very good.