Forever Cruisers: So much to see and so little time

Surprisingly we woke at 7.00 on Saturday and decided to make a day of it. Our hotel is on Av Parallel, which is a main road from the waterfront and not far from the famous La Rambla. While only a 2 star, it's location and facilities are excellent - even more so the breakfast (included) is certainly a 5 star quality and sets us up for the day.

I have the map of Barcelona downloaded on my tablet - thanks to Trip Advisor and the GPS works to accurately show where we are as we set off exploring. We thought that we would head to La Rambla, and explored the back streets. This is where the GPS was invaluable. We walked up to Catalunya Square, which is basically where our friends, Lynne & Ivan from Snells Beach are staying. They had just arrived from Singapore, so we arranged to meet and start sightseeing in earnest.

Found the Metro system very easy and went out to Parc Guell, but hadn't anticipated that it was a substantial climb from the train station. Luckily there were numerous escalators on the way. We climbed further up the hill for spectacular views over the city. The park etc. was developed by the famous architect Gaudi. Very, very unusual and unique in the world.

Being a sucker for punishment, we then tracked DOWNHILL to catch another metro to see Gaudi's other masterpiece - the cathedral la Sagrada Familia. This most unusual cathedral has been under construction for over 100 years and still has much to be done. The interior is also most striking and the building is a landmark from all vantage points - particularly the cranes where the current work is taking place.

Somehow we still hand enough energy to go out for a meal, and being in Spain decided to eat accordingly - so went to a Tapas Bar, which was very highly rated on Trip Advisor. This happened to be just down the road & we were well satisfied. Very tasty and we eventually got back to our hotel and some well deserved sleep.

Tomorrow is another day and it looks as though the weather is going to be as hot (28+30), as it was today.