We´re into our final full day in Barcelona now. We leave for Nice tomorrow morning and get there, via a change of trains in Montpellier, in the early evening. The hostel we´re booked for in Nice, Villa St Exupery, sounds great and they even offer a pick up shuttle service from the train station.
On Sunday we wandered around the city centre mainly in the search of a new pair of jandals for me, with no success. Apparently it´s out of season so they don´t sell them. Hey, it´s over 25 degrees and that means it´s season for me! We did however have lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe (my first experience there, the lame one in Auckland shut down) and checked out the madness on Las Ramblas which was full of street artists and performers.
That evening we watched Barcelona beat Seville 3-1 at the impressive Nou Camp stadium, much to the delight of some 85,000 home fans. Árguably the world´s greatest player at the moment (definately one of the ugliest), Ronaldinho, was on show and didn´t disappoint with two goals. The crowd definately weren´t as rowdy as the Madrid mob. Lots of polite clapping - a bit like watching theatre I thought. Still, great to be there.
Earlier that day we had moved to another hostel about 20 minutes walk away from the Gothic Point Hostel. The Sant Jordi Hostel is much smaller and a bit cosier. The Brazilian lad who seems to be in charge most of the time is a party animal. He works all day, and then parties every night with the hostel crew until the wee hours!
On Monday we walked down to the waterfront and caught the cable car over to Mt.Montjuic which is home to the 1992 Olympic Stadium, several museums and some great panoramic views of the city. We go back there tonight for a flamenco show held in a unique Spanish village, Poble Espanyol, dedicated to a flamenco legend.
Yesterday we finally visited the Sagrada Familia (the Sacred Family) temple which was quite impressive and offered great views from inside the towers. In the afternoon we went to the Picasso Museum downtown. It was more of his earlier work in his days from growing up in Barcelona but there was still some of his randomness on show.
Bye for now.
Dale & Sheryl
1 comment:
yeah yeah, you and your jandals Dale. Imagine Dale sampling local "social" beverages...who would have thought? Sounds like you're having a blast. Want to spend Xmas in Canada? In the words of someone famous and wise... Just say yes Dale! 8)
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