Day 22 Barcelona

Got up very, very early to catch our 7:30a flight to Barcelona.  Was able to doze a little on the hour and 40 minute flight. Ross decided to take a taxi to the hotel as there was not a metro station very close.  It was rather nice to ride in a car again.

 And again our view is a light well.  There was a sad little courtyard at the bottom.

The entry on the other had was very old and dramatic. On the third flight up the marble changes to stone.  The staff at Hostel Orleans Barcelona was wonderful, very friendly and helpful.

Dropped off our bags and of course began walking.  Parc de la Cuitadella was nearby so we started there. The zoo is also in this park. This is apparently the largest zoo in Europe.  And then began following the green for awhile.

Began wandering north through the Gathic quarter and eventually caught a sign directing us to La Sagrada Familia.  It is amazing and overwhelmed with tourists.  With a 4hour wait to purchase tickets we declined and just wandered around the cathedral and the gardens across the steeets.

The layout of the city is so open.  Many, many boulevards, wide, wide streets, sidewalks, over 100K of bike lanes, gardens and parks everywhere.

I believe this is the Cathedral de Barcelona in the distance.  We were so tired and someone was very grumpy so we went back to the Hostel and crashed in the late afternoon.