Today we got up much earlier (read: 7am) to make sure we were packed and ready for our 8:30 pick up to take us to the train station. We were headed today to Barcelona! We left Madrid at 10:30, and it's only a 3 hour train (high speed). We even traveled first class, very fancy.
When we arrived in Barcelona the first thing we did was to go to the accommodation, but we couldn't check in into 3 (just over an hour away), so we went for a walk towards the gothic quarter. Right on the edge if it we found Palau Guell, a palace designed by Gaudi for Guell to be his house. And what a house!
It was absolutely incredible. Gorgeous architecture, interesting house design, innovative solutions for light and space. Beautiful. We spent almost an hour and a half just exploring and learning about it. Highly recommend.
Afterwards the rest of the family headed back to the apartment to check in, but Richard and I continued walking around the gothic quarter. We ended up at Barceloneta, the beach, which was lovely if very busy and full of hawkers as well as tourists. Just on the edge of the beach we found a tapas place for snack time (at 5pm, pretty standard for Spain). We had potatas bravas, calamari and a jug of sangria. Yum!
By then it was getting to dinner time and kind of cold, so we headed back via the metro. We got a 4-day pass which will allow us to even get to the airport on Friday night! When we got back to the flat, we had about a half hour to rest before heading out for dinner.
David found a place nearby which served empanadas - pastry with various savoury fillings. It was like many mini pies for dinner, so delicious and lighter after having a snack earlier. Then, bed.
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