Easter Break: Spain Day 8

This morning, the rest of my family got picked up at 7am for their airport transfer. We got up to say goodbye, because after their next stops (Greece and Rome) they're headed home to Australia. Then, we went back to bed for a sneaky nap!

We got up and packed up the apartment, left our bags in a locker downstairs, ten headed out on our adventure for the day! First stop, up the green line (L3) to Park Guell.

The park was a little disappointing. Several of the buildings were at least partially closed, so we didn't go in any of them. That just left wandering around the park itself, which was nice but not terribly inspiring. The architecture was definitely Gaudi but because it wasn't as decorated in the way the other houses were. That made it less cool. So we wandered for an hour and a half or so before heading back into the gothic quarter to find some lunch!

As we emerged from the metro, it started raining!!! And it rains like Sydney, big drops not drizzle like London. So we ducked into the nearest bakery for lunch there - ham roll! Luckily the rain didn't last more than a few minutes, so we stayed dry and safe.

(Basilica kitty! We made friends)

We spent the afternoon wandering or at through the Gothic quarter, visiting Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi, an important Basilica which has been there since the 14th century and features rose window from the same period.

We also visited the Catedral de Barcelona, which was beautiful. You could even go up on the roof to see the top of the buildings in the gothic quarter! It was very nice. The rest of the time we just wandered, exploring the little streets and shops.

Eventually we reached the beach again, but when we went for a snack at our favorite tapas bar, their kitchen was closed! Weird, seeing as their kitchen seemed to close at a different time every day we visited. But we went for a walk on the beach, with no shoes on!

Instead of beach snacks, we went back to the empanada place we'd been to a few nights ago for a snack. It was still super delicious. Then, back to the apartment to get our bags, then to the airport!

We were going to get a bus as that seemed quicker, however the bus driver informed us (after walking 10 minutes to the stop and waiting 10 minutes for the bus!) that our ticket only works on the red buses, and this was a yellow bus! So we walked to the metro and took that instead. Probably should have done that in the first place. Our flight leaves at 8:30, and we'll be landed back in London before 10pm local time. Looking forward to having washed clothes, my own bed, and all our creature comforts back.