Where in the World?

We walked about 8 miles today through the streets of Barcelona. It’s a great walking city. Our starting place was near the Pl. Francesc Macia on the Av. Diagonal. Since most of us had not slept crossing the Atlantic, the first order of business was espresso.

Our walk took us down the Av. Diagonal to Pg. Gracia, a main thoroughfare that goes to the Mediterranean. After we reached La Rambla, our walk became more leisurely so that we could enjoy the street performers and peruse the many vendors along the sides of the street. We found a fantastic fresh market that was full of every kind of vegetable, fruit, nut, cheese, meat that you could imagine. I wonder what this place is like on a Saturday as many of the small shops were closed.

Lunch was at a small tapas bar. We tried about 10 different dishes. Very nice plus we were starving. After meandering around the very narrow streets in this part of Barcelona, we decided to walk to the Sagrada Familia, which is under construction. Gaudi started this church early in the 20th century, but it was never finished. It is a massive building with a very unusual style. Quite stunning to see up close.

Please view the travel snapshots from my walk. You’ll see many of the places we visited.

Michael