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It’s hard to believe that we have already spent five days in Barcelona, time just flew by us. Our hotel was very nice, yet it was again pretty small compared to what we’re use to in the states. The best part was the pool on the roof terrace where we spent a lot of our time reading/napping in the sun. Our first night we met a young couple from philadelphia that recommended seeing the Sagrada Familia, so without much of an itinerary we did just that. It is a beautiful church known by many as the never-ending project (notice the cranes in our picture.)

We found a café we really like a short walk from our hotel where we regularly had omelette tapas and coffee for breakfast. Our favorite part of this city was walking down La Rambla, a boulevard that is crowded with tourists, musicians, artists and roadside cafés. The mile long La Rambla also housed the famous La Boqueria market where they sell everything (I’ll spare you the details.) Branching off the main streets like La Rambla are beautiful side alleys that host little shops and cafés. While exploring these alleys we had to be careful of crazy people on mopeds, they were ruthless.

Our last night we took the bus to Tibidabo, a small town on a mountain that overlooks Barcelona. The view was fantastic, so we decided to enjoy it over a few tapas and a bottle of wine before we embark in our cruise.

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