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Barcelona, Spain

Day 7

We joined a tour guide in Barcelona, she took us first to the top of a hill to overlook the city. We drove around some of the Olympic Venues, which was pretty cool to see.

We walked Las Ramblas, which is a shopping district with many colorful flower stalls and animals shops. Our tour guide told us we needed to closely watch our bags in this area.

Marta, our tour guide, took us to a fantastic market place. They had all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Fresh and dried. I wish I could have brought some back for the kids.

There was all kinds of sea food........

fresh meats........they also had all kind of breads, nuts, eggs and mushroom. It was very fascinating!

After walking through the marketplace we went to the Gothic Quarters, narrow cobblestone streets with historic buildings built from the 13th to 15th centuries. We visited some old Roman columns that are 2000 years or older.

We took a lunch break at a little cafe, where Marta visits quite often. There we shared Tapas, a Spanish tradition of different appetizers. It was very good!

After lunch, we made our way to Guell Park. The works of Antoni Gaudi. There was some interesting architecture here. My girls recognized this place because it is in one of the shows they use to watch, Cheetah Girls.

By now, the temperature was very hot and we were parched. We were going to just stay in the van and drive by the next site, but I am glad we got out to see the Cathedral.

La Sagrada Familia

Gaudi's church, started in 1883. The work continues today on it. Gaudi never saw it's completion, because he was killed in 1926.

They estimate it taking another 40 to 50 years to complete.

The back side of the cathedral had sculptures depicting the life of Christ, from birth to death. It was beautiful!