Barcelona

Having a beautiful Saturday in the city.  This mornings tour with Paco was a great way for us to see the whole city without getting terribly lost and acting disfunctional.  We went to the mediterranean and to the hills of town to see Parc Guell and Sagrada Familia - two Gaudi creations. our hotel is half a block from Las Ramblas  - the big walking street - so yesterday we went to the market and saw fantastical varieties of all kinds of food - mushrooms, meat, fish, vegies, chocolates.  We sat in an outdoor cafe and had sangria and snacks in the midst of all the vendors on Las Ramblas. Then we walked to the Gothic part of town and ran into a huge Catalan Book Festival.  I'll post pics when i figure out how to do it on my prehistoric ipad.  Thanks to a last minute upgrade - courtesy of Bob we had nice big seats on the plane and lots of wine and food and attention.  Tonight we are out on our own and have the opportunity to take the metro to see some flamenco dancers and have dinner and then see the Magical Fountains.  Then we can get lost for hours.