It is our last day in foreign lands! Tomorrow morning we leave bright and early for Atlanta.
June 29 - Barcelona
In the evening we walked over to a cute little Italian joint for dinner. Matt nearly died there as the A/C was broken and he restaurant was stifling.... After dinner we headed to Montjuic to watch the Magic Fountain do it's nightly performance. The fountain "dances" to music and changes colors - sounds cheesy but it is really pretty beautiful.
June 30 - Barcelona
Another day of sight-seeing...we toured the Sagrada Familia, which is Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece. It was started in 1882 and he took over construction in 1883. They have been building it ever since and there is still a long way to go. Gaudí was so passionate about it he lived as a recluse there for the last 16 years of his life. The Sagrada Familia is definitely one of the more distinct churches you will ever see.
In the afternoon we toured the beautiful Catalonian Music Palace. Unfortunately they don't allow pictures inside. It is done in the modernism style and is stunning. The architect designed it so that you feel as if you are in garden, complete with stained glass windows, including a huge sun at the center of the ceiling.
We watched soccer again in the evening....there were some interesting curse words used between some Argentinian and German fans at the bar we were watching in. After the game we had dinner and took a walking tour of the Grácia area of the city.
July 1 - Our Last Day in Barcelona
Beach day....it's all about the beach, right? We spent the morning there but Matt couldn't take it anymore after lunch and I decided not to damage my skin any more than I already have. So this afternoon we'll bum around, probably watch more soccer and then tonight we'll head out for a traditional paella dinner.
Tomorrow afternoon we'll be back in the U.S.! What a great trip it's been. But, like they say, one of the great things about traveling is going home.....
