We left Béziers at 08.08 on the direct train to Barcelona. The sun was just about up at we waited for the train
The train take about 4 hours to reach Barcelona as it trundles along the coast, through Narbonne, Perpignan, Port Bou, Figueres, Girona and Barcelona.
We had arranged to stay in the same hotel as Lyn and Les but were not expecting to see them until Saturday. The hotel is modern and part of a chain. It seems to be used by tour companies, typically at the start and end of holidays, so there were people arriving who were about to join a cruise and those who were just finishing their holiday. The rooms are large and well equipped e.g. bath and separate walk in shower. This is the view from the window across the skyline. We can see the sea at the far right of our view, unfortunately the Gaudi cathedral, Sagrade Familia, is hidden behind the large tower blocks.
We unpacked and then set off to find some lunch before having a siesta. We didn't have much trouble finding restaurants in the area and enjoyed a tapas lunch. Lyn and Les returned from their bus tour of Barcelona and so we met for a drink before they set out for their last evening of the holiday. Our job for the evening was to find a good restaurant for us all on Saturday evening. We consulted TripAdvisor before setting out in search of the top recommendations in the area. On our travels, we passed doorways with interesting halls.
We ate at a well recommended tapas bar, and were early enough to get a table without any difficulty.
The next morning, we met Lyn and Les and planned our day. Their tour of Barcelona had covered most of the major attractions, but they hadn't been inside all of them. Casa Míla was first on the list; there was a long queue, but it moved quickly enough. We have visited this Gaudi apartment building several times, but it's always lovely to see it again.
This is the garage entrance
The way up to the apartments
The roof is the best, of course
Lyn and Pat with Sagrada Familia in the background.
All of us on the roof
The attic is certainly unusual.
One can also visit an apartment, furnished as it would have been when the building was new.
Lunch was, of course, more tapas and John had found a good place close by. The queue was said to be 30 minutes long, but we were sitting down within 5 minutes and were happy for a rest.
Lyn had seen the outside of the old bull ring, which is now a shopping centre, and wanted to see inside it, so we hopped into a taxi.
The building is very impressive both inside and out and features the longest escalator that I have seen.
The top of the building is open air with restaurants
and superb 360 degree views
The Miro Park
This is some infinity pool
We took a taxi to the Ramblas and then went into the old town.
In the evening, we went to a well recommended restaurant close by, Osmosis. There we had a 7 course tasting menu with wines to match, delicious! Service was great - we even got a complementary glass of cava when we passed by the previous evening to book the table.
It was time to say goodbye again to Lyn and Les with hopes that we will meet again before too long. They left very early on Sunday morning for a 36 hour flight to Brisbane.
Pat and John on tour
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