As RobO reported in our last blog, our visit to Barcelona has been a Gaudí bonanza! Today we cycled to another Gaudí site, this one a famous gate sculpted like a dragon.
Outside of all of the architectural siteseeing we have had a lot of time to explore other parts of Barcelona. We’ve hit our travel groove: sleeping in, then having full days of exploring and good food! Here are some of the highlights:
– the Arch de Triumph (here it’s made of brick)
– Tibidabo (church and amusement park with amazing city views)
– renting bikes to cycle the length of the beach
– the ‘Dilding’ (Who do you think came up with that name? Hint: it’s the same person who’s been begging me to call it that on the blog!)
Random exploration in old town
As mentioned, the food has been incredible. Spain is ahead of the curve in awareness of gluten free. We enjoyed ‘pinchos’ (2-3 bite snacks chosen buffet-style) one night on a patio. The bar made all of Rob’s selections gluten free. It was extra cool that different street performers came along to entertain us.
I don’t know if this is a blessing or a curse, but even McDonalds has gluten free in Spain! RobO has been waiting almost 10 years for this taste of a Big Mac. Talk about a happy meal! He reports that it was good but he is ok with waiting another 10 years until the next one!
In conclusion Barcelona has lived up to it’s high expectations! We’re looking forward to tomorrow’s trip to another coastal city called Tarragona. It’s a smaller city where many Spanish go to holiday. I’m sure we’ll have lots to blog about!
Finally got time to catch up on the blog. Lovin the tales, pics & food shots : ) Looks pretty incredible!!