4-12-2016: Day 16, Barcelona

2nd Day in Barcelona

Wonderful Breakfast and map in hand, we hit the streets.  Jim and Tina are on a mission to find a certain luggage and since it seems like a good opportunity to see the City.  The usual stores for a wealthy city line the street - a Hermes, Escada, Hugo Boss ETC.  

We enter a large square with a pigeon population problem but beautiful statues and two large fountains.   The city here is a real mix of new and old and very old and most interesting.  We travel until we hit a crowd of people with cameras pointing at a building, a crazy building.  Casa Batllo by the most famous architect in Barcelona, Antoni Gaudi.  As usual for Gaudi, the project was controversial and broke all the building laws. However, the City Council knew a good thing when they saw it and gave it an award.  

Just up the street we find and ever better known Gaudi creation -  La Pedrera or Casa Mila is known as one of the most imaginative houses in the history of architecture.  It is also a UNESCO recognized building.  

We find the luggage, make a deal to pick up the bags in Madrid from the store that has the right color. We then find another store that has boots that need Krim's feet and a top, and Tina leaves with a couple of choice items to wear.  

The hotel is so cool we head back, grab some wine and head up to the terrace for the view and to give the shoes a rest.  The Tapas place from the night before was so good we return and we find it was not fluke - it was a hit again and so was the wine. Afterwards we stroll to the square to see the magic fountains all lit up, my..my, it was beautiful, and Spain is a hit!