Friday, June 7th
After doing some laundry at the Airbnb unit, we went on the 'El Born’ walk from Rick Steves.
After lunch at ‘El Hacienda’ (nachos/tacos and quesadilla/fajitas), we completed the ‘El Born’ walk. We ended up at the waterfront and walked across to the bottom of ‘Las Ramblas’ checking out some market stalls. After that, we walked to Palau Guell and then walked to the ‘City Hall Flamenco’ box office and bought tickets to the 6pm show tonight. The show featured singing, dancing and guitar playing and was very good. We stopped at the bakery on the way home for some more goodies. :-)
Steps for the day - 15,908
Mike enjoying breakfast on the balcony of our Airbnb
Sue on the balcony of our Airbnb
View from the balcony of our Airbnb
Caixa Catalunya Building - the historic headquarters of Caixa Catalunya which was a Spanish bank
Fruit stall in the Mercat de Santa Caterina Parada
More laundry hanging out
Another narrow street
Sue enjoying her 'Double Cherry' Magnum ice-cream
Some of the excavated city ruins
More Spanish architecture
La Hacienda - where we are lunch - we just happened upon this restaurant and decided to stop and eat there - the food was plentiful, inexpensive and delicious
Sue drinking Fanta Naranja (orange pop)
Mike with lunch - nachos and a quesadilla and a fajita
Mike with tacos
Mike beside a store front security roller door of a cocktail bar
Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar - elegant 14th-century church
Font del Geni Catala (Source of the Catalan Genius)
Mike walking along a footpath keeping out of the sun
The independent professional trade union of Post and Telegraphs building
La Cara de Barcelona (the face of Barcelona) - an abstract sculpture by Lichtenstein
Sue standing in front of Marina Port Vell
Mike sitting in front of Marina Port Vell
Agencia Tributaria (Tax Agency building)
Columbus Monument with 'Govern Militar de Barcelona' building in the background (Military Government of Barcelona building)
Columbus Monument
Mike standing beside one of the lion statues at the base of the Columbus Monument - we had to take a pic of him here to prove that he was at a Geocache location (an Earth cache)
Desserts at a stall on Las Ramblas
Look at the size of the drinks available at a bar on Las Ramblas
At the 'Flamenco Barcelona' show
Statues in front of fountain at Placa de Catalunya
Mike holding a 'Double Cherry' Magnum ice-cream we found in a convenience store
Filming on Passeig del Born (Born Promenade)
El Born CCM - El Born Centre de Cultura i Memoria is a cultural space with excavated city ruins
Sue eating a quesadilla
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