Barcelona: We arrived in Barcelona 2 days before the cruise. and stayed at the Atlantis Hotel which is in a great location. Our room was very small and needed some TLC but the bathroom was relatively spacious. The breakfast was quite varied and very good.

Our main goal was to see the inside of Sagrada Familia. We took a taxi from Placa Catalunya, about 6 €. Although the line was long when we arrived, it moved quickly and we were inside in about 15 minutes. We also took the elevator to the top. Apparently, there are 2 types of tickets -one way (climb down) or elevator both ways. There are some spiral concrete stair to be negotiated but the view was worth the slight climb.

We also visited Park Guell, which was filled with many students on school trips. There were some interesting structures and I would be interested to know if there were flowers later in the season. Read more