Barcelona day 2

This was Alec's day to explore by himself. There is a lot for an architect to see here. He mapped out his route and off he went. (He said that he walked for miles and miles all uphill. There was a 5 hour wait to get into the Sagrada Familia, which is the famous Gaudi cathedral. He decided to keep moving and went to the Parc Guell where everything is outside.



When the kids finally woke up, Jef and I took them to the zoo. Yes, folks - 4 countries - 4 zoos, and we enjoyed every single one of them.



This one was shady and had a lovely reptile house with lots of snakes - Branwen's favorite.

After the zoo, we walked to the beach and dipped our toes in the Mediterranean.



The water was cool, not cold and very refreshing. It also sparkled.


That night we ate in a place that specialized in ham. Guess how we knew.




Each ham had its own little drip catcher.


Again we had an assortment of stuff that we all shared.
Toasted bread with olive oil


Tomatoes and olives


Gazpacho - it had bacon bits on top, but I ate those before I remembered to take its picture.


Croquettes


Mushrooms with frites


Pork cutlet with ratatouille and frites


Special cured pig assortment 4 kinds


Cheese


Desserts


Went back to the fan shop. This time they bought.

Since there was no game, we could go to bed when we got home.