Barcelona - Day 2

Slept in and got rested up. Went to the Mercata de la Boqueria, a huge, semi outdoor market for fruits and produce. Then we walked across town and up a hill (of course), to Park Güell, the architectural masterpiece by Antoni Gaudi. It was intended to be a housing development, but it became a gigantic art piece instead. It’s several miles of complex paths and streets through some incredible architecture, all overlooking the city of Barcelona. We finished the day people watching with a bottle of wine on the tiny hotel balcony overlooking Las Ramblas. Las Ramblas is a divided boulevard with open air cafes and booths in the courtyard style median. It’s the happening place to be in Barcelona.Read more