A Busy Day - Part 2

At 6 o’clock we turned high-brow and went to see a concert at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in the El Born district. Built in 1908, this concert hall holds 2,138 people and is listed as a World Heritage site by Unesco. The show was called Gran Concierto de Ano Nuevo featuring the Johann Strauss Festival Orchestra and Ballet Ensemble. They have performed this show in all the major concert halls in Europe. There was also a soprano singer, the type that my Dad used to call a “wounded bird”! It was quite a memorable experience as the acoustics were amazing, the music hall was gorgeous and you could envision what it was like back in Vienna hundreds of years ago. And I did not fall asleep (which I am known to do!)Read more