Not so Sunny Barcelona

So I spoke too soon. Today it was overcasted but still warm and at least not raining. Tomorrow is also suppose to be cloudy.

We traveled around town today on a city bus tour. 2 hours one route, then lunch and 2 hours another route. 4 hours in one day is a bit much. Too many buildings and too many statues. It is a beautiful city with lots of history. Most interesting was the Sagrada Familia which is a church that is still under construction. Building began in 1882 and is not expected to be complete for at least another 30 years. When the artist Anthony Gaudi, whose dream this church was, died in 1926, only one of the towers had been completed.He realized he would never see it finished and when asked how he felt about that he said, "My client (God) is in no hurry as he has all the time in the world". When finished it will have 18 towers and is now funded by churchgoers, devotees and ticket sales. People were standing in line down and around the block to get in, so we'll have to be satisfied with seeing the outside.

After the tour we walked around Plaza Catalunya, looking at the statues and watching people feed the pigeons.



Vonnie said these were "hot"



Then we walked on the outer streets and looked at the sales. Very modern stores with insane prices. 5-9E for pants, dresses and shirts and shoes that most of you ladies would die for. Sorry no room in the suitcases to bring any back.

Tomorrow we'll hit the last route which will take us to the beach and then something special in the evening.