Up this morning with the lark, keen to be ready for the coach to take us into Barcelona this morning. We were excited to see the Sagrada Familia, the cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudi. Arriving in the city we dived straight into a cafe for coffee and camomile tea whilst we got our bearings and made a plan for the day. First stop the house Gaudi lived in for twenty years.
As expected it was popular with tourists all wanting 'that photograph'. We crossed over the road away from them to take ours. And then onto the Sagrada Familia, the first sight of it is breathtaking, and the detail mind blowing. Unfortunately all visitors tickets are sold out for the next 4 days.
The cathedral is due to be completed next year, one hundred and forty four years since the first stone was laid. It is astonishing to think the architectural plans Gaudi drew up were so detailed it could continue to be built after his death. We felt sad that he would never see the end result of his work. Ironically, today on the BBC news it's reported that Pope Francis has taken the first steps to beatify Gaudi, whom will eventually become a saint. Today has been tiring. Our feet and legs ache from so much walking, and we were glad to step back onto the coach to return to the campsite. We were even more thankful we'd booked a table in the campsite restaurant.
⁷The meal was delicious, but Angela's not sure if John likes his seafood looking at him. The paella he normally eats in Europe is frozen. The weather is looking a little inclement for tomorrow, so we stopped at the campsite reception to cancel our seat on tomorrow's coach back into the city, re-booking it for Thursday. To be honest we are so tired from today's trip, another full on day tomorrow would just have been too much.
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