Playin' at la playa

Our second day in Barca began with a Flamenco show on the steps of the Barcelona cathedral. We then stopped for crepes, sandwiches, and yogurt at a tiny bakery called Bready before heading down La Rambla. This is the central street in Barcelona with a large walking area down the middle frequented by street performers, small shops, restaurants, and tons of random bird vendors among other things. We took it all the way down to the shore and saw a large statue of Christopher Columbus in the center of a rotary. There were tall lions attached that Ray attempted to climb before deeming it impossible. Chris quickly and easily mounted the lion. Ray was forced to take a picture on the ground with the girls in skirts. We wound up at the port and Rambla de Mar where we relaxed in the sunshine for a while and looked at all of the fantastic yachts, our favorite being the Martha Ann. We walked along the boardwalk with a street market to the beach and enjoyed a cool ice cream while we watched locals play futbol. There were also tons of awesome sand castles along the boardwalk.


Then we met Calby and the gang for a trip to Park Guell, a huge Gaudi designed park. We were really excited when we realized that the finale of America’s Next Top Model was once filmed there. It had amazing views all the way to the coast where you could see Sagrada Familia and a really modern building contrasting above all of the other buildings of Barcelona.