Day 80 - Barcelona

Despite the throngs and close proximity music during the night we all slept pretty well during the night thanks to the apartment being well insulated against street noise.

As mentioned we'd arrived smack bang in the middle of Barcelona's main week long festival where it's already densely populated city becomes am amazing mix of tourists, the beautiful and thousands of street performers.

While the girls were on a mission the boys walked and walked and walked some more to obtain cardboard bike boxes for the packing of our precious "treadlies"! Getting there was hard enough but coming back even tougher as we tried while carrying the boxes to avoid people in the street a near impossibility!

After a round trip of 10kms and with Henley still crying foul reckoning his box was 2 grams heavier and hence the reason for his precarious state we set off to do some more walking this time by funicular and cable car to a nearby fort that provided for spectacular views of the Meditteranean and the densely packed skyline of Barcelona.

Linton and Kev overlooking Barcelona

We finally woke up to the fact that Barcelona has an incredible underground system with trains departing stations every few minutes which was cold comfort to KH who looked like he was ready for the knackers yard.

Kim returned from her own walkathon having seem most of Barcelona's sights while Viv and Linton decided on punishing KH some more by taking him to the 8th wonder of the world Gaudi's inspired the "Famalia Sagrada" a cathedral of astonishing design and detail and a work in progress for over 100 years!

Cable Car with Barcelona in the background 

The Cathedral had to be seen to be believed with an interior design that more resembles a forest of nature based shapes than a church

The streets were again packed at night although restaurants and character filled bars every 10 metres made it possible to sit down and watch the world walk by.

To top off the day we were treated to a night displays by various marching groups complete with local bands and 15feet high effigy's ( KH is talking to their agents to check availability for the Doggies in 2012) this was almost Rio Carnivale like as the effigy'a accompanied by performers weaves their way across the crowded Barcelona streets.

Tired, foot weary but a great night to be in Spain!