After many tiring hours of traveling, we arrived in Barcelona. The flights themselves were on time and pleasant enough; it's just that it's impossible to sleep on a plane.
So far, it is all about the Sagrada Familia because that's where we are. In a hotel that's a 3 minute walk from it. All we managed to do once we got here is walk around it, go to the gift shop, and sit in the park across the street. The top picture is actually from the hotel room. When we arrived, we saw a sign at the check-in desk that said you can have a room with a view of the Sagrada for an extra 25 Euros. Or, it seems, you can just go to the room you booked and have the view. I think all the rooms face it.
This structure is truly magnificent. Tomorrow we have tickets to tour it. The lines tonight to get in were going strong at 5:00 so even though it's starting to be "off-season," it remains the major attraction of Barcelona. Because of the time change that we're not accustomed to yet, we decided to eat early, figuring everyone has tapas at 5 or 6. Most of the bars/restaurants we passed that served tapas and dinner were serving drinks only and opening at 8 for tapas or dinner. We ended up back at the hotel bar for some sandwiches and wine. That was fine since it was about our 5th meal in 15 hours. We kept taking whatever they gave us to eat on the plane which, as everyone knows, is a really bad idea.
It's an early night tonight since we both feel like zombies. I guess we'll skip the rooftop pool. Actually, it's a little cool and breezy for a swim and that is great news. The next legs of the trip will be hot and humid so this weather is a nice beginning to this trip.
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