Day 9: Barcelona

In Barcelona we have pretty much rented one room of an apartment so we have the chance to cook a few things at home such as breakfast.  It's nice because you don't already have to start the morning by figuring out where to eat breakfast.  After getting up a bit later than we had hoped we made some scrambled eggs with ham and red peppers to eat as we got ready for the day.  Once again a really great way to travel! Our first stop was going to be the Sagrada Familia.  The last time I was here we didn't go inside and I kind of regretted that we didn't then, but knowing that I would return this was on the top of my "things to do in Barcelona" list.  Pecis and Kaija were ready for the adventure.  It was honestly all that I had hoped for it to be.  Truly beautiful from the inside and out.  Just breath taking. The church it's self is still being built, it has been trying to be built for the past 100+ years and they hope to finish it by 2025 I think if anything 2026 because then it would be I think 200 years since they either began or since Gaudi took over.  (will have to look into that). I was even still able to get in other my university student card which luckily has no dates on it, but if anything it's worth the wait in line and the entrance fee. We spent quit a bit of time here and afterwards came back to our room to relax and re-energize for the afternoon.  It's not that things close down around noon but it is Sunday and a few things were closed, but having the siesta in the middle of the day helps keep spirits and energy going.   After our siesta, we had found a walking tour in our Spain guide book and decided to do that.  This led us up and down and all around the old part of Barcelona, which was nice because it even brought us to places I had not seen.  And there continues to be a lot that I have not seen.  A lot of cute small stores and open areas filled with people.  We even got to see some really nice churches.  Honestly Lonely Planet travel books have some really good walking tours.  I do suggest getting their books when traveling anywhere. With grey clouds forming above and rain starting to fall we decided to head back to our room to wait out the rain before looking for dinner.  We decided to drink one of the wines that we had bought the other night to pass the time.   For dinner we decided because of the weather that we didn't want to go too far and would just see what the local restaurants in our area had to offer.  We found this one place that had an offer of 2 tapas and paella for a price that we liked so we decided to stay there and eat.  The food was good and the area was great for people watching because we ate right on the main street called La Rambalas.  Stuffed to the gills we headed back to our room to write post cards and finally to sleep. Another day well spent in Barcelona, gosh I love this city!