Barcelona is Spain's second largest city and the capital of Catalonia( and the largest city). They speak Catalan, a different language altogether to Spanish. And Barcelona has 3 airports serving it; El Prat, the city's airport, Gerona about 40 minutes from Barcelona and Reus- the same. It is very easy to get the train from El Prat to Barcelona central (which I did) and takes about 20 minutes. There is so much to see and do in the city, I just didn't have time to do it all, unfortunately.
I did manage to visit the famous Sagrada Familia, designed by Gaudi. It is a Roman Catholic church and also, is incomplete, as Gaudi died before finishing and with work continually happening to it, they estimate it's completion in 2026! It's really easy to get to by the Metro, but queues were 2 hours to get inside so I didn't go.
I also went to another famous 'landmark'; Las Ramblas, or La Rambla, the 1.2 km tree lined street. There were street performers down one end and hundreds of stalls selling flowers and souvenirs the other. It is lined with shops and restaurants and leads down to the pier.
Another tourist landmark that you can enter from La Rambla is La Boqueria , a public market, that dates back to the 12th century.
Once done looking around we stopped for some Tapas at a nearby restaurant, I wasn't disappointed, it tasted sooo good!
Have any of you been to Barcelona or want to go? I'd love to go back and see a bit more of the city. If you've been is there anywhere you'd recommend?
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