23 Feb 2008 03:22:23 | Susanne Pacher
Maremagnum Shopping Mall, September 18, 2004, 1:45 pm
This is my first ever blog and IŽll have to be very brief since
I only have about 11 minutes left at the Internet cafe. I am
sitting here at the Maremagnum shopping mall in the port of
Barcelona.
Theresa and I just came back from our tour on the blue Tourist
Bus. (20 Euros for 2 days). What a fabulous city!
Yesterday we had dinner in the Gothic Quarter and got serenaded
by one musician / music group after another. And today the bus
tour, beautiful weather, brilliant sunshine, about 28 degrees
Celsious.
We started in the port area, snaked our way past the Casino, the
Olympic Village, the Zoo, through the Gothic Quarter to the
hussle and bustle of Plaza Catalunya. Along the way we had a
quick peak at GaudiŽs masterpieces: Casa Battlo and La Pedrera.
The we came across the middle part of the city, up to the hill
of Montjuic where we visited the Poble Espanyol (Spanish
village), a beautiful 1929 replica of buildings from villages
throughout Spain.
Then we passed the Olympic stadium, the Teleferic cablecar and
came back down into the city where we are just starting to relax
now in the harbour.
Tonight weŽll probably head up the Ramblas and check out some
authentic Barcelona Nightlife.
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