Per our Groupon itinerary, we were scheduled for the Big Bus Tour of Barcelona today. And it was overcast and cold. Of course.
But we were not giving up! We had a large, proper, free breakfast at the hotel and took a taxi to Plaça de Catalunya, where we could get our passes for the hop-on/hop-off Big Bus Tour. There was an issue with getting them but this was one of those times where being bilingual saved the day.
I picked the Red Line because it had the most stops. Not a great choice from Mom's point of view (plenty of history, no souvenir shops). But we did get a chance to see quite a few interesting places. I could tell Mom was not really enjoying it, though, so we hopped off at a place that looked interesting, only to find out that admission was 14€ per person.
We noped out of that and got back on the bus, which took us near the marina. There, we saw some DeVos-type yatchs. They were so big and expensive, I halfway expected them to bill us for looking. I'm still not 100% sure I won't have a bill when I get home.
After we returned to Plaça de Catalunya, we visited some souvenir shops, of course. Then hopped on the bus again, the Blue Line this time, which took us to the Sagrada Familia basilica currently under renovation. (https://sagradafamilia.org/)
This structure is not only massive but it has amazing architecture. It is definitely a must-see, if only for the architectural beauty of it.
I chose Sagrada Familia as our last stop because it was left than half a mile from our hotel. It allowed us to walk, saving us taxi fare (no Ubers in Spain!) and allowing us to people watch. I quickly realized this was a mistake. See, Mom has no filter and she also kept forgetting people in Spain understood Spanish. 😳
Because of the poor weather, we cut the day short and went back to the hotel. No sense wasting energy battling the weather when we've got two more days to explore Barcelona.
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