Barcelona

We arrived in port at 8:00am. We were on land and walking the Las Rhamblas by 9. Businesses don't open until 10ish so we had time to ourselves. Found the underground and got to Sagrada Familia. That is always busy.
It is a magnificent building still in progress since 1886. We decided that waiting the half hour/hour was not in our single 8 hour plan so we walked the rest of the city as far as we could. We just roamed around back towards the ship taking back streets, little more than alleys, until we found a big thorough-fair then back into a little street. We had a beer at the Hard Rock Cafe which was under reconstructions so we sat in a basement extension without benefit of guitar bar.
We walked the length of Las Rhamblas and found an open air food mart. Candies, fruits, meats of all kinds. This was the place, if there was any place, that we were most at risk of pickpockets. It was packed with people. Not one feel on me bum for donnie! You know i tried!
Finally, back to the ship by 4:00PM then shipped lines and off at 5:00pm. A very good day. Pictures to follow 
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