Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Glorious Day at Parc de Montjuic!

What a glorious day! Sunshine, blue skies, a leisurely start to the day at our favorite (so far) coffee shop - and then more adventures on public transportation! It's like working a puzzle - you take the map, figure out going here (frequently either in the direction of the Trinity or Hebron!) and transferring there, and voila! We have accomplished our goal! Today we set out for Parc de Montjuic, a delightful mountaintop venue full of gardens and museums overlooking the city! We added two new public transport experiences to our repertoire as we went from metro to funicular to cablecar and then back... We disembarked at the castle at the top of the hill and wandered around enjoying the sunshine and the views and then finally made our way down to the museums.



The Museo National de Catalonia is a wonderful museum- light, spacious, with high ceilings, and vast, uncluttered rooms so you can really view the collection. They have a beautifully-displayed exhibit of 10 - 13th c. Frescoes "rescued" from churches which were being pillaged. Quite a delight...






Tired, we made our way down many, many steps to the metro station, heading in the direction of home before stopping for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We're finding ourselves on "Spanish time" - eating later ( today's lunch was about 4!)... Tonight - at 9! - we have concert tickets. Another full day!

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Location:Carrer de les Beates,Barcelona,Spain

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