We’re already halfway through our cruise! Lots of people (about 700 we were told) disembarked today, with about the same number embarking for the first time.
We started our day in Barcelona with a 2-hour tuk tuk tour of the main spots. It was an excellent introduction to Barcelona and covered the main highlights, so much so that we felt we didn’t need to also do a hop-on hop-off bus tour or catch the cable car to the top of Mount Montjuïc behind Barcelona.
After the tour we wandered the wide footpaths to two of the Gaudi houses, but the length of the crowds meant we didn’t feel the need to buy tickets and go inside. And I had an amazingly refreshing mint and lemon drink at a cafe while my sister had her usual coffee and croissant.
Barcelona was surprisingly beautiful, with wide streets and footpaths, and LOTS of street trees for shade. We avoided the heavily touristed areas like La Rambla, and thus avoided the pickpockets that Barcelona is infamous for.
One of the Gaudi houses
The famous La Familia Sagrada, designed by Gauci. Note the very wide footpaths and shade trees, which were everywhere we went
Our tuk tuk, with our driver, Diana
Mint and lemon drink – SOOOO refreshing on a hot day with a lot of walking
Rhonda Bracey: At Random 
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