This will be the last posting from sea as we are scheduled to get off in Barcelona tomorrow and then stay for the 3 days of touring with Chris and Brigitte. We just returned from about 6 hours of "do it on you own" sightseeing! We actually encountered tours from the ship as we moved about. We needed to shuttle bus in to the city as we are docked about 4 miles from the main part. From there we took a city bus to Notre Dame, a massive church on the high point overlooking the city. It was built on the foundation of an old fort with another church on top of it. Quite impressive. The city views were very commanding as well. Rather than walk down we opted to use our return bus ticket to get back into town so we could head in another direction. We went up the main street for about 45 minute walk and reached the gardens, also located on a hill with a memorial on it. Of course by then we were getting hungry and thirsty so we stopped in a little sidewalk cafe and had beer, wine and a light snack; then headed back down to the old port. We did get off the beaten path a bit but it was just another interesting way to arrive downtown. There was another protest going on so it took quite to navigate the crowds and catch the bus back to the ship.
So the cruise is over except for the departing. Our opinion is that although the weather has been really great; no rain on the entire cruise, we still prefer the fall crossings with the port days up front and then the sea days to relax. This way we have had 4 port days in a row! Until next time...
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