This is a continuation of my travel series covering our Mediterranean cruise in July of 2010. See my Mediterranean Cruise Day 1 post for the introduction. At the end of this post, you’ll also find links to all days and ports of call of the cruise. Today focuses on our second day in Barcelona, Spain by bus and each day this week we will cover each of our ports in Spain, Italy and France.
- Riding the Barcelona Tour City bus all over town
- Seeing so many of Gaudi’s famous buildings
- TapasFinding a Starbucks
- Viewing the Olympic area in the mountains
- Experiencing Spain making the semi-finals in the World Cup
Sagrada Familia, perhaps the most famous building in Barcelona {it has been under construction for nearly 100 years and was designed by Gaudi}:
 
 
Gothic Cathedral {I also had a shot or two of this on the green line because four or five stops overlap}:
Anella Olimpica {the Olympic stadium from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona}:
The drive continues back down the hill.
Camp Nou, home of the Spanish soccer team, FC Barcelona:
This trip we hopped off the bus at the La Padrera stop and did some shopping and had some tapas, a must when you are in Spain! The Patates Braves (fried potatoes topped with a spicy sauce and alioli) and Gambes al’allet (fried shrimp coated in garlic and olive oil) were to die for! We then walked back towards our hotel, took a photo on the Gaudi bus stops and had some gelato and then a round of drinks at our hotel.
Our last night in the city ended with Spain beating Paraguay and making the semi-finals of the World Cup. The streets were so loud all night with all the excitement. Usually this would drive us nuts but it really was amazing to experience their passion! We caught the end of the game on TV and couldn’t help but be instant fans of Spain.
Gorgeous pics!!