News from Barcelona

Hola!
On Monday, despite our slightly late start, we managed to arrive on time at the airport to take our flight to Barcelona. After meeting our guide for the week, we went to Torres Vineyards and we learnt how red and white wine is produced after a thorough tour of the beautiful grounds and seeing thousands of barrels and bottles of the famous wine!  Did you know that red wine is made from a combination of black and white grapes? And we also had the opportunity to try some lovely Moscatel (grape juice of course) but in a very authentic way!  We were still  not very tired so we went to the lovely on-site swimming pool at the residence to play water polo and relax in the jacuzzis!  After our busy day, the moment arrived to try some Spanish food. We  had a delicious 'tortilla de patata con ensalada' (Spanish omelette with salad) for first course, and 'pollo al ast con patatas fritas' (roast chicken with chips) for second course, and a nice 'helado de vainilla y chocolate' (vanilla and chocolate ice cream). Hmmm, ¡qué rico!

La Sagrada Familia

Yesterday morning we woke up early to try a delicious Spanish hot chocolate called 'Cola Cao'. After re-charging our batteries with a tasty breakfast, we went to Port Vell to see the sea and Marina as well as all of the magnificent yachts  we walked through  'Las Ramblas' practising our Spanish buying some souvenirs and lovely food in the famous 'Mercado de la Boqueria'. As our tummies were rumbling, we decided to go to Montjuic,where we had our lunch in a beautiful park with stunning views of Barcelona. The next visitor attraction was the impressive Basilica Sagrada Familia designed by the Spanish architect Gaudí and due to be finished by the one hundredth anniversary of his death, 2026!!! After having such an exciting time in the city of Barcelona, we went back to our very nice holiday park just in time to get ready for our Aqua Gym session. We are looking forward to our remaining days in Spain and we will post again soon!  ¡Hasta pronto!