Barcelona the Next Bit

First day in barcelona, refreshed after 17 hours sleep! (that is not a misprint). Spent today wandering around the old town, gothic quarter, roman walls, medieval meanderings. This is an amazing city, with very proud inhabitants, who just might vote to secede from the rest of Spain! Go the Catalans. Tomorrow is a huge day for them, the memorial for a battle lost 300 years ago, apparently the city will come to a standstill. We will be seeing some of mr gaudi's works, notably the sagrada familia.


Second day in barcelona, got robbed! Passport and some cash taken by a boy (or was it the kind fellow who tapped me on the shoulder to alert me..?) on the metro. NOT HAPPY! Thrown a real loop into proceedings- have had to cancel old passport and apply for new one. Ended up spending most of the afternoon with the police or back in the apartment on the iPad. Worse still, missed out on going to see the sagrada familia. Off to valencia tomorrow, hopefully!