Our first non-cycling day. Got up early and took the train into the big city – a journey of about 40min.

Barcelona is empty first thing on a Sunday morning – however this soon picked up and we were in crowds again at lunchtime. Many tourists around – you hear a lot of different languages being spoken and many pulling their luggage behind them. We were very careful with our valuables; as we had been warned about crime by several people. There was a noticeable police presence around the tourist spots.

We had our fill of beautiful architecture walking around – I like the wide tree lined avenues with pretty balconied apartments on either side. The Gaudi buildings are truly unique and all surrounded by tourists..

We traversed the city, including the huge waterfront with many yachts; craft stalls, statues and cable car. We stopped several times for snacks or just to sit and rest in one of the parks. Kris and I both found walking around the whole day very tiring and so headed back to our pension for a siesta in the late afternoon.