Last Day in Barcelona
We didn’t have a long walk to dinner last night, returning to Rambla 92 for a nice salad, along with their pan de tomate, and Charlie also enjoyed their calamari. The people-watching provides plenty of entertainment—like dinner and a show! We dined early by Catalan standards, and most of the others nearby were only drinking at that hour. One aspect of Barcelona, and the other parts of Spain we’ve seen, are all the sycamore trees. They line most streets and are much taller and older than any I’ve seen in the U.S. I’m sure they’re pretty in the fall, too, but it must be a huge job, cleaning up all those big leaves! This morning, after another good breakfast, we packed up our things in preparation for tomorrow’s flight to Heathrow. We’ll check our bags, so fingers crossed they all make it. I think we’ll be able to cram our purchases in, but our backpacks may be heavy. We’re spending tomorrow night in the airport hotel, then a car is taking us to Southampton. ...