Our last day in Spain

Our last day in Spain was a busy one. We walked around the city and saw a few more of the iconic Barcelona stuctures including the Arc di Triomf in Citadel Park.

It is a magnificent Moorish Revival structure. Really beautiful red brick.



We also wandered into Barcelona's old cathedral, which is in the center of the Gothic Quarter. It is a magnificent old cathedral with soaring arches. It is very dark inside, but the dim lighting gives it a very atmospheric feeling.









The back streets of Barcelona are really, really neat. There is so much ancient architecture here that it is very atmospheric.











Barcelona has the most Mediterranean feel of the cities we visited in Spain.





We explored the ancient streets in the Gothic Quarter and came across some Roman Ruins tucked inside a building. They had been protected because they had been incorporated as part of a structure a long time ago. They recently had been uncovered, and are now on display. Pretty cool the way that worked out.

We met up with Sergio, an old coworker from Sony, for lunch. It was great seeing him. He's working in Spain doing 3D Live Sports Broadcasts. A pretty cool job, and certainly the future of entertainment. Very exciting.





He's Catalan and he took us to a traditional Catalunian restaurant for lunch. We had Sangria and of course more Jamon.




For our last dinner in Spain, we went to a restaurant that specialized in Seafood Paella. We both ordered it, but in hind site, we probably could have simply ordered one and split it. It was magnificent, and crowned with Shrimp and Mussels. Delicious.



On our way out of the city, I grabbed a few last shots of the magnificent architecture in the new city. Most of it dates from the 1800s and a lot of it is beautiful Art Nouveau.




Before we knew it however, our Spanish journey had come to an end, and it was time to return to London. It's always great to go traveling, but there comes a time when it is time to go home.

As Tony puts it, Home is where the Puppies are.