Catalonia, Citrus and Clothes
Barcelona--We arrived yesterday after a long drive from Bielsa. The first part is rather hard on the bus driver, like many of the roads we have driven. Winding, narrow and occasionally one lane, the roads required Victor's complete attention. However once south of the mountains heading east to Barcelona the roads are superb. Huge numbers of trucks took over parking spaces at the restaurant/rest stop. Including one German one with visions of interstellar travel and the first vehicle from Morocco we have ever seen. In Barcelona, John decided to rest while Ben took a long walk through the Gothic Barrio with several others. He and Richard managed to lose the group, absorbed in conversation, but all was righted when they were discovered. John had a good view of the city from the roof-top pool and then napped before dinner at Citrus.
Citrus, whose menu includes a variety of seafood as well as a sushi was a delight. We enjoyed every bite of the tomato bread, the octopus and the rare tuna. along with an outstanding Albariño, that compared favorably with a Sancerre.
Along the Passeig de Gracia the fashionable shops offered some latest creations. This is a very well-dressed city for many, but there's always a large number of really badly-dressed men whose clothes are more like those seen at football games. And of course the flag of the seperatists is evident, though not so much since the beginning of the Ukrainian War.
Barcelona--We arrived yesterday after a long drive from Bielsa. The first part is rather hard on the bus driver, like many of the roads we have driven. Winding, narrow and occasionally one lane, the roads required Victor's complete attention. However once south of the mountains heading east to Barcelona the roads are superb. Huge numbers of trucks took over parking spaces at the restaurant/rest stop. Including one German one with visions of interstellar travel and the first vehicle from Morocco we have ever seen. In Barcelona, John decided to rest while Ben took a long walk through the Gothic Barrio with several others. He and Richard managed to lose the group, absorbed in conversation, but all was righted when they were discovered. John had a good view of the city from the roof-top pool and then napped before dinner at Citrus.
Along the Passeig de Gracia the fashionable shops offered some latest creations. This is a very well-dressed city for many, but there's always a large number of really badly-dressed men whose clothes are more like those seen at football games. And of course the flag of the seperatists is evident, though not so much since the beginning of the Ukrainian War.
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