Today, Heather and I decided to get acquainted with the beautiful city of Barcelona by touring the west and east sides by the Hop On, Hop Off bus. We certainly saw many sites but due to the growth of the city around these attractions, the bus could not get up close to many of them and as a result, you got a quick glimpse of things in the distance or as we turned a corner. Many of the old sites are being restored and many of them have been turned into tourist shopping areas. Being a Saturday, the streets were full of shoppers and/tourists. Barcelona is a great city with an extended history of artists, explorers and trade. It is now the key city from which many Mediterranean cruises either begin or end. One of the
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