“Oh Barcelona, Barcelona” - Ever since we decided to spend a week in Barcelona, the song from the film has been going through my mind. It’s a light, upbeat tune. At the same time, I remembered my first visit to Barcelona, more than 30 years ago. Barcelona was a gloomy, sad place in those days. But not anymore. Barcelona is a vibrant, beautiful city, full of historical buildings and modern art projects, with sparkling sea on one side and green mountains on the other, there is no shortage of things to do and see, not to mention to eat. One week in Barcelona was only enough to skim the surface. Here are my impressions. The truth is, I didn’t really want to visit. We only usually spend a day or two in big cities and then
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