Barcelona Arriving in this city, which hosted the Olympics in 1992, John and I knew right away we would be back. Great care had been taken to make the port a welcoming sight, with its wide promenade, wisteria covered trellises, benches, bike paths, and unusual but interesting art pieces like the octopus coming out of a trellis and the famous . We found our way to the old city section and went into the Barcelona cathedral, which at the time we thought was Gaudi Cathedral. Upon returning home and looking in our guidebooks, we are definitely going to have to return to see it and Parc Guell. We did however walk the Paseo Gracia to see some of Gaudi architecture and strolled Las Ramblas, a plane tree lined street bustling with vendors, and street performers. The
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