First stop in Barcelona—a Tapas bar, where we loaded up on little sandwiches and nibblies and some liquid refreshments—oh, and Fritz had the requisite chunk of chocolate cake! Once restored we walked the length of the Ramblas to the port. With one hand on our wallets (the Ramblas is notorious for pickpockets) we strolled through the market and marveled at the varieties of fish, vegetables, cheeses,hams, eggs (including Ostrich) and other delights. The temperature at 6:00pm was a delightful 60+ degrees—quite the change from Paris.
This ship is really cool. It has a three-tiered dining room, reminscent of something you would see in New Orleans or Paris—ornate columns, wrought iron railings, long sweeping staircases and huge chandeliers. The ship also has a central promenade with an English pub nestled among the shops—it’s on our list to try out. Barbara and I are thinking of taking up roller-blading so that we can try out the course on board. Also, there’s an ice rink, but we think we’ll just watch on that one—and we’ll just watch at the rock climbing wall. We were going to do ballroom dancing today, but we’ve discovered that it’s Belly Dancing—so I’m thinking we’ll give that one a pass—at least until we’ve been to the gym.
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