Unfortunately although we had pre-booked our tour bus tickets and the bus ran right past our hotel door, we couldn't use our pre-booking ticket from the hotel, we had to go all the way into the centre of town before we could get on the bus.
So we all jumped in 2 taxis and headed off to the centre of town. Claire had to queue for a while and on seeing the queue for the bus, we walked to the next bus stop resisting the urge to visit H & M and Zara!
After a short bus ride we stopped at La Sagrada Familia. It was hugely impressive, even though it won't be finished for another 20 years. Considering they have been building for over 100 years already - I'm not sure we can complain about the delays to Wembley!
It was amazing, but we declined the 45 min wait to go to the top of the building and instead we wondered around the cathedral and the giftshop.
After another short bus ride we stopped at the gaudi park. It was a bit crowded but was nice admiring the view and the architecture.
Then it was back on the bus and off to the Nou Camp. We did find it amusing that all the guys stayed on the bus and the group of 7 girls got off! We ate our sandwiches on the grass and had a wonder around the huge shop.
Kath and I had a huge strop when we found out that the tours were all cancelled due to a stupid U2 concert. We did have some fun with a flag - but that is a secret so I can't say anything about that here.
Back on the bus to do the rest of the tour, where we sat on the top of the open air bus in the sunshine. It was 35 degrees at 4pm when we passed the harbour.
We got off the bus outside the hotel and had a compulsory stop in Primark before we headed back to the pool.
It was then time to get ready and head off for our night out. Claire had prepared a list of restaurants and I had looked on their website and chosen one that seemed to have a wide range in the menu and didn't seem too bad price wise. Unfortunately, it was not that great. The menu offered was a lot more limited and to be honest a bit boring. Laura and I went for burger and cheese expecting (at €10) to at least get a few chips as well. We were wrong. We got a very rare burger on a riveta with a lot of blue cheese sauce (Which had made the rivita thing soggy!) Louise and Verity had pasta but only got 4 bits of pasta for their €10. The other 3 had enough paella to feed the entire population of Barcelona! So unfair!
After some more drinks, a snack and some glowing flashy rings, the girls headed off to a nightclub. By this point (it was 2.30am) my feet hurt so much I could barely walk let alone dance - so I dropped them off in a taxi and went back to the hotel.
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