Sunday 10^th June

Barcelona: Finally arrived after accruing 79 Euros on the toll roads – dividing it by 4- it doesn’t seem so much.  We quickly realised that Barcelona is huge so we opted for the hop on off bus scenario.  Sagrada Familia – Guadi’s fantasy cathedral was pretty amazing, especially in side as it is so different - as were the other Guadi landmarks dotted around the city. 

Friday we went by train to Montserrat (a highlight for me) - a monastery at the base of a 4000 foot mountain – lots of walking, taking of funiculars, viewing spectacular, rugged scenery and hearing their boys choir sing.  Nick and I went to a Flamenco show that night which was a mix of opera, fado and flamenco.  Fantastic! (not at all like barong dancing Nigel).  Oh and the Venville’s saw a snake at our camp ground so that’s 1 point to us!

Saturday was our last day in Spain which we spent in Figueres as we wanted to visit the Salvador Dali museum which is housed in a 19^th century theatre converted by Dali into his home. It has an extensive collection of his work and we all were in awe of his work output and creativity.  In honour of it being our last night in Spain Michelle and I drank sangria again.