Last day in Spain: Barcelona

Before we knew it, it was the last day of our holiday. Being back in Barcelona, we were keen to see the attractions we were too rushed to stop at right at the start of the trip. Rather than driving around and trying to navigate through busy Barcelona, we decided to get back onto the Barcelona City Tour bus which would take us exactly where we wanted to go. 

This time we sat on the other side of the bus and got much better shots of the Barcelona Olympic Stadium used for the 1992 games.

We stopped at the Catalonian National Art Museum, particularly to see the waterfall fountains out the front. 

Wandering around the museum grounds, there was a large get-together of locals, some of whom where dancing the traditional catalonian dance, and others waiting for a lunch of the biggest paella ever being prepared! On the other side of the museum was a busker playing beautiful spanish guitar. It was the makings of a relaxing and really enjoyable last day. 

After spending a bit of time around the museum, we walked towards the next bus stop. After a stop at Barcelona Football Club to get some souvenirs, we headed back towards our starting point taking in some final glimpses of Barcelona. The bus dropped us off a bit further up the beach from the hotel, so we leisurely walked back stopping for a last drink in Barcelona and a few final photos.

The time had come to drive back to the airport, return the car and bring our holiday to a close. We only spent 8 nights/9 days in Spain but we managed to see a lot. A massive thanks to my amazing partner Al who successfully and safely drove us almost 2,000 kms around the north-east quarter of the country. 

Our trip to 2016 road trip around Spain!
(Blue dots: where we stayed overnight; smaller white dots: where we stopped along the way)

We had such a great time and created so many wonderful memories. We have a list of places in Spain we'd love to visit again one day and spend more time exploring but our quick trip was such a great taster and we can't believe how much we actually got to experience.

Al and Simo (who is still completing the Camino de Santiago) have been in regular contact since we left Spain. As at today 14 May he is in a place called Sarria, about 115kms from the end point of the walk. We believe he has been doing quite well with very few issues, just founding some days more challenging than others. What an incredible thing he has already achieved and we wish him all the best in finishing the full 800kms soon!

Until next time x