We arrived at 10:00 in Barcelona. There were already four other cruise ships
here, so the city was really crowded.
But it was another beautiful day so we didn't really mind. We set out on a walk along Las Ramblas, the
long main street with lots of shops and restaurants. The one thing on our agenda for today, also
on my list of things I really wanted to do, was to see the sardana, the Catalan
folk dance that the locals do in front of the cathedral of Barcelona
at noon every Sunday. It's a slow circle dance done to the
accompaniment of small band. Everyone
puts their packs and bags in the center as a sign of trust and community. Not only did we see it, I participated! A lovely elderly lady next to me led me
through it, in Spanish, of course. Needless
to say, I was thrilled. We'd been told
that Barcelona is the worst
European city for pickpockets, but we never witnessed any problems. Also, we had heard that there would be
protesters regarding Catalan independence, but we saw none of that either. We had lunch at a tapas restaurant, including
a glass of local wine. We were back on
the ship in time for tea.
Miles walked: 8.5
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