Alps to Barcelona

So after my last post a wee bit has happened. We had another wonderful dinner provided by the top deck crew. Had some quiet drinks which resulted in a 2am bed time (they weren't really quiet)

The drive from the Alps to Avignon was great. The scenery is very similar to home, but with more windmills. We arrived in Avignon in the early evening and had some free time. After wandering around this fantasticly preserved medieval city we bought some food and had an amazing picnic. The picnic turned into drinks, and then the drinks turned into a game of "Never have I ever". Turns out I am not the only guy to have worn a dress and heels so that makes life easier.

The night ws a pretty early one as we had another big drive to Barcelona the next day. On the way from Avignon to Barcelona we stopped by some random bridge. Pont du Gard? Apparently it is a 2000+ year old Roman aquaduct. Who knew ;)

From Pont du Gard we headed to Barcelona. The city is fun and bustling, but none of the arcitecture really does it for me. After doing our washing and then creating a drying room in the room using the ceiling tiles we headed out to dinner.

Dinner was a Seafood /chicken Paella. I thought it was pretty good. A few people didn't enjoy it. But the Sangria here. Wow. Potent stuff! After dinner we headed to a Flamenco show which was really great. Always cool to see traditional dance!

We left from here to a bar not far away and had a couple with our amazing Tour Leader and Bus Driver, Michelle and Gaz.

On the walk home we may have walked a bit to far and had to ask for directions. But got back to the hostel in one piece.

After a generous sleep woke up, had some breakfast and then headed out into Barcelona. Day started out with walking down La Rambla checking out some shops. Most of the labelled stuff is comparable to prices back home so far and I haven't seen much I liked. I did pick up a knock off Barcelona FC shirt because WE WENT TO THE STADIUM!

Camp Nou was amazing. We did the full tour which went through the stadium, the museum, the changing rooms, the media area, prettty much the whole thing. So glad that we did it.

After getting back everyone was prepping to get a feed and then head to the beach. We had some Tapas not far from the hostel and they were amazing. What a good way to eat.

After tapas we headed back down La Rambla and went to the beach. Now the beaches here are great. Topless sunbathing is prevalent. Guys selling drinks, guys selling blankets, women doing hair braiding, and woman doing massage. Until they get arrested...

Back at the hostel now. Nothing set in stone for tonight so I guess we will see what everyone else is up to. Tomorrow we jump on the bus again to get to the French Reviera. PS, Rangi has been up to some shenanigans!

Piictures:

Avignon
Avignon at night
Pont Du Gard
Flamenco
Camp Nou
Beach