Barcelona 14th November
It was pretty grey out when we woke, though with small
patches of blue and the occasional glimmer of sunshine, so after a slowish
start we decided to bike down along the water front, past the man made beaches
of Barcelona, the old Olympic village and the marina to the Maritime Museum. We
stopped for a coffee and a bit of a break after a few kms, and then set off
again. By now the wind was quite blustery and the drizzle was starting up which
was a bit of a nuisance. We continued past more parts of the port, the giant
Column of Columbus (where he set foot back on land after his journey to
discover the Americas), and on to where the museum was supposed to be according
to our map. It was there but took a lot of finding, partly I suspect because
they are doing huge renovation work and much of the building is closed. It was
a bit of a disappointment actually, this is the ship building area of hundreds
of years ago when the "great galleys that made Barcelona a major seafaring power" were made here, and the building with its high
arched roof lines reflect this. There are usually amazing old boats on display
as well as lovely marine styled glass windows for viewing, but as I said for
two years there is lots of building going on and the only part open to the
public is a relatively small area with boat models, a few displays about
sailing/shipping and some videos. It was good but the best parts were not
available for us to see, however, it was warm and dry in there and provided
superb shelter from the now cold and persistent rain.
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| Scenes along the waterfront. When we ventured out from the museum there was a bit of a lull in the weather but it was very dark and threatening so after a quick stop at a "dairy" for some cereal we decided to bike back to the truck before the heavens opened again. We spent the next couple of hours just chilling, before I got a bit stir crazy and decided I needed to go out in search of some other groceries. I wore my coat which was just as well because shortly after i left the truck it poured, I arrived back at the truck with a few bits and pieces looking very drowned rattish. We settled in, begged for an improvement in the weather for the morning and headed to bed. |
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