Hello from Tarragona
September 20, 2004, 1:05 pm
My second blog entry. Sitting here in Calle Cos del Bou in
Tarragona. We spent 2 very intense and interesting days in
Barcelona. Barcelona is a great city with so many sights to see.
The Barrio Gotico (Gothic Quarter) with the old cathedral, the
newly renovated waterfront with the Statue of Columbus, La
Sagrada Familia, the architecture by Antoni Gaudi (La Pedrera,
Casa Battlo, Parc Guell, La Sagrada Famila), the Olympic Park.
The topography is great, on one side is the Mediterranean, on
the west side is the hill Montjuic and on the north side is
Mount Tibidabo, the highest mountain overlooking the city with
an amusement park and a beautiful church on top.
We ended up buying a 2-day ticket for the Bus Turistico (20
Euros for 2 days, 16 Euros for 1 day) and rode the blue, red and
green lines of the bus, covering all the major sights. We also
took the Tram Azul and the Funicular to the top of Mount
Tibidabo.
A great city. Tremendous nightlife, although we are not club
goers, the activity and hustle and bustle until late in the
night are great. La Rambla is just full of people and people of
all ages are walking in the Barrio Gotico and as a tourist you
feel completely safe. Lots of entertainment, we even saw a live
concert in front of the old cathedral (La Seu) where people were
dancing the Sardana, a traditional Catalan dance.
Now we have just arived in Tarragona and do a little walking
around this old Roman town before we head further south on the
coast. Next report to follow...