We took our time getting off the ship in the morning. It seemed like everyone was off by 8am. I think we stuck around till about 10am since we weren't flying out till Monday. Once off the ship we looked at the long lines for taxis and the city bus and opted to walk the 3 miles back into the city center (it was much cooler than last Sunday). We made it to our hostel around 11:30 which was a little early for check in but they were happy to hold our bags for us while we went off to do a little more sightseeing. We took the city bus to Park Guell. It was an interesting park designed by Gaudi. There were a hiking trails and a place to have a picnic (Pringles and Oreos...yum) a beautiful view overlooking the city and some intersting houses designed by Gaudi. I thought the houses looked a little like gingerbread houses. Ken saw some amazing green parakeet type birds but I was unable to get a photo - they were too fast! It was a restful afternoon. For dinner we went to a "subway" type shop and tried to order a Turkey sandwich. He didn't speak much English but had an English menu so I pointed to the words Turkey sandwich. When we picked up our tray we realized we got a Brie cheese sandwich :-( I went to the counter to see if he would be willing to fix it and after many conversations with his manager they agreed to give us a chicken sandwich (which was a fine solution). This has been a challenging week. That evening we took the city's double decker bus for a night tour thinking we would get to see the city from a different point of view. I guess it was okay. The bus would fly by the sites so it was hard to take a picture. The coolest part was the water fountain light show. The music was fun and although we got a little wet I think it was worth it. Back to the hostel... I think we are both ready to head back to Israel our home away from home.
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