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| The line for a taxi |
We arrived at 2am as there were two very sick people on board and the Captain put the ship on maximum speed to reach port early. We understand that one person was critical but do not know how he was when we reached port.
Even though we arrived early, the schedule for us to leave the ship was the same. Because we were not going to catch a flight or have a tour, we asked to be last off the ship. That meant we could sleep a little longer in the morning.
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| Entrance to the Spanish Village |
We then took a taxi to the Spanish Village which is a village that was built within Barcelona in 1929 for the 1929 International Exhibition to showcase Spain. It contains architecture that represents each province of Spain. Every building is a copy of a real building. There is no traffic within the village, just walkways. It was supposed to be demolished after the Exhibitor, but there was such wide popular support that they kept it intact. Every building houses a craftsperson or a restaurant and the prices were very good.
We ate a light lunch in the Village and then went back to the Ritz to change for the beach.
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| 1/2 of the bath |
We then took a taxi to the center of the old city and found a delightful restaurant for dinner and then walked to the huge outdoor market for some fruit and candy.
After dinner we walked around the old part of the city but didn’t stay long as Barb is still suffering from what she caught on the ship. There were a number of casino employees who had the same thing.
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| The view from our room |
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| Dinner |
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| Candy at the outdoor market |
