Sunday Fun in Barcelona

Our plan, after 4 Cats, was to finish our ramble on La Rambla, started nearly a week before, have lunch at the harbor, and then walk leisurely back through the Bari Gotic and older neighborhoods. Plans change.

At the Placa Catalonya we ran (nyuk-nyuk) into the finish-
line of a foot race--not a marathon, I think--perhaps a 10k;
we were nevertheless thinking of you, Carole; how can you
do this?!

Ditto

Ditto again

Stretching...

A few blocks down La Rambla, on a side street, hunting
down some Art Nouveau structure, we ran into a Sikh baptism
parade

Thus

And thus

And thus

With the street cleaner following closely to gather up all the
celebratory petals

Our plans began to change as we passed by the Palace
Guell, another Gaudi landmark, just recently opened; Vicki
inquired about tickets and discovered that on Sundays, after
3, it has free admission (though one still has to wait in line
for tickets)

We got past the Columbus monument

When we got to the harbor, Vicki re-checked the address of
the restaurant I had chosen, only to discover it was closed
on Sundays; plans changed

So we opted for an alimentario picnic, seated on some large
sculpture on La Rambla; stood in line for half an hour, and
then got into Palace Guell free of charge at 3:05PM