Thursday´s Happenings!

It is now 11 pm and our bus recently returned us to our hotel following a full day. After a truly sumptious breakfast with more selections and delicacies than you can imagine in one spread, the morning was spent with free time in Sitges, a lovely seaside town just south of Barcelona. Lynne, Donna and Judy spent the morning strolling the promenade along the Mediterranean toward the church in Sitges, wandering around the open air market surrounding the church, followed by lunch at a restaurant¨named Picnic looking at the sailboats and sun bathers on the sand, all of us admiring the beautiful clear blue water.

Our tour guide, Oriol Braso met our group and we boarded the bus for an afternoon and evening in Barcelona. The group toured the Palau de la Musica Catalana, an ornate music hall designed by Domenic i Montaner, and we were unofficially allowed to sing one piece in the hall whose acoustics are terrific and the hall is designed to resemble and look like a garden. The walls are a combination of stained glass and mosaics and the interior can be seen on the earliest post to this blog.

Afterward, many of us toured the Picasso Museum seeing many pieces from his youngest period, approximately 14 years of age through 21. The works here are not at all what the you would think would come from the Picasso many of us have come to know. Dinner was at various restaurants and five of us enjoyed fabulous seafood at Seven Doors Restaurant, which has been open 160 years. The connection here is not permitting us to post images.
More to come another day!