Full speed ahead

The Lonely Planet guide to Barcelona said, "See a show. Any show" at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, yet another marvel of Modernisme architecture. So we went to see Milton Nascimento, a Brazilian bossanova singer, last night. Fatigue, a pre-show glass of cava, and some super-soothing music had both of us close to nodding off during the performance, but we made it through.

As for the Palau itself, it's quite impressive:

Today featured a self-guided tour of the Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter), including its Cathedral which dates back to the 1200s; a trip to the city's history museum, featuring the excavated Roman ruins of the old city in the basement; lunch bought at the massive Mercat de la Boqueria market and eaten on the docks of Port Vell, and funicular and cable-car rides on Montjuic.

Off to dinner -- more photos to come.

Tim and Laura