The Araya's Experience- Day 7 - La Pedrera & Tarragona

On their last full day Victor and Katherine got to see one of the best known sites in Barcelona, eat a delicious paella and visit one of the region's oft-overlooked treasures. It began with a bit of a complication. 24,000 complications actually. The annual Bombers 10K race attracted thousands early on Sunday morning, meaning crossing the Gran Via was slightly more complicated than usual. But having accomplished that, we we off to Gaudi's other masterpiece, La Pedrera. I love this building, and I love showing others the building, because I want to share my passion, from the twisted iron entrance gate to the rooftop's flowing forms of the chimneys, towers and views over the city, the building just sings of Gaudi's love of nature, and his unique style.

Next we jumped in the car and headed on down to the Roman city of Tarraco, now the city of Tarragona. As the first city built outside of Rome, it houses an impressive collection of roman antiquities, from the reconstructed amphitheater by the sea to the Circus and the still standing Roman wall, the discerning visitors can walk the streets of Tarragona's  historic area and find something impressive just by looking around. Like the Cathedral, which was built over a Moorish Mosque, which was built over a Visigothic church, was was built over the Roman Temple. Being a Sunday afternoon, the Archeology Museum was closed, but we spent several hours exploring the town. We stopped for lunch before the restaurants closed for the day, and chose a lovely paella restaurant for one last chance to enjoy the local cuisine. The freshly baked bread with olive oil was also a big hit. We finished the day by walking off lunch, wandering over to the other side of the Roman town and walking through the Roman gate before making our way back to Barcelona.

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