Day 21:
- Woke up a bit disoriented.
- Slept to about noon.
- Walked around the main road (La Rambla)
- Visited Cathederal. see roof. Cool dark vaulted ceiling and lighting. wood carvings in middle.
- 2 pastries overloaded. "not enough" to "too much." sugar high. Not want pastries for rest of day even as Felix loves pastries.
- Crazy street performers. Grouped markets. Colon turns out to be Columbus.
- Visited oldest Gothic cathedral (San Marie del Mar?) Roof many black old looking parts.
- Decide go to mass in Sagrada Familia.
- Dinner just outside.
- Mass in small fenced off area (where wedding was before?)
- Strange symbols (the 4 crecent moons not cross).
- Catalan or Spanish? Small band section.
- "church tour"
- My 1st mass and Felix's first in a decade. I tried to follow. People surprisingly lax.
- Good, relaxing and friendly music with Spanish tune. Simon and Garfunkle. People crying and touching cross after mass.
- Take metro to the fountain.
- Ginormous musical and lighted fountain. Skyscrapers and the twin towers. Like the ones in Venice according to Felix.
- Promenade of fountains.
- Much more street excalators. Nice misty effect somtime. Giant layered waterfalls with clever engineering including up nozzles at base... great engineering for great effect.
- Fountains lined escalator. The large fountain at top seemed small by comparison.
- Great view from hill and the beam lights from the top lighted building. (looks like crown).
- Very good impression of Barcelona overall. Borderline shortlist but still have to study society.
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