(2009-03-22) Old-School Barcelona

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! The day of rest. Jorge gave us half an hour extra before we had to be out of bed, so 9am breakfast, 9.45 walks. This morning’s tour? El Barrio Gotico, the Gothic Borough. (We’d tour the Jewish Borough too, but they did a pretty good job of kicking the Jews out of Barcelona back in the day, so there ain’t no old-school Judaism no more up there.)

I don’t really have much to say about the Barrio Gotico except that it was, well, gothicy and old. We went to see a little corner down in the sotano which held four ancient Roman columns. It also had signs describing the spectacle in four or five languages. What’s more is that the street leading to it is our guide’s favorite place, where she hopes to retire to: el Carrer del Paradís, or Paradise Run.

What’s really of note for today was the desfila y manifestación siguiendo: a parade and a protest! Here, have a video:

Coffee by cathedral

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 10:45 hasta 11:00

Walkabouts back up Ramblas

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 13:00 hasta 14:00

Lunch at Restaurante Chino - Confuscius II

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 14:00 hasta 15:30

Walk down to

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 16:00 hasta 16:30

PIcasso Museum

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 16:30 hasta 17:45

Erotic Museum

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 18:15 hasta 19:45

Netcafe / DDR

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 19:45 hasta 20:00

Walk up to Rambla de Catalunya

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 20:15 hasta 21:30

Paella dinner

planificado 22 de marzo de 2009 desde 21:45 hasta 23:15

Hangouts at hotel

planificado para 22 de marzo de 2009 en 23:45 a 23 de marzo de 2009 en 3:00