54 Days on the Moon

The Sagrada Familia. The largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. Construction began on the 19th March 1882. Cobtrary to belief Gaudi was not the initial architect. It was Francisco del Paula de Villar. Gaudi took over a year later. The church was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI on 10th November 2010 as a minor basilica. It was intended to finish construction in 2026 the centenerary of Gaudi's death but Covid put a stop to that.

We visited in 2004. The hop on bus stopped right outside. We wandered up to the ticket office and there was no queue and plenty of space inside. Now of course there are literally hordes of visitors, you must book online and obviously space is at a premium. Now continuing our walk to the Basilica.

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We enjoyed this excursion for the transit passengers in Barcelona. The hospital was to me a must visit site

Back on board and up to the Pool deck for lunch. We found out that if you want a sun lounge that is free to be assured you need to book a B2B cruise and go to the pool on transit day.

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But I decided to drink rather than swim.
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Mrsdrron accompanied her wine with a chicken caesar salad whilst I went for the sizzling steak with Jalapenos.
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Dinner again in Atlantide.
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Mrsdrron had the day's asparagus starter and I the tuna.
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Sticking to the day's menu Mrsdrron had the duck and I the Malabar chicken. Mrsdrron really liked the duck but I found the chicken not really spicy.
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Mrsdrron stuck to the day's menu and had the raspberries and I went with a cheese plate.
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Another pleasant evening.
 

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