{"id":9881,"date":"2015-11-17T11:54:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T16:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=9881"},"modified":"2015-12-06T07:31:34","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T12:31:34","slug":"barcelona-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=9881","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, November 17, 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

We’re enjoying cloudless bright blue skies and low 70 degree temperatures. Barcelona resembles Nice, France but without the hustle & bustle. People are friendly and easygoing and the city seems to come to life as the day goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The ancient narrow streets are a maze of intersecting alleyways and it’s fun to walk along and bump into something new: a shop or monument or tiny square.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Today we visited the Picasso Museum to see their paintings by the artist – no lines to get in and no photos allowed. The Museo occupies five converted palaces dating from the 13th to 15th centuries and has an excellent collection of early Picasso works.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then we explored the old Jewish quarter and the huge Gothic cathedral nearby.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A traditional Gothic cathedral was interesting to see especially\u00a0after Antoni Gaudi’s version yesterday. But the electronic candles (below) were too much!<\/span><\/p>\n

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There’s not much left of the Old Jewish Quarter after Queen Isabella ousted all the Jews and Muslims in 1492. Today there is a small synagog located below ground level, down ancient stone steps, and a shop nearby which sold biblical artifacts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We had discovered, tried, and enjoyed ‘pintxos’ so tonight we wanted to have ‘tapas.’ We went to a small local place named Elisabet’s a few blocks away from our hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The clock above actually had “Grand Central Terminal” printed\u00a0on its\u00a0face. We felt a bit nostalgic for home as we\u00a0shared\u00a0delicious tapas: tomato bread, patatas bravas Bolognese, fried calamari, and jamon croquettes. Yummmmm…….<\/span><\/p>\n

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