Wednesday, August 1, 2018

28 Barcelona - First day

"Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree..." this is the song that I
just couldn't get out of my head all day today.
There is a little political unrest in Barcelona, bit like the old
Yugoslavia, Spain is made up of regions who like to think of themselves as
nations in their own right. Barcelona is in Catalonia, who have been quite
vocal about breaking away. So much so that there are quite a few of their
believers that have been imprisoned. As a silent protest it is not uncommon
to see yellow ribbons tied on lamp posts, balconies and statues, anywhere
where they can be seen to make a statement.
The sky took on a beautiful hue as the sun rose for our early arrival into
the port of Barcelona. This is our fourth sail in but we still love this
port of call as much as we did the first time. Bonus, it was an
overnighter.
Booked today's tour with Barcelona Day Tours, so easy to deal with last year
that I thought I would do it again. Of course, being the fourth time, we
would looking at a different option to fill our day. Girona and Costa Brava
were where we were off to today.

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