We sleep soundly as if on clouds. The beds at the Crowne Plaza are big and soft and this area of Barcelona seems to be quiet with no pervading noise of traffic or people. We breakfast at the hotel which was ok, I've had better, before heading out for some early morning sightseeing.We catch the Metro to the Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi's famous cathedral, that is still being built even though it was started over 100 years ago. Despite all the cranes and ...

Simultaneous alarms going off at 5am (neither of us trusted the other to set it properly) is not my idea of fun. Doubly annoying as was wide awake at 3am and just managed to get back to sleep. Still, getting up so early for work is a drag but for a holiday...not so bad.We shower and drag our cases down to the car park of the Premier Inn for the very short drive to Terminal 2. Check in is quick and so is security. Peters holiday hat gets crushed for the 2nd time i...