As Roisin and I have visited Barcelona twice before; the first time for a long week end and last time was during our Western Med cruise, we wanted to do something different. Most people head for something Gaudi-ish; either the Park Guell full of trees and shrubs (as parks usually are!!) interspersed with unusual and colourful sculptures, mosaics, walkways and tiling or the Sagrada Familia. This Roman Catholic Church was designed by the great man himself with cons...

Breakfast at the OK Coral. We were not scheduled to dock at Barcelona until midday so what would be more perfect than a leisurely breakfast? Unfortunately at precisely 09:30am, the exact time we entered the Pago Pago buffet, the other 3000 or so guests had decided to take breakfast at 09:25. Barcelona is also an embarkation port. This was the end of the road for most of the Spanish guests. The way they were piling the food on their plates, you would think that it...