Day 1 - June 5, 2014 - La Sagrada Familia and We Conquer the Metro!

Our flight was fairly smooth but it did not seem to matter to Avery as she put on out the neck pillow, eyeshades, blanket and tuned out the world. We thought she looked like some famous actress or model disdaining the public :)

We finally arrived and hopped into a taxi who turned out to be the speediest driver EVER. We got to the hotel in record time. We arrived at the hotel a little bleary eyed around 10 am and the check in fellow took one look at us and put us on the top flow eith a beautiful view of the Mediterranean. We immediately crashed for about 2 hours.

When we woke up, we went to the lounge where they have snacks and beverages. We talked to the concierge there and he suggested we begin with Sagrada a Familia.

We booked our Sagrada Familia tickets online as we heard the lines were outrageous. Next challenge: how to get there. The bellman gave us directions to the Metro. It took us a bit as our hotel is in a very residential area on the beach. I will let the girls describe the metro and the awesome Sagrada Familia.~Joan

We went to Sagrada Familia via the Metro! The Sagrada Familia was absolutely stunning, people with all different beliefs gatherered here to be in awe. The geometry of the church and the stained glass was so beautiful. It was breathtaking. We took the elevator to the tower, which was more than 50 meters. Than we climbed 20 meters highter, crossed the bridge to another tower, and then walked down all the stairs back to the bottom of the church! Views were amazing, but the walk down wasn't!
Very painful to our feet, but the experience was great! -Brady


Dinner started with us rushing to get the wifi code so we could write about our wonderful day! We sat down at a very nice restaurant and the waiter was very excited to get us some food. We were very hungry so I of course got a Cesar salad. I ate it with great speed. While we were eating I saw a very handsome boy whose family was talking about the cruise that we are going to go on! Mom started a great conversation with them and talked for a good 15 minutes. Brady and I decided to get Belgium chocolate gelato. It was extremely rich but we finished every bite. After we payed, Brady and I decided to go to the gym. To our surprise we stayed for 2 hours! We went to bed very fast after all that food and workout! -Avery