Astorga - Barcelona

Said goodbye to Santiago and boarded a train for Astorga.  Refreshed our memory of the city as we walked around and found a meal.  Visited the historic chapel and museum.  Also spent some time resting while Joan feverishly tried to arrange our plans for our visit to Barcelona.  Staying in a hotel is such a change from how we've been living these last weeks.  Not having to rise at the crack of dawn is a pleasure.  

The next morning is a lazy one as we walked a bit a found an actual breakfast (omelette) and a good coffee.  Spent a bit of time procuring some food for our long train ride to Barcelona.  Nine hours is a long time on the train but we did our best to pass the time, occasionally identifying places where we had walked across the country.  Once there it was late but we walked several kilometers to reach our lovely accommodations that Joan booked for us.  The hotel room had the most wonderful and spacious veranda/patio that overlooked a small park.  It was a great place where we enjoyed our morning breakfasts.  

The following day we arose to see Barcelona.  We chose some options to help us see some of the more popular sights but unfortunately we were misled a bit but we made the most of the day and indeed did see a lot.  Some of it was good, some was underwhelming.  We spent 13 hours traversing the city.  The next morning we had a leisurely morning and walk to the train station where we caught a rail to the airport for our nine hour flight home.  

Adios, Spain!