Olah! Barcelona

From Rome, we proceed to our trip to Barcelona.We arrived at Gerona airport at 9 pm and it would take another 1 hour by bus to travel to Barcelona.And so we had already booked a hotel just a few meters from the airport.That way,my husband would not be worried of my condition(being pregnant and travelling without him). It's the first time it happened that he could not travel with me because of work and our son's schooling.Anyway,all went well thanks to his help with online-bookings and payment...no more hassles and no more unexpected surprises.
It was indeed a great help that we got a hotel room prepaid because by the time we arrived at the hotel,the one in front desk just asked for the printed confirmation and payment details then hand us over the key to our room and told us other details like the restaurant etc....it took like 2 minutes spent in the front desk.Another client behind us asked for any available room for the night but she said it's fully booked.
The next day we got prepared and went down to take our breakfast that was included in the price (by the way it's something I wont forget about our travel in Spain...the yummy fried eggs that seemed like very fresh from the farm and the crunchy (not very salty)bacon that I just loved.After the tasty breakfast we headed back to the airport where the bus going to Barcelona is stationed.And time passed by,we enjoyed sight-seeing and taking a nap as well during the one hour travel.At the bus terminal we had to ask at the tourism office for a map of Barcelona and also on how to get to Plaza Catalunya by metro.
Well,our spanish language is really limited that it took us some time to get the ticket machine to give us tickets...also a fault of putting small coins instead of just putting paper bills ....then another little surprise, we took a train ticket and not a metro ticket which obliged us to go back to the other entrance which is near the machine where we bought the ticket ggrrrr hehehe...anyway, being pregnant makes me lose my temper easily so I have to focus on something else that would not make me moody...like for instance,we arrived at Plaza Catalunya and nobody knows where to go anymore(another minutes wasted).We had to find the office of tourism that issues tickets for the bus tour(which was actually located underground opposite to where we went out).
Then,while they were busy taking their time posing and taking photos,I got the tickets for the bus tour and we head back to the bus stop to join the long queue of tourists waiting for a bus with empty seats on the upper deck. I wanted to go to any bus even if it's not on the upper deck so we can move forward with our tour.I had to insist or else we will just waste more time...especially by the time we would pass on souvenir shops...a minimum of 20 minutes is needed for them to choose and buy items and I had to look for a bench to sit while planning for the next itinerary of bus stops where it's interesting to go down the bus and take a visit. Everytime I think about us stopping,I had to estimate if we still had time to visit the rest of the place since they kept on taking time choosing and buying souvenirs rather than visiting first the place then buying souvenirs after or they have to limit their time in choosing so we won't get stuck in one place.But anyway, I had to be VERY PATIENT on them so our travel will not be a disaster with me as their moody "pregnant organiser-tourist guide-travel financer".

All-in-all, we got a chance to stop and visit Gaudi's great pieces of art like the Casa Mila,the Sagrada Familia, The Parc Guell, then another stop at Plaza de España, the Montjuïc and the nice panoramic view of Barcelona city from the front building of National Art Museum of Catalunya.Well,for the rest,we just did a sightseeing from the upper deck since we were already running out of time.We missed to see the inside of the football stadium and the Olympic Games stadium as well as the Port Olímpic.Anyway, I know now the nice places worth the visit by foot so next time I'll come back to Barcelona, I already have ideas on where to go to spend quality time.