For the last two weeks I have been in Spain ๐ช๐ธ - which was really rather fun. ย I set off the Tuesday before last to Barcelona, where I have never been before. ย I was on my own and to start with spent a couple of days getting to know this really rather large city.The first day I wandered about the old city, which is fun - lots of small winding streets and I got rather lost. ย I came across all sorts of things - many little boutiques ๐๐ ๐(a scarf, some sandals and a necklace made by El Pez Dorado may have been purchased..), I stumbled upon the cathedral โช๏ธ quite by accident, and found some really lovely parks ๐ณ full of weird and wonderful architecture and sculpture ๐ฝ, my favourite was Parc de l'Estacio Del Nord ๐๐ณ.In the afternoon I headed over to the main streets to look at Gaudi's architecture ๐ฐ. ย Gaudi's architecture reminds me a lot of Dr Seuss ๐ฉ๐ฑ - all higgledy piggledy - and I have to say I am not sure how much I like it. ย Strangely I think it would actually be better in bright bright colours ๐๐๐๐- and I am not quite sure what to make of the Sagrada Familia ๐ฐ.Day one was very satisfactory - I got into the swing of travelling on my own๐ง๐, attempted to remember some Spanish ๐ช๐ธ๐ณ and got stuck into my book ๐.Alice xxx