Barcelona Spain

We took a 4 day weekend to visit Barcelona. We have both been there before, but not together. Robert wanted to see a MotoGP SuperBike Race, and Nancy wanted to visit the interiors of some Gaudi buildings.

Superbike recap: They ran three races: 125cc, 250cc and 800cc bikes. The first two races were 23 laps and the last one was 25 laps - starting at 11am and finishing by 3pm. Each were very exciting and had the fans on their feet (everyone cheers for the Italian Valentino Rossi...aka The Doctor for the 800cc race). The fans were most like Indy Car fans (as opposed to Nascar or Formula 1) and lots of the fans came to the track on their own bike. We sat in Section C and each drank a beer that cost 9 Euro ($14)! See race pictures here.

City recap: We started out on a modernist walking tour that took us to visit various buildings from Barcelona's most famous modernist architects: Antoni Gaudi (Park Guell, Sagrada Família, Casa Batlló among others- all are fantastic), Lluís Domènech i Montaner (Palau de la Música Catalana and the incredible Hospital de Sant Pau), and Josep Puig i Cadafalch (Casa Martí is where Picasso held his very first exhibit). We took another walking tour of the Roman and Gothic periods and were even able to see where Christopher Columbus went to report back about his discovery of America! Catalonia has a rich history and the city is a great mix of people, shopping, restaurants and history (the Mediterranean, the Olympics, the Rambla, etc.) - if you get the opportunity to spend a week or more you would have plenty to keep you busy. See pictures from Barcelona here. Race pictures here.