Barcelona, Spain - October 24, 2014

After a great breakfast we were on our way to Barcelona airport to return the rental car.  It is hard to believe that two weeks has gone by since we picked up our Skoda.  The car has been great, with plenty of room and got very good gas mileage.  The drive from La Fresneda was nothing special in terms of landscape compared to what we have seen over the past few weeks.  Once we got down to the coast we took the highway into Barcelona to make up some time.  We were amazed at the tolls for such a short ride on the highway ............. we had to pay approximately $20 to travel about 60 miles.  We had no idea that the tolls were going to be that expensive.  It makes me glad we always took the back roads to get to everywhere we visited.  Once we arrived at the Barcelona airport, we turned in the car and took a taxi to our hotel.  We are staying in a very nice hotel a few blocks away from Catalunya Plaza and the Ramblas.  We settled in a bit and then went out to explore the area.   We visited the famous La Boqueria Food Market.  It is one of Europe's largest and most famous food markets.  Every type of food and drink was available ................ meats, cheeses, fruits, nuts, candy, olives, fish, and on and on.  There were many places to eat Tapas as well.  This market was just amazing .......... I could spend hours here, just looking around and taking photos. This market is definitely a must-see for anyone visiting Barcelona.  After browsing the market we walked down to the ports on the Mediterranean and eventually found a nice restaurant near our hotel for a great Tapas dinner and a bottle of wine.

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